Protected Birds In Ireland. Species List Ireland is home to a variety of different species of land and sea mammals birds plants and insects. Species protection under the Birds Directive.
View all protected species. It outlines strict protection for species that have significant conservation value. Bar tailed godwit.
The grey partridge has seriously declined and is now very rare.
Birds of prey in Northern Ireland are protected all year under the Wildlife Northern Ireland Order 1985 as amended by the Wildlife and Environment Act NI 2011 and it is illegal to disturb them at in on or near their nests. Bar tailed godwit. The Phasianidae are a family of terrestrial birds which consists of quails partridges snowcocks francolins spurfowls tragopans monals pheasants peafowls and jungle fowls. There is a reason for this.