Countryside living. Getting on a bit. It was only a matter of time before I gave into certain impulses: I’m curious about birdlife. It’s a curiosity that’s at risk of developing into outright ...

A merlin is about 26-30 centimetres long with a wingspan of 56-62 centimetres. They are a scarce breeding species here typically found on upland and farmland in Autumn, Winter, and Spring. A merlin is ...

“Do you know the bogs at all, Mr. Riley?” asked a member of the Garryricken Club in Kilkenny as he sent me out on my first shoot in Ireland. “I’ve heard the bogs can be treacherous,” I ventured. “It’s ...