Crows

(Red-billed) Chough Cág Cosdearg  (Rua-ghobach) Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

Locally common resident breeding species on the coast, with a bias in distribution towards the south west.

Global Distribution: Europe, north Africa and Asia.

 

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(Eurasian) Magpie Snag Breac (Eoráiseach) Pica pica

Common resident breeding species.

Global Distribution: Europe, north Africa and Asia.

 

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(Eurasian) Jay Scréachóg (Eoráiseach) Garrulus glandarius

Widespread though generally uncommon resident. Appears to be increasing in numbers and distribution in recent decades.

Global Distribution: Distributed widely across Europe and into Morocco and Algeria, its’ range continues east into the Urals and northern Middle East, through
Azerbaijan and Mongolia into China, Korea and Japan. (Source: BirdLife International).

 

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(Eurasian) Jackdaw Cág (Eoráiseach)  Corvus monedula spermologus

Common resident breeding species.

Eastern Jackdaw Corvus m. monedula/soemmerringii

Rare vagrant.

Five records of this distinctive subspecies, all between 2000 and 2005.

Probably under recorded.

Global Distribution: Europe, north Africa and Asia.

 

 

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Rook Rúcach Corvus frugilegus

Common resident breeding species in the county.

Global Distribution: Europe and Asia.

 

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Carrion Crow Caróg Dhubh Corvus corone

Occasional passage migrant. Recorded in all month a with most in September and October.

Probably under recorded.

Global Distribution: Europe and Asia.

Hooded Crow Caróg  Corvus cornix

Common and widespread resident breeding species.

Global Distribution: Europe, Africa and Asia.

 

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(Common) Raven Fiach Dubh (Coitianta) Corvus corax

Generally uncommon resident at both coastal and inland sites, most numerous in the south-west.

Appears to be increasing in numbers in recent decades.

Global Distribution: Europe, Africa, Asia, North America, Greenland and Iceland.

 

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ESCAPED AND DELIBERATELY INTRODUCED SPECIES

House Crow Caróg Tí Corvus splendens

One record of this IRBC Category D species up to the end of 2020.

Cobh, an adult, 5th September 2010 and on and off into 2012.

This bird most likely hitched a ride on a ship from the Netherlands, where they breed in small numbers.

Global Distribution: It is native to the Indian sub-continent and introduced in parts of eastern Africa and most likely came to Europe by accident as a stowaway on a ship.
It has since established itself as a breeding species in the Netherlands.