Wild Watch

In this episode Aoife and Gerry chat about the dangers of roads for wildlife, followed by a chat about the crafty Cuckoo.

It can be tricky to spot the difference between the swallow, swift and martins but here we chat about that and lots of other fun facts about these incredible birds!

In this episode we're chatting about the smallest of the Auk species in Ireland. This melancholy looking little bird visits our shores from April until August, breeding on offshore islands out of harms way.

Join Gerry and Aoife as they chat about the common frog, the only species found in Ireland. We answer questions like "Why do they need to keep their skin wet?, How far can they travel?, What can we do to give them a helping hand?" and much more.

This month we chat about two lovely and ecologically important animals that rely on hedgerows; the stoat and the pygmy shrew. Did you know the Irish name for pygmy shrew is Dallóg fraoigh, meaning blind animal of the heather. What a wonderful description! We begin with the importance of hedgerows and why it is illegal to cut them from 1st March to 31st August.

In this episode, we chat about the remarkable life of An fiach dubh , Ireland’s largest songbird, Belonging to the corvid (crow) family the raven is highly intelligent, forms lifelong pair bonds and performs stunning aerial acrobatics. We also ask; how do we know it's raven and not a rook?

In our final chat of the year we are all about owls.

Join Gerry and Aoife for a chat about Ireland's largest bird, the mute swan.

Did you know one of the Irish words for bat, sciathán leathair, translates to leather wing? Listen in to this episode with Gerry and Aoife for some more bat facts. And no, they won't get caught in your hair or drain your blood!

This month's episode is about small birds making huge journeys. Listen in to find out why they do it, where they go and much more!

In this episode Gerry and Aoife chat about the native red squirrel, how the non native grey squirrel arrived in Ireland, the impact that had on the red squirrel and the super hero that is saving the day.