Blue Tit
Meantán Gorm
Always busy around the garden, the Blue Tit is a colourful, noisy, active little bird, commonly seen in gardens, especially on peanut and seed feeders. They will also happily use nestboxes.
Robin
Spideog
Present in almost every Irish garden and easily recognizable with their bright orange-red breast and often cheeky behaviour
Blackbird
Lon Dubh
Although always a little shy, the Blackbird is the commonest and most widespread member of the thrush family In Ireland.
Great Tit
Meantán Mór
The largest of the tit family. Striking black head with large white cheek patches and black band running down the centre of a bright yellow breast.
Chaffinch
Rí Rua
Our commonest finch - found in woodland, farmland, parks and gardens. In winter can form large flocks of hundreds of birds, especially in stubble fields and under beech trees.
Collared Dove
Fearán Baicdhubh
The collared dove is a pretty little pigeon that is a regular sight in our gardens, woodlands and parks. Listen out for its familiar cooing call, which you may hear before you see the bird itself.