The corncrake’s cry, thought to be loud and harsh, is a poignant reminder for older people of the advent of warmer weather. Efforts are underway to preserve its call for younger generations. By Ed ...
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A pleasant sound for RSPB NI as the highest number of corncrakes in recent times call on Rathlin Island
The news is welcome after the bird faced extinction from Northern Ireland in the 1990s. The population of the corncrake had been driven to the brink due to changing farming practices and the loss of ...
A corncrake has been heard calling on Rathlin Island for the first time in more than 10 years. The distinctive rasping crex-crex call was first heard close to Church Bay last Thursday and the male ...
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