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Corncrake
Corncrake
Corncrakes dramatic decline, its near extinction, and its more recent recovery and even re-introduction to new or formerly abandoned areas makes an excellent example of how man can and has influenced his environment.
Copyright Mike Brown
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Gannet
Gannet
This resident bird is a seabird with long, narrow wings. Itm can plunge dive into the sea from up to 40 metres, folding its wings back to hit the water in a streamlined shape.
Copyright Environment Protection Agency
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Common Tern
Common Tern
This seabird is a summer visitor from west Africa - March – September.
Copyright Mike Brown
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House Sparrow
House Sparrow
They are social birds that need a certain amount of relatives in their general area to be stimulated into breeding.
Copyright Mike Brown
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Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel
Grey squirrels are not native to Ireland, but originally came from the forests of eastern North America. The Irish population originated from a single introduction in 1911, at Castle Forbes in Co. Longford.
Copyright John Kennedy
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Gorse bush
Gorse bush
A typical gorse bush can be made of up to 20 species of everygreen shrub. The Common Grouse is native to Western Europe, growing in clay and sandy soil.
Copyright Environmental Protection Agency.
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Fungi the Dolphin
Fungi the Dolphin
The Dingle Dolphin named Fungi, has become a firm favourite with locals and tourists. The young bottle-nosed dolphin has been around our shores since 1984.
Copyright Mike Brown
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Linnet
Linnet
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Copyright Mike Brown
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Heather
Heather
Mainly found on heaths they form an important part of a natural habitat.
Copyright Environmental Protection Agency
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Irish Hare
Irish Hare
Hares live above ground in a patch of flattened vegetation called a form.They are widespread but numbers are in serious decline.
Copyright Mike Brown



