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Which member of the crow family is this?     Rook

How many species of the swallow family are found around Buncrana in Summer?   Three - House Martin, Sand Martin and Swallow

Which is the largest member of the crow family?   Raven

What are the geese that can be seen on Buncrana's beaches in winter?   Brent Geese

What is another name for habitat?   Eco-system

Why are a Woodcock's eggs the colour of dead leaves?   For camouflage - they nest on the ground

Can you name this bird?     Curlew

What are the three species of Swan that visit Inch Lake?   Mute Swan, Whooper Swan and Bewick's Swan

What are the three main species of Heather that grow on Inishowen bogland?   Bell Heather, Cross-leaved Heath and Ling

Which bird spread to Ireland in the 1960,s from S.E. Europe?   Collared Dove

Which is the largest gull species in Ireland?   Great Black-backed Gull

What is this birds name?     Peregrine falcon

The Hooded Crow is locally known by what name?   Grey Crow

Which two species of thrush are winter visitors?   Fieldfare and Redwing

The Dunnock is another name for which bird?   Hedge Sparrow

Which bird features in a famous opera?   Magpie ( The thieving magpie )

The Windhover is another name for which falcon?   Kestrel

Can you name this bird?     Grey Wagtail

Which rare bird of the crow family is found on North Inishowen's coast?   Chough ( pronounced Chuff )

Which duck, famous for it's soft feathers, breeds on Inishtrahull island?   Eider ( it's down feathers are harvested from nests and used for eiderdown quilts in Scandinavia)

What bogland plant catches insects on it's sticky leaves?   Sundew

Can you name this bird?     Bullfinch

To which bird family does the Robin belong?   Thrushes

What is the colour of a female Blackbird?   Brown

Which of the swallow family makes a mud nest attached to houses?   House Martin

Which large bird of prey includes Rabbit in it's diet?   Buzzard

Name this woodland bird?     Treecreeper

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