Saxicola

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Saxicola - Old World chats

bird genus - a genus of birds

family Turdidae, Turdidae - thrushes; in some classifications considered a subfamily (Turdinae) of the family Muscicapidae

Old World chat, chat - songbirds having a chattering call

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A number of species including the Meadow pipit, Stone Chat and Linnet had breeding grounds among the hundreds of acres of wild gorse which caught fire in Co Donegal.

Wildfires wiped out thousands of endangered birds

For twitchers, wildlife enthusiasts and photographers, the local countryside has a varied wild bird population with stone chat, curlews, green woodpeckers, king-fishers and dippers.

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As the gentle swell made the sea nudge the cliffs, it was easy to become mesmerised by the unremitting sunshine, larks, seagulls, whitethroat and stone chat swooping and criss-crossing in front of us, jet-trails being thrown like giant spears in the heavens, the scene becoming hazy as the day warmed up.