School Tour 2017: Ailwee Caves
Tag: irish birds
THE Barnacle Goose
The barnacle goose is a small compact goose with a small rounded head a short black bill. It has a black neck and breast and mostly white head. Barred grey upper part and pale underparts identified in flight by a Read More …
The Common WhiteThroat
The Common WhiteThroat is an Irish bird found during the summer. The Common WhiteThroat is slightly larger than a Robin. The Common WhiteThroat is the biggest of all the Warblers. There call is a “vahid-vahid-vahid” sound The WhiteThroat is a Read More …
The Little Grebe
The Little Grebe is a small water bird with a pointed bill . The Little Grebe is the smallest species of all the Grebes. Related species are the Slavonian Grebe and the Black-Necked Grebe . They have a high pitched Read More …
The Mute Swan
1. Large white swan with an orange red bill. Read More …
Golden Eagle (Aquila Chrysaetos)
It is being re-introduced in Donegal. Wandering birds have been observed in upland areas. It is Ireland’s second largest bird. It eats grouse,crows,gulls as well as mammals rabbits young foxes will also eat carrion. It is twice the size of Read More …
Blue Tit
A blue tit is well known and easily identifiable Irish breeding bird. 1. Blue tits are common and widespread throughout Ireland. 2. A blue tit is green,yellow,white,blue and black it is possible and certain to find some you can find Read More …
The Waxwing
A waxwing is a bird found mostly in the north and east of Ireland A waxwing almost exclusively feeds on berries of Rowan and Pyracantha. They will also feed on apples that are cut into small pieces. In summer they Read More …
robin
Probably the most common garden bird the bright orange red breast and facial area is unmistakable. 1: It eats insects and some fruit including apples readily comes to bird tables. 2: Song a wispy, relatively slow series of notes ranging Read More …
Kingfisher
A kingfisher is a small to medium sized bird that belongs to the kingfisher family. There are 87 species of kingfisher that can be divided into three major groups. Kingfishers can reach 4 to 18 inches in length and 0.33 Read More …
Little Tern
The Little Tern is a seabird of the Tern family Read More …
The Magpie
A magpie is a species of crow. All crows have sturdy legs and strong bills and are intelligent and social in nature. It is very easy to tell apart from any other bird. They are boldly marked in black and Read More …
Dipper
Dippers live along rocky streams and rivers. It is slightly smaller then a Blackbird. Dippers eat the larvae of caddis and mayflies found on the bottoms of streams. It is reddish brown and has a white breast. It is seen Read More …
Song Thrush
The Song Thrush is an Irish garden bird. 1 The Song Thrush is one of Ireland’s top 20 most widespread garden birds. 2 Their diets consist of insects especially earthworms snails are a favourite , also berries and other fruit Read More …
Oystercatcher
Oystercatchers are mostly found in Africa and South East Asia. Sometimes you can see Oystercatchers in Dundalk Bay in County Louth, Strangford Lough in County Down, Belfast Lough in County Down, Dublin Bay in County Dublin and Lough Foyle in Read More …