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   Wood pigeon, the plover and the gold finch. The blackbird builds in thick hedges & bushes. So does the thrush. The woodguest builds in between the boughs of big trees in heights. The magpie builds on the top branch of a very big tree in a grove or wooded place. The Crow builds in the top of a high tree also. The Jackdaw builds in dis-used chimneys. The Sparrow builds in ivy & sometimes in out-houses. The Wagtail builds in banks.
   The Linnet builds in a mossy bank.
   The Plover builds in the heath.
   The Wren builds in the root of an old tree.
   The Plovers build in the heath or boggy places.
   The Yellow hammer builds in holes in old walls or in a turf rick.
   The Starling builds in roof tops.
   The Hawk builds on the top of a very high tree.
   A Crane builds in a tree & having long legs she makes two holes in the bottom of nest to let down her legs when hatching.
   The Pheasant in shrubbery where cover is good.
   The Chaffinch is a hedge building bird too.
   The Partridge builds in the meadows.
   Seagulls build in a lonely moor, in wet places beside Canals, Rivers, Sea Side, or lake.

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   History Edit

   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   May Corcoran

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   13

   Address

   Bostoncommon, Co. Kildare