G. Smith writes:
> <things about birding in Ireland>

Well, this is very good, but where are the latine names ? :-)

OK, as I am a good guy (?), I will translate for Stuart :-)

> Grey Heron : _Ardea cinerea_

> Sparrow Hawk : _Accipiter nisus_

> Pheasant : _Phasianus colchicus_

> Moor Hen : _Gallinula chloropus_

> Black-Headed Gull : _Larus ridibundus_

> Rock Dove : _Columba livia_

> Wood Pidgeon : _Columba oenas_ I guess
unless it is _Columba palumbus_ ?

> Collard Dove : _Streptopelia decaocto_

> Swallow Do you mean Barn Swallow ?
: _Hirundo rustica_

> Grey Wagtail : _Motacilla alba alba_

> Pied Wagtail : _Motacilla alba yarrellii_ ??

> Wren : _Troglodytes troglodytes_

> Robin : _Erithacus rubecula_

> Blackbird : _Turdus merula_

> Songthrush : _Turdus philomelus_
Very nice song (as stated in the name)

> Mustle Thrush (sp) I guess that is Mistle Thrush
: _Turdus viscivorus_
Very nice song too, a little like Eastern Bluebird _Sialia sialis_

> Willow Warbler : _Phylloscopus trochilus_
Hmm, I think I'm gonna stop talking about songs, for I tend to
find that they *all* have nice songs :-)

> Tree Creeper : _Certhia familiaris_

> Magpie : _Pica pica_
This one doesn't really sound like the one we see here
(I guess some splitters will try to make another species from the
North American one after this message :-)

> Jackdaw : _Corvus monedula_

> Rook : _Corvus frugilegus_

> Starling : _Sturnus vulgaris_
All of you probably know this guy :-)

> Catfinch (sp) You probably mean Chaffinch
: _Fringilla coelebs_

> Goldfinch : _Carduelis carduelis_

> Puffins (I saw these on the Cliffs of Maher near Galway)
: _Fratercula arctica_

> Coal tit : _Parus ater_ ??

> Blue tit : _Parus caeruleus_

No Great Tit _Parus major_ ? I am quite surprised.

Ahhhhhhhhh, I feel better now...

Sounds like a little fresh air from Europe.

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