Mooney Goes Wild RTÉ

One of our presenters of the Dawn Chorus, naturalist, author and proud Corkonian Jim Wilson, gives us an overview of some of the species he hopes to bring us during the broadcast.

On Monday 6th May, in a special collaboration with the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), we will give RTÉ Radio One listeners an unprecedented opportunity to get up close and personal with one of Ireland’s most fascinating yet least well-known birds, the Chough.

Researcher Michele Browne paid a visit to the East Coast Nature Reserve, where Eric gave her a sneak peek at some of the key avian singing stars he hopes to showcase on the Dawn Chorus . . . including, with a bit of luck, the skulking Grasshopper Warbler and the handsome Reed Bunting.

Giuliana Furci, Founding Director of the Fungi Foundation, an associate of Harvard University and a National Geographic Explorer speaks to Éanna all about fungi, fascinating and crucially important organisms that are neither plant nor animal.

International Dawn Chorus Day will take place on Sunday 5th May, and this year the Mooney Goes Wild team will again be bringing it to listeners across Ireland, the world a celebration of Irish birdsong from midnight through to 7:00am on RTÉ Radio One, in a simulcast with RTÉ Lyric FM. We look forward to the biggest radio event in the natural world.

Derek is joined by Richard Collins, Éanna Ní Lamhna, Terry Flanagan Niall Hatch Jim Wilson, Eric Dempsey and Michele Browne. Topics up for disucssion, The Dawn Chorus, Wildmind in Kerry, Choughwatch 2024, Fungi and nesting.