If you wish to take photographs of nesting bird-life in Ireland, you will need a license. You will need to contact the National Parks and Wildlife Services (NPWS) as they are the licensing and legislative body concerned. You can call their head office on 01 888 2000. The forms they require completing are attached here.
License application – Protected Wild Bird
License application- Protected Wild Animal
You can also contact : Rose King, Species Protection Unit, NPWS, Main Street, Ballybay, Co. Monaghan, 0429748753 rose.king@ahg.gov.ie
There are also professional and amateur photographers that regularly use our Facebook page and I am sure they would be happy to offer you advice if you ask them. http://www.facebook.com/BirdWatchIreland
If you wish to further develop your interest in bird watching, perhaps you might consider joining Birdwatch Ireland.
All new members receive a special garden bird pack, which consists of identification charts and information on feeding birds, building and installing nest boxes and garden plants that will help your birds. New members also get a special book or DVD all about garden birds, as well as 4 issues of their Wings magazine each year and the opportunity to take part in hundreds of birdwatching events and to visit our nature reserves around Ireland. They have also recently launched their new kids magazine which is available as part of the family or group membership. Bird Detectives is bursting with information, quizzes and competitions and will go out twice a year. As a charity, they rely on the generosity of members to allow them to carry out their vital conservation work, so your support would be very much appreciated.
You can find full details about BirdWatch Ireland membership here.
If you would like any additional information or if there is anything else at all that I can help you with, please don’t hesitate to contact them at info@birdwatchireland.ie.