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   magpie builds hers in a big bush sometimes. The stone chatter builds her nest in a hole an a wall. The swan builds her nest on a high bank in the bog. The Jackdaw builds her nest in a chimney. The goldfinch builds her nest in a small tree. The linnets build their nests on a grassy bank, swallows & swifts under the roof of a shed or in a hole under the eave of a house, the pigeons in a tree or large bush. The sand martin builds her nest in a hole in a sand bank. The partridge and pheasant build their nests on the ground. All the rest of the birds built their nests in a hedge. Nearly all the birds sit three weeks on the eggs. The wren sits less and the swan five weeks.
   The early appearance of the widgeon is a sign of a severe snow-storm. The came a month earlier than usual last year before the big snow-storm. The curlew is called the weather bird by some people. He cries loudly before bad weather comes. Swallows flying low is a a sign of rain.

   

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Dermot Kane

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Killyneill, Co. Monaghan