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   Birds
   These are the commonest birds around here, blackbirds, thrushes, robins, wrens, sparrows, woodquests, hawks, crows, jackdaws, peewits, magpies, jays and yellowhammers.
   A wren stays all the year round and builds its nest in an ivy tree; it lays twenty eggs.
   A sparrow stays all the year. It builds a nest in a house and lays six eggs.
   A quest stays all the year and builds its nest in a tree. It lays two eggs.
   Hawks stay all the year. They build their nests in dale trees and lay five eggs.
   Crows stay all the year; they build their nests in trees and lay three eggs.
   A jackdaw stays all the year. It builds its nest in a chimney and lays four eggs.
   A peewit goes away in the winter. It builds its nest in the hay and lays four eggs.
   A magpie stays all the year and builds its nest in a tree where it lays five eggs.
   A jay stays all the year and it builds its nest beside a stream. It lays two eggs.
   A yellowhammer stays all the year. It builds its nest in a ditch and lays four eggs.
   Polly.white.wings stay all the year and they

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Jack Tector

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   12

   Address

   Ballinure, Co. Wexford