A dingy skipper (Erynnis tages) in The Burren, Ireland

by Charles Sharp

A fox among blooming daffodils on the banks of the Dodder River in Dublin, Ireland

Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA

While white-tailed eagles, bustards and cranes were also all much more common than they are today, some other now-ubiquitous species were much less common before the industrial revolution. Rabbits were still mainly a coastal species except in lowland England, and roe deer were found wild only in the north of Scotland and Eryri (Snowdonia) in north-west Wales. There were no grey squirrels, and brown rats were only introduced at the very end of the period. On the other hand, red squirrels and ship rats were still widespread, and pine martens and “Scottish” wildcats were also found in England and Wales. Fishers caught burbot and sturgeon in both rivers and at sea, where they also pulled in plentiful amounts of tuna and swordfish, as well as now-scarce fishes such as the angelshark, halibut and common skate. Threatened molluscs like the freshwater pearl mussel and oyster were also far more widespread.

european robin, singing, dublin

Stonechats

Magnificent!

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Feathered model on our walk to Leixlip waterfall. @travelgraphics

Dublin, Ireland

Evgeny Matveev

An immature male black tailed skimmer (Orthetrum cancellatum) in The Burren, Ireland

by Charles Sharp

Dublin, Ireland

Two young male fallow deer lock antlers during rutting season

Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA

herring gull with crab

Red Stag

11/10/22

Shag with hook in its face

~ Doneraile park, Cork, Ireland ~

Itinerary at the Glance: Gorilla Trekking and Great Migration Tour

Day 1: Arrive in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Day 2: Transfer to Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Day 3: Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Day 4: Transfer to Serengeti National Park

Day 5: Serengeti National Park

Day 6: Transfer to Grumeti Reserve

Day 7 – 8: Grumeti Reserve

Day 9: Transfer to Uganda

Day 10: Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest

Day 11: Big Game Safari in Queen Elizabeth National Park

Day 12: Departure

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River life

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