Eleven years after the first edition first appeared on the shelves of bookstores around Ireland, we are proud to bring you the 2nd edition of our field guide. It comes out on the 21st March 2024 and is being published by Gill. 

Birds of Ireland V1

We have updated a lot of the plates with new images, for example, flight shots of passerines, more comparisons on plates of similar species, additional images on the rare and scarce plates, and changes to some of the background colouring. We also included distribution maps, an updated red species list (unfortunately), and updated the sections at the start and end of the book. We are both thrilled with the second edition and feel it is a marked improvement on the 1st edition. An example of some of the updated plates follow. 

Whooper Swan Plate_edited-2

Whooper Swan

Red breasted Merganser Plate_edited-1

Red-breasted Merganser

Grey Plover Plate_edited-4new_edited  

Grey Plover

Raven-Plate 2nd Ed

Northern Raven

Sanderling-Plate 2nd Ed

Sanderling

Jim and I are very proud of the 2nd edition. We hope that you get as much enjoyment from using the book as much as we enjoyed putting the updates together. A huge thank you to everyone at Gill Books (Margaret, Mia, Charlie, and Teresa, and everyone behind the scenes) for all the hard work in getting this over the line. Thank you to the photographers who filled some gaps for us...much appreciated. Links to purchase the book are here: Gill Books, Easons, Hodges Figgis/Waterstones, Dubray Books, and Amazon. The book will also be available in all local bookstores and online. The book is out on the 21st March 2024.