School: Uachtar Achaidh (roll number 9762)

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1. Bird-Lore

   

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   Blackbirds, thrushes, robins, wrens, wagtails, skylarks, goldfinchs, sparrows, snipes, starlings, swallows and woodcocks are the commonest birds round here.
   The birds do migrate. The starlings gather to-gether and goes away. The blackbird builds its nest in a moss-covered ditch, ivied wall, in a hole in a tree and in a disused room. The wren builds its nest in a hole in a wall. The wagtail builds its nest in a hole in a tree or among the roots of trees. The skylark builds its nest in a tuft of grass. The goldfinch builds its nest in a apple, elm, oak and fir tree. Under the caves of buildings, or in a thatched roof we find the sparrow's nest. The starlings makes its nest in holes in trees, in steeples and in water-pipes, while the swallow builds in a barn or outhouse. The wild-ducks builds in a bog and the woodcock builds in a wood.
   The blackbird's nest is composed of grasses, twigs and roots. The inside is plastered with mud and then lined with grass. It lays four or five eggs; the egg is of a green colour, speckled with brown. The

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      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
         1. bird-lore (~2,478)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Annie Parke

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Lahard, Co. Leitrim