Whether you are visiting Ireland for holidays or living in Ireland and simply want to learn more, there is no better way to discover the wonderful birdlife Ireland has to offer than by going on a personalised birdwatching trip with Eric Dempsey, one of Ireland’s leading bird experts.

Eric has been birdwatching for over 35 years and is the author of the best-selling ‘Birdwatching in Ireland with Eric Dempsey and co-author of the acclaimed ‘The Complete Field Guide to Ireland's Birds’ and ‘Finding Birds in Ireland – the complete guide’. He is a professional bird guide, speaker, broadcaster, writer and photographer and has published work on Ireland’s birds in Europe, North America and Australia. He is also a team member of the popular ‘Mooney’ show on RTE Radio 1.

Eric can be hired as a holiday birdwatching guide, or as a gift for someone you know who would love to learn more about Ireland’s birdlife. He can design a birdwatching experience to suit your needs, will go at a pace to suit you and will work hard to show you as many birds in as many different habitats that Ireland has to offer. He can be hired for a day, two days or even a week and provides a one-to-one guiding service or can cater for small groups. Eric knows where to find the birds, how to identify them and will show you them in a relaxed, friendly and informative way.

To have a birdwatching experience to remember, contact Eric at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it