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Starling
Starling
Starlings are very common in the backgardens of Ireland, especially during winter. They are also one of the loudest to visit your garden.
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Badger
Badger
The European badger lives in an underground home called a sett. Badgers dig their setts in many different habitats, woodlands and hedgerows are good places to find badger setts.
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Willow Warbler
Willow Warbler
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Wheatear
Wheatear
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Wren
Wren
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Song Thrush
Song Thrush
The Song Thrush can sometimes be seen singing from chimney tops and television aerials. The song is loud with short bursts of song lasting up to five seconds followed by a short break and then another burst of song.
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Chaffinch
Chaffinch
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Bumblebee
Bumblebee
Bumblebees live in small colonies and make their nest underground. They assist with the pollination of fruit and flowers. Unlike bees, they do not make enough honey for the colony to survive the winter. Only the queen lives through the cold weather.
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Ballycroy National Park
Ballycroy National Park
Ballycroy National Park was established in November 1998, it is Ireland’s sixth National Park and is located on the Western seaboard in northwest Mayo. It comprises of 11,000 hectares of Atlantic blanket bog and mountainous terrain, covering a vast uninhabited and unspoilt wilderness dominated by the Nephin Beg mountain range. Between Nephin beg and Slieve Carr, at 721metres above sea level, the highest mountain in the range, lie the Scardaun Loughs.
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Barn Owl
Barn Owl
The Barn Owl is the most threatened species of owl in Ireland and has recently been ‘Red-listed’ in the ‘Birds of Conservation Concern in Ireland’. They are generally seen only at dusk or at night when they hunt a variety of small mammals such as Field Mice, House Mice,Bank Voles and Brown Rats. They are threatened in Ireland by; a loss of nesting sites, less rough grassland habitat, being hit by cars and trains, drowning in water troughs, increased use of pesticides and poisoning from pesticide contaminated prey.
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