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5. Life on the Cliffs of Insanity


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Every summer the Cliffs of Moher give rise to another generation of puffins, guillemots, razorbills, kittiwakes and other birds who flock here for breeding season. I spend a day visiting the cliffs and here are my musings on the birds, the cliffs, eggs, conservation and bird flu.  All that and The Princess Bride too! 

Featured music: Kevin Keegan playing The High Reel

Featured photograph: Sarah Kilian  Sarah Kilian (@rojekilian) | Unsplash Photo Community

In Your Nature: In Your Nature Ep 11 - Seabirds on Apple Podcasts

In Your Nature: In Your Nature Ep 21 - Bird Flu. on Apple Podcasts

Climbing An Branán Mór   An Branán Mór Cliffs of Moher Sea Stack Climb (uniqueascent.ie)

Seabirds at the Cliffs of Moher (cliffs-of-moher-cruises.com)

The point of a Guillemot’s egg - British Ornithologists' Union (bou.org.uk)

“The Scale Is Hard to Grasp”: The Avian Flu Is a Catastrophe for Seabirds – Mother Jones

Grave Threat to Irish Seabird Colonies from Avian Influenza - BirdWatch Ireland

Cliffs of Insanity - YouTube

Princess Bride - The Sword Fight - YouTube

 

 

 

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