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School: Inishmagrath (roll number 15088)

Location:
Sheena, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Mrs. C. Kelly
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    The wild birds common in my district are robin, wren, blackbird, lark, seagull, hawk, wagtail, sparrow, goldfinch, cuckoo, corncrake, snipe, pheasant, grouse, water hen, starling, swallow and swift.
    The cuckoo, swallow, swift and corncrake migrate for the Winter. The snipe, pheasant and grouse come to us for the Winter.
    Robin builds in thick hedges or in an old disused kettle.
    Wren builds in thick bush, in holes in wall
    Blackbird " in thick hawthorn bush
    Thrush " " " " "
    Magpie " in tall trees
    Rook " " " "
    Jackdaw " in chimneys of houses
    Lark " in rushes or in cow tracks
    Seagull " in long grass or on high ch(?)
    Hawk " in the mountains
    Wagtail " in fences beside river
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eva Buchanan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumkeeran, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Thomas Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drumkeeran, Co. Leitrim