Blackcaps

Not from people – but from a wee bird that stands out from the crowd. He first noticed the blackcap in the garden sitting on top of a bramble stem sticking out ...

Fireworks are a brilliant way to bring in the New Year. And as we rang in the New Year watching the fireworks, something even more exciting was about to light up the sky. McFall contractors followed it up by including 12 bricks in a new housing development in the seaside town. If the wee hawthorn strip was thicker, it might even present a possible breeding spot for these birds, who nest in tickets a few feet from the ground. The bird was the size of a sparrow, but it held itself with a lot more aplomb. A few brave souls decided that they’d take a life-or-death punt to ride out the Irish winter.