Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos homeyeri) in Sierra Espuña Natural Park, Murcia, Spain, December 2025. This area is designated as a Special Protection Area (SPA) under the EU Birds Directive, and Golden Eagle is a key Qualifying Interest of this Natura 2000 site. Sierra Espuña

Black Wheatears (Oenanthe leucura) at Minas de Mazarrón, Murcia, Spain, December 2025. A male and female were present at this site. This species has a restricted western Mediterranean distribution, closely tied to arid and semi-arid rocky landscapes. It is listed on Annex I of

Pied Avocets (Recurvirostra avosetta) at Salinas de San Pedro, Murcia, Spain, December 2025. This species is listed under Annex I of the EU Birds Directive. Salinas y Arenales de San Pedro del Pinatar is designated as a Site of Community Importance (SCI) under the EU Habitats

Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) at Salinas de San Pedro, Murcia, Spain, December 2025.

Juvenile Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) at Salinas de San Pedro, Murcia, Spain, December 2025.

Four years ago today, a major eel kill occurred on the Lower River Shannon. Hundreds of dead and dying eels were visible along the river downstream of Ardnacrusha hydroelectric station after Storm Barra passed. The storm created ideal conditions for the eels to migrate. However,

Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is installing new weirs in our rivers – when they should be taking them out. The photos show weirs which were recently installed on the Dungloe River in Co. Donegal by the 'Barriers Mitigation Division' of IFI. Yes, seriously. These structures will

Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos homeyeri) in Sierra Espuña Natural Park, last week. Sierra Espuña Natural Park is a mountainous Mediterranean protected area of high ecological value. The site is designated as a Special Protection Area (SPA) under the EU Birds Directive, and

Marbled Ducks (Marmaronetta angustirostris) in El Hondo Natural Park, Alicante, Spain, last week. This species is listed by the IUCN as ‘Near Threatened’ on a global scale. The ongoing decline of the western population has led it to be classified as ‘Critically Endangered’ in

Ruff (Calidris pugnax) at Salinas de San Pedro, Murcia, Spain, December 2025

Current trail camera footage of a Fox (Vulpes vulpes), Pine Marten (Martes martes), Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola), and Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) from a site in east Co. Clare. Woodcock is red-listed in Ireland due to a major decline in the breeding population. In winter,

Black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) at Salinas de San Pedro, Murcia, Spain, December 2025.

Hatchery salmon in the upper River Mulkear catchment. This fish can be identified as a hatchery fish as the adipose fin is clipped. The nearest hatchery and the most likely origin of this fish is the ESB salmon hatchery. Salmon released from Parteen hatchery stray extensively

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Red-knobbed Coot (Fulica cristata) in El Hondo Natural Park, Alicante, Spain, last week. This species is listed on Annex I of the EU Birds Directive and is classified as Critically Endangered on the national Red Lists of both Spain and Portugal. It has a small, isolated, and

Western Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) in El Hondo Natural Park, Alicante, Spain, this morning. El Hondo / El Fondo d’Elx-Crevillent is designated as a Site of Community Importance (SCI) under the EU Habitats Directive, a Special Protection Area (SPA) under the Birds Directive,

Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) catching Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) at Annacotty Weir on the River Mulkear, Co. Limerick, December 2025. This ornamental weir is a barrier to the upstream spawning migration of trout, and even larger, stronger salmon struggle to get past it. The

Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus) near El Hondo Natural Park, Alicante, Spain, yesterday morning.

Red-billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) at Minas de Mazarrón, Murcia, Spain, this week. These abandoned mines date back to at least the Roman period. Metals including silver, lead, iron, copper and zinc were extracted until the 1960s, when the mines were abandoned. Although