Country Matters (2004) By Paul Cormacain

When the Gobbins were a bigger draw than the Giant's Causeway	02/01/04
In the trail of the lonesome bird	09/01/04
Birdcall brings back fond memories of childhood	16/01/04
Dunmurry Heron suggests polluted waters may be on the mend	23/01/04
Deer, deer - it used to be the badger now it's something else	30/01/04
A confused Queen wasp buzzing about indoors	06/02/04
Celebrating the glory of our wonderful wetlands	13/02/04
The mysterious birds that had me baffled	20/02/04
The delights of a walk along the gently Quoile	12/03/04
Badgers have been much maligned	19/03/04
Catching a glimpse of dipper walking on water	26/03/04
The tragedy of our disappearing woodland	02/04/04
The scientists who knew a thing or two about flowers	09/04/04
The small bird with the aggressive character	16/04/04
The flowers that proclaim Spring has now arrived	23/04/04
The almost domesticated swans of Hillsborough lake	30/04/04
The last Brent geese leave these shores	07/05/04
After half a century, the buzzard is truly back	04/06/04
Local swans decide to take a `year out'	11/06/04
When the best thing to do is just to do nothing	18/06/04
An unexpected insect sighting on dry land is a special treat	25/06/04
Butterflies travel the world to visit Northern Ireland	02/07/04
Those sandpipers are a noisy bunch	16/07/04
Not the best of summers to spot the butterflies	23/07/04
Cormorant finally wins his battle for dinner	30/07/04
Chance encounter in a sunny garden creates panic among colony of ants	06/08/04
Explore the glories of Rathlin Island	13/08/04
Rare flowers are bursting out all over	20/08/04
The beetles really love your garden, yeah, yeah, yeah	27/08/04
Is the time now right to have a Mournes National Country Park?	03/09/04
Swallows prepare for the great journey south	10/09/04
Exciting sighting near the Rock corner	17/09/04
The bird with no need for a hedge or a tree	24/09/04
The remarkable Brent-arrive safely from Arctic Canada	01/10/04
Could the corncrake really be making a comeback?	08/10/04
The last of the summer fruits still on offer	15/10/04
Insects in the news this week	22/10/04
Swallows enjoy the good life in Mallorca	29/10/04
Dundrod venue for unique hedge laying competition	05/11/04
Birds flock to our shores	12/11/04
Icelandic redshanks swell the winter flocks	19/11/04
Strangford Lough is a fascinating place to visit	03/12/04
Rescue of the waterworks swan	10/12/04
The calendar says winter, but nature begs to disagree	17/12/04
Be kind to your web footed friends	23/12/04
If Spring is on the way, can corncrakes be far behind?	31/12/04