Since the start of the millennium, Mooney Goes Wild has presented a range of series featuring wildlife documentaries, focusing upon different nature stories from all around the world.  Now, as 2016 starts to get underway, we’d like to bring you some of those special programmes once again, but this time with an update on significant developments.  For the month of January, we’re bringing you on a journey from the heat of the Costa Rican rainforests, to high across British skies (Red Kite) and other destinations too.

But tonight, it’s the turn of that colourful crow, the Jay, in this documentary which was first broadcast in November 2004.  It’s presented by biology teacher and Mooney Goes Wild reporter, Terry Flanagan… 

The documentary The Jay was first broadcast in November 2004.  But what have been developments since that programme was made and what could happen next?  Well to find out more, Terry Flanagan has been speaking with Barry Walker from County Clare, who lives in the countryside, surrounded by woodland, with jays feeding in his garden, and also to Niall Hatch, who's the Development Officer with BirdWatch Ireland...