Monday-Friday, 3 - 4.30pm
We've got a pair of Blue Tits in our first nest of the year located at Derek's house in Dublin. The nest is almost complete and the female has now laid seven eggs!
We're watching a pair of Swallows building a nest in a shed behind Áras an Uachtaráin.
Click here to listen back to Eric Dempsey’s documentary about the Swallow: From Egg To Africa
Derek Mooney with his unique mix of conversation, information, advice and entertainment...
The Irish hare is one of the most iconic of our native species, and it featured on the old three pence coin, between 1928 and 1969.
But recent developments, particularly the introduction of the European hare, are posing threats to its continued survival.
Anthony Hallam is a Ph.D. student at Queen's University, Belfast, and he is conducting research into the health of the Irish hare population. He joins Derek and the panel in studio today. And if you have any sightings of hares to report, you can e-mail them to Anthony at ahallam01@qub.ac.uk.
The first ever national survey of Irish roads has been completed and the estimate as to the population of frogs in the Republic is truly astonishing.
A whopping 165 million frogs are jumping around the 26 counties of the Republic, the most populous being the common frog (Rana temporaria).
Ferdia Marnell from the National Parks and Wildlife Service joins Derek on the gang to get behind these amazing figures.
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Secrets Of The Irish Landscape
16,000 years ago, Ireland was a land covered in ice, uninhabitable to both humans and animals. So how did Ireland go from being a frozen country to the green and pleasant land of today?
In this new series, Derek Mooney pieces together the clues to uncover the Secrets Of The Irish Landscape...
Secrets Of The Irish Landscape began last night and continues next Sunday, May 12th at 18:30 on RTÉ One.
Click here to view the series trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzPRjy_bAwU, or click here to watch last night's episode on the RTÉ Player.
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If you find an injured animal or bird, please contact the National Parks & Wildlife Service on 1890 20 20 21, or BirdWatch Ireland, on 01 281-9878, or visit www.irishwildlifematters.ie
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