Bird Watch Ireland Survey. 1/12/2014 – 1/3/2015 In particular we would like to focus on the “Garden Birdwatch Survey” run by Bird watch Ireland. This is a simple count each week of any common garden birds seen at your bird table. You can use the form provided to record counts. At the end of February completed forms can be returned to tidy towns committee, who will submit them to bird watch Ireland Other Wildlife Surveys You might like to investigate these : Hopit Frogs Bats Dragonfly Butterfly Badger Watch Birds Birdwatch Ireland also have surveys for Countryside Birds, and Wetland birds We are inviting households to watch the birds and animals in their gardens this winter. Birdhill Wildlife Survey (Winter/Spring) In previous years Birdhill households recorded local wildlife. We are including this form and inviting you to participate again. Any sightings are welcome. Some examples could include: 1 st frog spawn sightings, frog sightings, cookoo sightings/heard, foxes, badgers, deer, bats, dragonflies, butterflies, wild geese, squirrels, mink, etc. Please include road kills At the end of May completed forms can be returned to tidy towns committee, and results will be posted on tidy towns website.

Birdhill Wildlife Survey (Winter/Spring) DateSpeciesGrid Ref.LocationComments Eg. 22/05/2011 Cuckoo (Cuach) Cuculus Canorus The PollaghsTrail Marker 5 – Heard from the woodlands

And if you cant see your bird here, then your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to shoot the bird - with a camera! Sparrowhawk Feral Pigeon Wood PigeonCollared Dove Grey Wagtail Pied Wagtail Wren Dunnock Robin Blackbird Fieldfare Song ThrushRedwing Mistle ThrushBlackcap (female) Goldcrest Long-tailed Tit Coal Tit Blue TitGreat Tit Magpie Rook Jackdaw Hooded Crow Starling House Sparrow Chaffinch Greenfinch Goldfinch Siskin BullfinchRedpoll