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Breeding bird populations of Irish peatlands : capsule peatlands are very important habitats for birds despite low species diversity

Bracken, Fintan ; McMahon, Barry J. ; Whelan, John (British Trust for Ornithology / Taylor & Francis, 2008)

Aims to describe the variation in breeding bird populations that occur on different types of Irish peatlands and their associated habitat characteristics. Methods: Bird abundance and diversity were compared between four ...
A comparison of winter bird communities in agricultural grassland and cereal habitats in Ireland: implications for Common Agricultural Policy reform

McMahon, Barry J. ; Carnus, Tim ; Whelan, John (Taylor & Francis, 2013-01-16)

Capsule. In winter, grassland sites had greater bird numbers compared to winter cereals, but a number of species of conservation concern were exclusively recorded on winter cereals. Aims. To compare the winter bird ...