Bird school
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• Bohemian waxwing
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• Great tit
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• Jackdaw
• Linnet
• Long-tailed tit
• Lesser whitethroat
• Lesser spotted woodpecker
• Marsh tit
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• Rook
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• Starling
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• Yellowhammer
• Winter wren
• Willow
• Tree sparrow
• Wood pigeon
• White wagtail
• Willow tit
• Whitethroat
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The jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
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| Length: |
34 cm |
| Breeding: |
April - May |
| Maximum age: |
19 years |
| Eggs and clutches: |
Incubation 17 - 18 days. 4 - 7 eggs. |
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Did you know?
Jackdaws partner up in their first spring as adult birds and stay faithful to each other all their lives. The couples often sit very close to each other as if they were constantly newly in love. Before each night’s rest the jackdaws gather together with their allies, the rooks, in large, loud flocks around churches or in high trees. Right before the darkness settles the entire flock of several hundred birds takes off at the same time with their accommodation for the night in sight.
Appearance
Males and females look the same. The jackdaw has a blue-black colour on the top of its head, its back is black, it is dark grey underneath and the wings and tail are glistening black. The young bird has a brown iris which turns blue as it becomes an adult.
Similar bird
Distinguishable from the larger and completely black rook because of its grey neck and white iris. Loves chimneys.
Sounds and song
Bouncing and melodic, many different pitches.
Food and bird tables
Will frequent the bird table from time to time.
The jackdaw will eat most anything and searches fields, dumps and wastepaper baskets for food. Will visit a bird table now and then and is a frequent visitor in gardens in the late summer when it will feed on fruits and berries.
The nest and hollows
Jackdaws like to breed in large colonies. They live in nesting boxes or hollow trees, but also in hollows it finds in buildings or in chimneys.
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You can find birds here during the following seasons:
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During migration |
All year round |
Winter |
Summer |
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