Donegal Wildlife

It rained. But we were in a far north coastal area on limestone, so I still hoped that I might find something new. When it rains there...

It seems that we have had rain pretty constantly for the past two months, although I know we did actually have one or two dryish days. Inter...

Last night, I found a newt lying apparently dead on a country lane. I picked it up and it moved a little, so I decided to take it home to c...

Each year, species come and go with the seasons: in spring we have the early flowers, such as Snowdrops and Primroses. In summer we see a wi...

A high pressure weather system has been lurking to the south of Ireland for a few days, bringing some dry and warm weather. This morning was...

This is a great time to have a look at mosses: many of the fruiting capsules are ripe and ready to release their spores for the next generat...

The first signs of spring activity are always near the freshwater stream. Maybe the constantly-flowing water helps the temperature. A single...