Nature at Corkagh: Birds

Throughout the year the melodious song of our native birds echo across Corkagh.  Some of these birds will be familiar as regular visitors to nearby gardens but we have other species that are rarely seen in urban settings. 
Until recently Corkagh was located on the very edge of the city.  A stones throw away were fields and a little further the woodland and forests of the Dublin mountains.  Of course now as the city expands with both housing and industrial complexes the countryside moves further away but green corridors still exist which allow birds to move freely back and forth and so we still have a park which is full of biodiversity. 
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Here are some of the birds you can expect to find at Corkagh together with images I have captured over recent years.

Before I go on I have to acknowledge a wonderful app which listens to the bird songs around you and identifies the species.  Without it I would never have been able to identify some of Corkaghs birds.  Free and Highly recommended. 

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Blackbird


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Robin



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House Sparrow


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The Dunnock (Hedge Sparrow)


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The Wren


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Collared Dove


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Woodpigeon

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Blue Tit


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Great Tit


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Long Tailed Tit


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Coal Tit


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Bullfinch


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Chaffinch


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Goldfinch


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The Siskin


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The Greenfinch


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The Redpoll


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The Blackcap


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The Chiffchaff


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The Willow Warbler


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The Goldcrest

Goldcrest in a tree

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The Reed Bunting


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The Treecreeper


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Pied Wagtail


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Grey Wagtail


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The Kingfisher


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The Song Thrush and the Mistle Thrush

Song Thrush

Mistle Thrush

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Swallows and House / Sand Martins



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Buzzards



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Birds of the Lakes and Wetlands
Since the lakes were created in 2001 the park has welcomed many new species of Ducks and Water birds.

Tufted Ducks
Click for info and photos of Tufted Ducks


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Teal Ducks

Click for info and photos of Teal Ducks


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Mallard Duck
Click for info and photos of Mallards


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Black-tailed Godwit


I first saw this wading bird at Corkagh in August 2022 when water levels at the Blue Bridge were very low.  It is normally a bird of estuaries and marshes.  The Godwit normally breeds in Iceland and over winters here in Ireland so it was unusual to see it in Autumn?

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