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This week Niall and Ricky are feeling the chill prompting the question, where do our summer migrants to Ireland go to get some winter sun? They discuss a list of species across the bird families that up sticks in autumn and leave in pursuit of an endless summer of sorts.

A story of migration but focusing on the where and why of these massive journeys.

Blackcap is our Bird of the Week, a species once considered a summer migrant that has now become a winter resident through a fascinating turn of events!

Learn more about the species featured in this episode at the links below...
- Corncrake
- Manx Shearwater
- Swallow
- Swift
- Cuckoo
- Red-Necked Phalarope
- Chiffchaff
- Willow Warbler
- Puffin

In Your Nature features Ricky Whelan, Biodiversity Officer with Offaly County Council and Niall Hatch of BirdWatch Ireland and is edited by Ann-Marie Kelly. The series is supported by Laois, Offaly, and Westmeath County Councils and the Heritage Council.

For more about BirdWatch Ireland, visit www.birdwatchireland.ie.