In Your Nature
The In Your Nature Podcast brings you conversations about birds & wildlife, wild places, the work of BirdWatch Ireland and wildlife conservationists. The podcast features Ricky Whelan, biodiversity officer with Offaly County Council in conversation with Niall Hatch of BirdWatch Ireland with regular expert guests. The series is supported by Laois, Offaly and Westmeath County Councils and the Heritage Council and is edited by Ann-Marie Kelly.
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Episodes
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Ep 11 - Merlin
Friday, 21 July 2023
We return to conservation with raptor expert John Lusby and discuss Ireland's smallest breeding bird of prey, the Merlin.
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Ep 10 - Birds of our Bogs
Friday, 21 July 2023
Ricky and Niall merge the diverse habitats of our bogs with the rich bird life found within them.
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Ep 9 -Wildlife Ponds with Rob Gandola
Friday, 21 July 2023
This weeks episode features Rob Gandola, Senior Science Officer at the The Herpetological Society of Ireland.
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Ep 8 - Hen Harriers
Friday, 21 July 2023
This weeks' episode features Dr. Alan McCarthy of BirdWatch Ireland discussing Hen Harriers, their ecology, pressures facing these birds, conservation efforts for this species, and his PhD research on this enigmatic species.
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Ep 7 - Curlew Conservation
Thursday, 20 July 2023
Niall and Ricky share with us their knowledge of the Curlew.
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Ep 6 - The Shannon Callows
Tuesday, 18 July 2023
This week, we interview BirdWatch Ireland breeding wader expert and born & bred callows woman Kathryn Finney, who gives us a great local insight.
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Ep 5 - Swifts
Monday, 17 July 2023
In Your Nature returns with its first episode (of 6) planned for this summer season.
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Ep 4 - Wildflowers
Sunday, 16 July 2023
In this episode we chat about the wonder of Wildflowers. We welcome our second guest to In Your Nature in Dr Fiona MacGowan, a Botanist and professional Ecologist.
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Ep 3 - Bogs
Saturday, 15 July 2023
In this episode we chat about bogs. We welcome our first guest in Dr Catherine Farrell, an experienced peatland ecologist and researcher at Trinity College Dublin.
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Ep 02 - Buzzards
Friday, 14 July 2023
In this episode we chat about the Common Buzzard. We discuss the recolonisation of the species across Ireland after a number of major historic setbacks.
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Ep 1 - Nest Boxes
Wednesday, 12 July 2023
In this episode Ricky and Niall chat all things nest boxes.