To celebrate the beginning of spring in the Gaelic calendar, ornithologist Seán Ronayne is across the schedule on RTÉ lyric fm with a new series to discuss the distinct bird songs, melodies and calls ...

A new pictorial guide to wetland birds of north-east Victoria is now available to help the community get to know their local ...

The BBC met the team behind the fascinating project. The jack snipe is a small and secretive bird and I'm squelching through the site of a former South Staffordshire colliery trying to spot one.

These birds are a marker of progress towards spring, but snipe also play a part in the ... I’ve had to realise that I can live without these sounds, much as I wish I didn’t have to.

Snipe will roast in a matter of minutes ... or around 15 minutes for a well-done, slightly larger bird. Allow two snipes per person for a main course, or more for those with a hearty appetite.

In Shetland the focus is on eight of these species: curlew, lapwing, twite, red-necked phalarope, oyster plant, endemic ...

If we go in numerical order, and skipping the other birds I’ve told you about in times ... which leaves me to do a bit of detective work. The common snipe, Gallinago gallinago, are known for ...