Dermot Breen's Blog

Took a visit down to the Burren two weeks back to look for Dark Red Helleborines, a species of orchid that I haven't seen previously. T...

A selection of ten different species of orchids down in Truska, Slyne Head from today and Friday. It's the only site in Connemara that ...

Have been spending alot of time in recent weeks trying to check up on our breeding Merlin.  At this time of year most chicks have just lef...

John Lusby, Aonghus O'Donaill and myself ringed this clutch of Merlin under license on 20th June just gone. We had initially searched t...

Another day out on Roundstone Bog while doing more Merlin work. Great to have some half decent weather at last.  Volucella bombylans...