Category Archives: Country Diary

My contributions to The Guardian’s Country Diary

Countryside – with Nicola Weir (and me!)

Posted on October 26, 2024 by Mary Montague

On the back of the publication of Under the Changing Skies, I was interviewed by Nicola Weir for Radio Ulster’s Countryside. The programme will be broadcast tomorrow at 2pm, but it’s already available on BBC Sounds if you want to … Continue reading →

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Bright Wings

Posted on April 12, 2024 by Mary Montague

So now for that magical encounter that I first wrote about a couple of weeks ago, here. Today’s Country Diary is the big reveal. Chaffinches have always been one of my favourite species. Indeed, I previously wrote here, they were … Continue reading →

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A dawn of blackbirds

Posted on April 12, 2022 by Mary Montague

I didn’t stray too far from home for my latest Country Diary. As always, many thanks to Paul Fleckney, editor.

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