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Moorhen on water

An independent survey of breeding birds at Ballymaloe Cookery School was recently carried out by local man Denis O'Sullivan and yielded surprising results. Altogether 356 pairs of individual species were identified as detailed in the list below..

Common pheasant | No. of pairs: 3

Buzzard | No. of pairs: 1

Sparrow hawk | No. of pairs: 1

Moorhenc | No. of pairs: 2

Feral pigeon | No. of pairs: 1

Stock dove | No. of pairs: 1

Wood pigeon | No. of pairs: 35

Collared dove | No. of pairs: 3

Barn swallow | No. of pairs: 6

Pied wagtail | No. of pairs: 4

Wren | No. of pairs: 29

Dunnock | No. of pairs: 12

Robin | No. of pairs: 25

Song thrush | No. of pairs: 21

Mistle thrush | No. of pairs: 3

Blackbird | No. of pairs: 28

Blackcap | No. of pairs: 4

Common whitethroat | No. of pairs: 1

Common chiffchaff | No. of pairs: 8

Willow warbler | No. of pairs: 3

Gold crest | No. of pairs: 6

Spotted flycatcher | No. of pairs: 1

Great tit | No. of pairs: 12

Coal tit | No. of pairs: 5

Blue tit | No. of pairs: 15

Long tailed tit | No. of pairs: 1

Tree creeper | No. of pairs: 3

Magpie | No. of pairs: 5

Jackdaw | No. of pairs: 15

Rook | No. of pairs: 45

Hooded crow | No. of pairs: 6

Common starling | No. of pairs: 16

House sparrow | No. of pairs: 6

Chaffinch | No. of pairs: 11

Linnet | No. of pairs: 2

Goldfinch | No. of pairs: 5

Greenfinch | No. of pairs: 7

Bullfinch | No. of pairs: 2

Reed bunting | No. of pairs: 1

Yellowhammer | No. of pairs: 1