Some of the vast array of native birds to listen out for this weekend.
Derek Mooney from RTE explains why the Dawn Chorus is so important for the birds.
Some think that the Woodpigeon's call follows the rhyme ‘take two cows taffy’.
Some people think that the Chaffinch’s song sounds like ‘ginger beer’.
Blackbirds are great mimics, and have been known to copy cats, and even car alarms!
Synonymous with Christmas, the Robin is extremely territorial.
Anne-Marie presents the Great Spotted Woodpecker, our star species at Tollymore Forest.
Song Thrush eat snails which they will smash repeatedly against a stone to extract meat.
Their scientific name Troglodytes, means cave dweller, but they can live almost anywhere.