School: Tisrara (C.) (roll number 14930)

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1. Wild Birds

   

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   The birds most common to our district are: the blackbird, starling,crow, pidgeon, robin, jackdaw, magpie, thrush, curlew, wren, wild-duck, willie-wag-tail, tom-tit, green-linnet, chaffinch, water hen, crane, grey plover, golden plover, ballcoot and sparrow.
   The wild geese, swallows, corncrake and cuckoo migrate.
   The blackbird builds her nest in a bush or hedge. The crow builds her nest in the chimney or in a high tree. The pidgeon builds her nest in an ivy tree. The thrush builds her nest in a small tree. The willy - wag tail builds her nest in teh eves. The water hen builds her nest in the bog as also does the crane. The sparrow builds her nest in a meadow. The cuckoo does not build a nest. She lays her eggs in another birds nest. It is said a boy who robs a birds nest will never be lucky.
   Some people can judge the weather very accurately by the behaviour of

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mary Killian

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Cuillawinnia, Co. Roscommon