The pollack is probably the fish that sea anglers catch most often in Ireland; it is unusual to go out boat fishing and not get even one pollack. Perhaps because they are so common, they seem a little dull; even the name sounds unattractive (it is derived from the Scots […]
Environment
John Horton, warden of the Cape Clear Bird Observatory, describes how he spent much of the winter months of 2025/26 volunteering his expertise in the Karoo region of South Africa. The culmination of two years’ work, in 2018, I successfully led an ambitious project to establish the first newly-accredited bird […]
This month Andrea Reichstein, from the Save Murragh Action Group – a group dedicated to protecting the Bandon river valley – highlights the rare gem of ancient oaks found in Bandon woods. Bandon town, nestled into the beautiful Bandon River Valley has something very special right on its doorstep: probably […]
By Nicholas Mitchell If you visit one of West Cork’s estuaries during July and August, you may notice something puzzling. Two Black-tailed Godwits standing side by side can look remarkably different, even though they belong to the same subspecies, ‘Limosa limosa icelandica’, which breeds in Iceland. I photographed the two birds […]