Publications

Discover a wide range of publications from the BirdWatch Ireland archive

In addition to our membership magazines, Wings and Bird Detectives, BirdWatch Ireland issues a wide range of factsheets, articles, reports, scientific papers and other publications about birds and biodiversity in Ireland. Select from our Archive below:

Birds of Conservation Concern in Ireland (BOCCI) – Red & Amber Lists, 2014-2019

Birds listed on the red and amber lists of conservation concern in Ireland for the period 2014-2019, from the published study by Colhoun & Cummins (2013).

Waterbird Population Estimates 2011/12-15/16 (Irish Birds)

Peer-reviewed study updating the population estimates of wintering waterbird species in Ireland for the period 2011/12 to 2015/16.

Post-breeding Tern aggregations in Ireland (Irish Birds 2020)

Peer-reviewed study on post-breeding tern flocks around the Irish coast.

Post-breeding Tern Report 2017 (I-WeBS)

Post-breeding Tern Report 2016 (I-WeBS)

I-WeBS Core Count Form (Word)

Word version of the Core Count form for submitting Irish Wetland Bird Survey counts.

I-WeBS Core Count Form (PDF)

PDF version of the Core Count form for submitting Irish Wetland Bird Survey counts.

Crowe et al. 2015 – International Swan Census 2015, results from Ireland

Results of the 2015 International Swan Census in Ireland, as published in ‘Irish Birds’ – the scientific journal of BirdWatch Ireland. Crowe, O., McElwaine, J.G., Boland, H. & Enlander, I.J….

Hall et al 2016 – Icelandic Whooper Swan 2015 international census

Results from the 2015 International Swan Census, on the wintering grounds of the Icelandic Whooper Swan population. Published in ‘Wildfowl’, the Journal of the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT). Hall,…

International Swan Census 2020 Count Form

Form for recording Whooper and Bewick’s Swan counts during the International Swan Census, 11th and 12th January 2020. Alternatively, counts can be submitted online.

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