July for me has always been the month of events. My birthday is right at the start of it, kicking things off with a bang. Then there's usually all sorts of things that follow that - trips, meetups, hangouts with friends and family. The bird we'll be discussing in this article happens to be well… Continue reading Common Guillemot – Pass Me the Auks
This month's article is about one of the more famous bird visitors we get to Ireland: The Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica), known in Irish as Puifín or Gobachán. There's a lot to talk about when it comes to Puffins. They are auks - short winged, diving seabirds - hailing more specifically from the Fratercula family.… Continue reading Puffin – The Mascot of the Saltees