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Mooney Goes Wild

Derek Mooney and guests explore the natural world in all its forms. Listen live every Monday at 10pm on RTÉ Radio 1.

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5:06

Looking back at Dawn Chorus Live 2025

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/05/12

Sunday 4th May was International Dawn Chorus Day and the day when we broadcast this year’s annual Dawn Chorus Live programme on RTÉ Radio One and RTÉ Lyric FM. To kick off tonight’s show, Derek and Niall look back on what turned out to be another wonderful live event.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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17:19

Great Tits: a staggering 77 years of data from Wytham...

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2025/05/12

The Great Tit is a common and widespread species across Ireland and beyond. For 77 years now in the UK, researchers have been studying the many Great Tits which breed at a location called Wytham Woods near Oxford, England. We speak to Professor Ben Sheldon, Director of the Edward Grey Institute of Field Ornithology at the University of Oxford.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:32

Nestwatch 2025

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/05/12

Right now, we are at the peak of the bird-nesting season in Ireland. If you have ever wondered what exactly goes on inside birds’ nests, we’re pleased to let you know that we’ve got you covered! You can watch three separate live camera streams from nests on our website, just visit the page titled Nestwatch 2025.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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12:50

Tackling aquatic invasives

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/05/12

For the next segment of tonight’s programme, we stay with the theme of Invasive Species Week. The spread of invasive species is a major issue in both marine and inland waters around the world. Terry Flanagan went to meet Rory Keating, Fisheries Officer with Inland Fisheries Ireland, on the banks of the Royal Canal.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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54:02

Harper's Island Wetlands

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/05/05

We do hope you tuned into our mammoth Dawn Chorus coverage over the weekend. If not, you can listen back on the player. Tonight, we give you another airing of Jim Wilson's documentary on Harper's Island Wetlands.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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52:08

Mooney Goes Wild Turns 30

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/05/05

In this special edition of Nature on One, celebrating thirty years of Mooney Goes Wild, Colm Flynn meets the people behind the voices and revisits some of the moments that made this nature programme a household favourite.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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17:07

Looking forward to Dawn Chorus Live on Sunday 4th May

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/04/28

First up on tonight’s programme, our panel looks forward to one of the biggest and most anticipated natural history broadcasting events of the year: our annual Dawn Chorus Live programme. This year, our live broadcast will take place on Sunday May 4th from midnight through to 7am on both Radio 1 and Lyric FM.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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1:23

Dawn Chorus sounds preview

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/04/28

We finish tonight’s programme with a preview of the dawn chorus, to give you an idea of what to expect during our seven-hour live broadcast on Sunday 4th May. It promises to be another great programme, with lots of beautiful birdsong, expert commentary and fascinating insights into the avian world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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19:27

Curlew headstarting

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/04/28

Sadly, the once-abundant Curlew is one of Ireland’s fastest declining and most threatened breeding bird species. Hope is not yet lost though with ambitious conservation projects underway, including a technique called headstarting. Éanna travelled to Fota Island to speak to Declan O’Donovan, Animal Care Manager at Fota Wildlife Park, to learn more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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7:48

Celebrating 30 years of Mooney Goes Wild!

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2025/04/28

Would you believe that next month Mooney Goes Wild will celebrate 30 years on air?! To celebrate this landmark occasion, our good friend and acclaimed documentary-maker Colm Flynn has crafted a special documentary programme all about the show. It will be broadcast on RTÉ Radio One at 15:00 on Bank Holiday Monday, 5th May.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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8:43

Portlaoise Pigeons

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/04/28

We recently had an email from Alan Phelan in Portlaoise. He was surprised to come across a pair of pigeons nesting on his windowsill. Fascinated with their behaviour, Alan contacted the show and we sent roving reporter Terry Flanagan down to investigate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:13

A Robin visits Derek's house ahead of the Dawn Chorus

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/04/14

Derek recorded a Robin singing outside his home, putting us all in the mood for the Dawn Chorus which is only two weeks away.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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9:43

Looking ahead to NestWatch 2025

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/04/14

This Monday from 09.00 to 11.00, we will broadcast the special programme NestWatch 2025. Shown on RTE News Now (TV) as well as on Radio 1, we will have live streams from nests around Ireland and special guests. Make sure to tune in.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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12:27

Jim Wilson's Sand Martin stream gets an upgrade

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/04/14

Calling in from Cobh, Co. Cork, Jim Wilson tells us about the upgrades for this year's Sand Martin stream that keeps it going 24/7.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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9:41

"A short back and sides" asked the Robin!

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/04/14

We received an interesting email about a robin nesting in a barber shop in Dublin. Naturally, Terry Flanagan had to go off and investigate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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13:38

Niall goes birdwatching and exploring in Egypt

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/04/14

Niall has travelled far from Greystones for this week's episode as he dialls in from Egypt!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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12:17

Duck feeders

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/04/07

Of the many public parks across the city of Dublin, Blessington Street Basin is special. Its lake attracts many birds of different species, including swans and ducks. A brand new duck-food vending machine has been installed and Terry Flanagan and Richard Collins went along to try it out for themselves.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:38

Corvid intelligence

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/04/07

Listener Paddy Ennis sent us an incredible video that highlights the intelligence of a Rook, one of the most common and familiar members of the crow family in Ireland, devising an ingenious solution to the problem of extracting nuts from Paddy’s hanging garden bird feeder.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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6:26

Jack Snipe: one of the most secretive Irish birds of all

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/04/07

We received another intriguing photo from listener Ger McEvoy, featuring a small bird that is famously very hard to spot...the Jack Snipe. Niall tells us all about one of the most secretive birds in Ireland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4:24

Hoopoe invasion!

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/04/07

Over the past couple of weeks, unusual weather conditions prompted the arrival of large numbers of Hoopoes in the southern counties. These migratory birds look more like cartoon characters than a creature one might encounter in real life.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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