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A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

<p>Cuckoos arrive back in the last days of April and into the beginning of May, causing great excitement up and down the country when the first calls are heard. Cuckoos, however, are arriving back in much reduced numbers these days — a decline attributed to the changing nature of Irish farm fields, a result of the intensification of agriculture. Picture: Edmund Fellowes/ BTO.org</p>

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Anja Murray: Spring migration is tough enough — here's how we can help

And volunteers are needed now for The Countryside Bird Survey... the data collected is how we track the changes in populations of our common and widespread birds over time

<p>Is the swallow, fundamentally, an African bird which comes here to breed, or is it a European one that spends its winter holidays in the warmer south? This might seems a ridiculous question, but it’s debated by ornithologists, led by the American scientist John Rappole</p>

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Richard Collins: Is the swallow an African bird coming here to breed, or is it a European one spending its winter holidays in the warmer south?

<p>One of Ireland’s natural mysteries may soon be solved as the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) has commenced a cross-channel Cuckoo tracking project with the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) to find out just where Irish cuckoos spend their winter months. It is hoped the project will also answer if Irish cuckoos undertake a different migration strategy. Pictures: Valerie O’Sullivan</p>

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Anja Murray: Cuckoos and climate change

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Irish Examiner view: Sunak's party in a political cul-de-sac

Donal Hickey: We'll hear cuckoos any day now — or have you already?

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Donal Hickey: We'll hear cuckoos any day now — or have you already?

Donal Hickey: Summer's here and isn't the hawthorn just lovely this year?

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Donal Hickey: Summer's here and isn't the hawthorn just lovely this year?

Letters to the Editor: Teachers deserve the vaccine and our support

Letters to the Editor: Teachers deserve the vaccine and our support

I do feel for the teachers along with gardaí, shop workers, transport, and other frontline workers

Tue, 13 Apr, 2021

Giant jellyfish

Data shows Lion's Mane Jellyfish outnumber cuckoos on Ireland's west coast

The large and sometimes dangerous species of jellyfish are usually confined to the east coast, typically in waters close to Dublin.

Thu, 30 Aug, 2018

Roadrunner, coyote is after you!

Roadrunner, coyote is after you!

Despite its reluctance to fly, the roadrunner is not in danger and Richard Collins tells us how the grounded bird keeps thriving.

Mon, 13 Feb, 2017