Seeds. Rough pastures. Insects. Worms. Farmland. Larvae. Sand-dunes. Insects. Farmland. Worms. Moorland Sand-dunes. Seeds. Berries. Insects.

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1 Common Name Skylark Meadow pipit Rook Scientific Name Alauda arvensis Anthus pratensis Corvus frugilegus Irish Name Resident/ Migrant Habitat Food Distinctive features Fuiseog Resident Moorland Long streaked Rough crest. pastures Creamy Larvae Supercilium Sand-dunes Heavy streaking Salt marshes on breast Thick pale bill Pale legs Size: 17-19cm Riabhóg Resident mhóna Bog Moorland Sand-dunes Rough pastures Rúcach Resident Larvae Faint eye stripe Heavy streaking on flanks White outer tail feathers Pale/ orange legs Size: 14-15cm Long, pointed grey bill Whitish face patch Size: 43-47cm Illustration Hooded Crow Corvus corone Feannóg Resident Coast Mountain areas Carrion Small birds Mammals Eggs Grey & black crow Thick blunt bill Size: 45-50cm

2 Magpie Pica pica Snag breac Resident Eggs Nestlings Black and white plumage Long wedged tail Dark legs and bill Size: 42-51cm Wood pigeon Blackbird Columba palumbus Turdus merula Colm coille Resident Gardens Open country Céirseach Resident Gardens Plants Snails Fallen fruit Grey & blue head Green & purple gloss on side of neck White neck patches Size: 39-44cm Male: black plumage bright yellow/orange bill and eye ring Female: dull and brown Size: 24-28cm Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dreoilín Resident Gardens Upland scrub Moorland Spiders Brown head Pale supercilium Short rounded wings Size: 9-10cm

3 Chiffchaff Willow warbler Cuckoo Phylloscopus collybita Phylloscopus trochilus Cuculus canorus Tiuf-teaf Ceolaire sailí Cuach Open woodland Scrub areas Moorland edges Headlands Coastal islands Spiders Larvae Dark legs Thin pointed dark bill Olive green Yellow supercilium Flicks tail while feeding Size: 10-12cm Pale legs Thin dark pointed bill Pale green Yellow supercilium Dark eye stripe Underparts bright yellow Size: 10-12cm Underparts bluish-grey with grey barring White spotted grey long tail Size: 32-35cm

4 Stonechat Saxicola torquata Caislín cloch Resident Rough pastures Forestry plantations Mountain valleys Gorse, heather, bracken areas Larvae Male: Black head & throat Reddish orange breast White neck patches Female: Brown head & throat Brown with white wing patches Size: 12-14cm Swallow Hirundo rustica Fáinleog Suburbs Along rivers and lakes Glossy bluish head, red forehead and throat Long tail streamers Short black bill Black legs Size:16-22cm Robin Erithacus rubecula Spideog Resident Gardens Red breast Size13-14cm

5 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Druid Resident Coastlines Blackish with purple & green gloss Speckled plumage Pointed bill Short tail Size: 20-23cm Chaffinch Linnet Fringilla coelebs Carduelis cannabina Rí rua Resident Gardens Gleoiseach Resident Rough pastures Sand-dunes Salt marshes Scrubland Fruit Male: blue-grey crown & nape Reddish-pink breast & cheeks Chestnutcoloured mantle Black & white wing bars Female: and head greyish brown Size: 14-16cm Male: grey head Whitish underparts Brown with faint streaks Red forehead and breast Size:13-14cm

6 House sparrow Song thrush Passer domesticus Turdus philomelos Gaelbhan binne Resident Gardens Smólach Resident Gardens s Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Corr réisc Resident Lakes Rivers Canals Marshes estuaries Snails Fish Frogs Small mammals Male: grey forehead and crown Black throat and chin Underparts greyish-white Chestnut Female: Streaked Brown crown and pale supercilium Size14-16cm Brown Arrow shaped spotted breast Yellow buff face Orange legs Size 22-24cm Large, longnecked bird with pointed yellow bill. White head with black crown stripe with a crest as well. Upperparts bluegrey and belly white. Size: cm

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