Carrion Crow

Corvus corone

Common residents with 790,000 breeding pairs in Britain, generally rare in Ireland.

Also breeds in West & South Western Europe.

Adults are black with a green or purple sheen, much greener than the gloss of the Rook (Corvus frugilegus).

The bill, legs, and feet are also black.

Juveniles can be identified by their brownish plumage and blue eyes, both of which darken to black and brown as the crow grows older.

The call is a typical crroww crrooww.