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OUR BIRD PROJECT. BIRDS IN OUR SCHOOL YARD. THE ROBIN. Most robins live for less than 2 years. The robin is one of Irelands favourite birds. The robin stays in Ireland all year round. A robin has a red and orange breast and face. juveniles have no orange tint. THE BLUE TIT.
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OUR BIRD PROJECT BIRDS IN OUR SCHOOL YARD
THE ROBIN • Most robins live for less than 2 years. • The robin is one of Irelands favourite birds. • The robin stays in Ireland all year round. • A robin has a red and orange breast and face. • juveniles have no orange tint.
THE BLUE TIT • The blue tit is the only tit with bright blue in it’s plumage. • The blue tit is a small passerine bird in the tit family. • Blue tit’s are common throughout Ireland with 1,0000 breeding pairs. • The bird is easily recognisable by its blue and yellow plumage. • Young birds are a dull yellow and green are easily confused with warblets.
THE CHAFFINCH • You can find chaffinches in gardens. • You often see chaffinches in flocks. • Chaffinches are 15 cm long. • The chaffinch is common in Ireland and Europe. • In Kerry oak woods was found to be the most abundant species.
The black bird • The female blackbird is not black. • The male blackbird is totally black. • Blackbird’s eat fruit’s / berries / earthworms and insect’s . • In winter blackbird’s population’s increase’s with the arrival of bird’s from Europe. • The blackbird is one of our most familiar garden bird’s.
THE GREAT TIT • The great tit is the biggest and strongest tit. • The great tit is the is a handsome bird. • The head and neck are glossy black the cheeks are a brillentwhite and a brad black extends down the centre of the under parts . • During this time tits Furquntlyband together in roaming flocks . • The great is 14 cm long.
THE GREEN FINCH • You can find green finches in gardens especially in winter. • Green finches feed on plants. • The green finch has a bulky body and a stout bill. • You likely see the green finch in nests were there are trees and bushes. • Green finches are 15 cm long.
THE GOLD FINCH • Female gold finches nests are made from bushes and trees. • A group of gold finches are called charm of gold finches. • The male gold finches nest is made from moss / grass and wool. • When a male wants to attract a female he shows off the band of gold on his wings
THE SONG THRUSH • The song thrush is brown with a spotted chest. • Its smaller size and unform upper parts as well as its warmer buff of its breast. • The song thrush is as widely disdurbe the throughout Ireland as the blackbird . • Many Scottish and northern English bred birds migrate to Ireland in October and November.
THE ROOK • Rooks are glossy black with a slender greyeah bill. • They are an integral part of the Irish agricallandacab. • Rooks are extrimalysocibaly and highly greyrious. • Their bulikyturg nest are built in treetumpys. • A rook is 46 cm long.
HOUSE SPARROW • The house sparrow is one of the most familiar birds. • Males have a dark grey crown. • The hen is brown with a streaked back. • The house sparrow is 14-15 cm long. • The house sparrow came to Ireland about 6000 years ago.