The Seán Chorus
The Seán Chorus, hosted by Cork-born ornithologist and wildlife sound recordist Seán Ronayne, immerses listeners in the sounds of the natural world. Following a five-year mission to record every bird species in Ireland, Seán has amassed a vast archive of over 40,000 recordings!Join HeadStuff+
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Hope is a Feather
This week, follow Seán on a heartfelt journey to track the ring ouzel, from the high slopes of Catalonia to the windswept hills of Donegal to record Ireland’s last known breeding pair. Along the way, he reflects on nocturnal migration, the heavy emotio...
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Can Dimoni
Take another journey through the agricultural fields in Barcelona accompanied with sounds from four-foot ladder snakes, praying mantis and much more.
Alon...
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Rare Thrills
Seán returns with a late October walkabout at Knockadoon, East Cork, in search of rare autumn migrants. Take an audible adventure through this peninsula and disco...
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A Moonlit Listen
In this episode, Seán records through the night at Ballynamona Strand in East Cork, capturing golden plover wing beats overhead, a bat buzzing past his microphone...
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From the Heart
In this episode, Seán recalls his beginnings and how a Catalan woman walked into a Cork city bar and changed the trajectory of his life forever.
Interwoven wit...
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The Sounds of Autumn
This episode is a celebration of autumn bird migration — the great movements of birds that arrive on Irish shores each year from Scandinavia, Siberia, and beyond....
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Seán Ronayne
Seán Ronayne is a Cork-born ornithologist, wildlife sound-recordist, award-winning author, and environmental activist who has spent a life immersed in nature.