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  2. List of birds of Northern Ireland - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the bird species recorded in Northern Ireland. The avifauna of Northern Ireland include a total of 371 species, of which 10 have been introduced by humans. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (English and scientific names) are those of the International ...

  3. List of birds of Ireland - Wikipedia

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    Ireland's westerly position means that North American birds are regularly recorded in autumn. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (English and scientific names) are those of the International Ornithological Congress (IOC) as of July 2021. [ 2 ]

  4. Connemara National Park - Wikipedia

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    Connemara National Park is noted for its diversity of bird life. Common song birds include meadow pipits, skylarks, European stonechats, common chaffinches, European robins and Eurasian wrens. Native birds of prey include the common kestrel and Eurasian sparrowhawk with the merlin and peregrine falcon being seen less frequently.

  5. Bird of prey - Wikipedia

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    Although the term "bird of prey" could theoretically be taken to include all birds that actively hunt and eat other animals, [4] ornithologists typically use the narrower definition followed in this page, [5] excluding many piscivorous predators such as storks, cranes, herons, gulls, skuas, penguins, and kingfishers, as well as many primarily ...

  6. Aillwee Cave - Wikipedia

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    Aillwee Cave (Irish: Aill Bhuí) is a cave system in the karst landscape of the Burren in County Clare, Ireland. The name Aillwee is derived from the Irish Aill Bhuí which means "yellow cliff". [2] Privately owned, it forms part of the Aillwee Cave and Birds of Prey Centre attraction.

  7. Eurasian sparrowhawk - Wikipedia

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    In Ireland it is the most common bird of prey, breeding even near the city centre of Dublin, where it frequents parks and large gardens. [32] This species is prevalent in most woodland types in its range, and also in more open country with scattered trees. [33]

  8. Eurasian jay - Wikipedia

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    The jay is well known for its mimicry, often sounding so like a different species that it is difficult to distinguish its true identity unless the bird is seen. It will imitate the calls of birds of prey such as the mew of the common buzzard and the cackle of the northern goshawk. [12] [13]

  9. Fauna of Ireland - Wikipedia

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    The Atlantic puffin is a migratory bird to Ireland, common at coastal areas. About 400 bird species have been recorded in Ireland. Many of these species are migratory. There are Arctic birds, which come in the winter, and birds such as the swallow, which come from Africa in the summer to breed.