Barra is in Boho,where he pops by to meet Mary Polizzi. Originally from Zimbabwe, Mary rescues and rehabilitates wild animals from across Northern Ireland. Barra is quickly put to work rounding up house martins, before lending a hand with some other animals that have come into Mary's care.
Barra meets artist Kevin McHugh, who is part of Sliabh Beagh Arts, a group bringing art in the countryside. As he helps Kevin complete his latest work using only a power hose, Barra hears how Kevin loves to incorporate native animal species into his work.
Barra heads deep into Cladagh Glen, where bat lovers Karen Healy and Catherine Reilly, from the Northern Ireland Bat Group, take him to find some of the species that live in northern Ireland. Using bat detectors, Barra learns how to identify various species by their unique call signs, before meeting a soprano pipistrelle bat rescued by Karen.
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