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NATURE Will Clew Bay bloom this spring?

Will the ocean bloom this spring? Marine Life John paul Tiernan The south shore of Clew Bay might have been tropical, driving west on the first weekend in March, if one didn’t look up to the left and the cold, white-capped reek. To the right, the ...

29 Mar 2010 at 17:49

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NATURE The plight of our native crayfish

Our freshwater crayfish - not pretty, but precious Country sights and sounds John Shelley Another fox came screaming through the darkness last night. An in-heat vixen calling for a mate, uttering a series of disconcertingly half-human screeches, ...

08 Mar 2010 at 18:50

Year-round entertainment, occasional drama

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Year-round entertainment, occasional drama

FEEDING STATION Goldfinches and greenfinches vie for position on a bird feeder containing sunflower hearts. Nature and rewilding Pat Fahy Back in December, I couldn’t let another year pass without taking part in the ever-popular Irish Garden ...

06 Apr 2021 at 11:00

In the bat of an eye

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In the bat of an eye

FAST MOVERS The common pipistrelle. Country Sights and Sounds John Shelley I was happy to show our visitors around and recount a little natural history as we wandered along the shore of Lough Carra, pointing out various ducks and a pair of ...

19 Feb 2019 at 13:30

Give the lawn mower a break this summer – Biodiversity Officer

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Give the lawn mower a break this summer – Biodiversity Officer

DIVERSITY RICH A wildflower patch at Fr Angelus Park, Westport. Anton McNulty Manicured and pristinely kept lawns will have to become a thing of the past if the native Irish bee population is to survive and continue to pollinate, ...

19 Mar 2019 at 12:26

Nature’s own pest-control system is best

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Nature’s own pest-control system is best

SHY TYPE Largely nocturnal, badgers are shy, retiring animals that live in large social groups called clans. Country Sights and Sounds John Shelley James stood at the door, his hand subconsciously reaching for the handle time and ...

10 Jan 2017 at 15:09

Wild goose chase

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Wild goose chase

PROTECTED SPECIES Almost the entire world population of light-bellied Brent geese winter in Ireland, but their numbers are falling. Country Sights and Sounds John Shelley Lecanvey pier. The tide is up, the water steely grey, ...

07 Feb 2017 at 15:44

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NATURE Call out for Carra’s mallard

COLOURFUL CHARACTERS?The mallard population at Lough Carra has dwindled significantly. Call out for Carra’s mallard Country Sights and Sounds John Shelley This morning Carra was flat, calm and still, last year’s dead reeds ...

31 Mar 2015 at 13:10

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NATURE King of the Field

IN PURSUIT?The jack hare spotted by John Shelley, hot on the heels of his fancy. King of the Field Country Sights and Sounds John Shelley A hare streamed past me as I ambled over the moor. Although the sun had been on my ...

07 Jul 2015 at 14:17

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NATURE Wriggle room

Wriggle room Country Sights and Sounds John Shelley I was gazing through the window at the sky; blue and grey, grey and blue, sunshine and showers, a breeze blowing up from the south-west. There would be a ripple the ...

28 Apr 2015 at 13:55

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NATURE Be friendly to the bee

Be friendly to the bee Growing Hans Wieland For people, who have gardened for many years, it is interesting and sometimes amusing to watch trends coming and going. As GIY-ing has now established itself on the scene ...

13 Aug 2013 at 12:23

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NATURE Our true emblematic, enigmatic ginger

Pic: ©National Park and Wildlife Service A truly emblematic, enigmatic red head Country sights and sounds John Shelley It is simply too long since we met up with that portly little gentleman that had warned us of ...

02 Sept 2014 at 14:23

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