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Irish Garden Bird Survey 2020/21

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  • #102
    Livefornow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 96 ✭✭Livefornow


    Heard one from my back garden in Nth East Dublin last year, couldn't believe what I was hearing. Was convinced someone was working nearby or some more logical reason as I couldn't believe a woodpecker could live in the wild in Dublin but after googling the sound it was definitely a Woodpecker. Heard it almost daily for a couple of weeks but nothing since.
    Hope to hear it again someday or even better see one.


  • #103
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Came across a good bird Id app this week called birdnet.

    It records and analyses the song and tells you the bird


  • #104
    appledrop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,200 ✭✭✭appledrop


    SouthWesterly wrote: »
    Came across a good bird Id app this week called birdnet.

    It records and analyses the song and tells you the bird

    Thanks so much for this can't wait to use it.

    I have no problem identifing all normal birds when I see them but get so confused by bird song.

    So frustrating when you can hear the birds but can't see them and work out what they are.


  • #105
    bunny_mac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 118 ✭✭bunny_mac


    appledrop wrote: »
    I have no problem identifing all normal birds when I see them but get so confused by bird song.

    Same! There are only a few I recognise (robin, blackbird, goldfinch, starling), everything else I can't distinguish.


  • #106
    OpenYourEyes
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 3,072 Mod ✭✭✭✭OpenYourEyes


    If you're looking to learn bird songs and calls, see the link below which has memorable descriptions and links to songs/calls. Apps that help identify bird song are great, but they're not always accurate (BirdNet confidently identified a singing Redstart near me the other day... there isn't a Redstart in the entire country at the moment!). Even just learning a handful of the more common songs will allow you to identify when there's something 'different' around, so it's well worth the time and effort and ultimately very rewarding.

    https://birdwatchireland.ie/our-work/surveys-research/research-surveys/countryside-bird-survey/cbs-bird-songs-and-calls/


  • #107
    happyday
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,323 ✭✭✭happyday


    I'd love to hear a cuckoo this year. I've only ever heard it once at the Burren. I'm living in Cork. Can anyone recommend where I would have a good chance of hearing one around the county?


  • #108
    Birdnuts
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,807 ✭✭✭Birdnuts


    happyday wrote: »
    I'd love to hear a cuckoo this year. I've only ever heard it once at the Burren. I'm living in Cork. Can anyone recommend where I would have a good chance of hearing one around the county?

    Unfortunatly you probably won't hear one these days over most of the South and East of that county due to intensive farming. Your best chance is head to moutainous areas in the North and West of the county eg. Glengarrif


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