Why I set out to record the songs of Ireland鈥檚 birds
Sean Ronayne set out to record the song of every one of Ireland鈥檚 native birds. It connected him to nature-lovers around the world.
Growing up in Cork, Ireland, Sean Ronayne was a shy boy who hated football and found solace in the natural world, earning him the nickname 鈥榥ature boy.鈥� Nature was the first love of his life, until in his twenties a friend introduced him to a woman called Alba. With her support, he gained the confidence to pursue his dream of working with nature. A project to record the songs of all 200 native bird species in Ireland found him not only a community of appreciative nature enthusiasts in Ireland and online, but also a new acceptance of himself and his way of being in the world.
Presenter: Mobeen Azhar
Producers: Laura Thomas and Hetal Bapodra
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(Photo: Sean Ronayne. Credit: Tristan Hutchinson)
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