Editing County Cork (section)

===Wildlife===
The [[hooded crow]], ''Corvus cornix'' is a common bird, particularly in areas nearer the coast. Due to this bird's ability to (rarely) prey upon small lambs, the gun clubs of County Cork have killed many of these birds in modern times.<ref>C. Michael Hogan. 2009. [http://www.globaltwitcher.com/artspec_information.asp?thingid=26307 ''Hooded Crow: Corvus cornix'', GlobalTwitcher.com, ed, N. Stromberg] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101126090957/http://www.globaltwitcher.com/artspec_information.asp?thingid=26307 |date=26 November 2010}}</ref> A collection of the marine [[algae]] was housed in the [[herbarium]] of the [[botany]] department of the University College Cork.<ref name="Cullinane 73">Cullinane, J.P., ''Phycology of the South Coast of Ireland''. University College Cork, 1973</ref> Parts of the South West coastline are hotspots for sightings of rare birds, with [[Cape Clear Island|Cape Clear]] being a prime location for bird watching.<ref name="CapeClearBirdwatching">{{cite web |title=Cape Clear Island: a birdwatching bonanza |url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/ireland/cape-clear-island/travel-tips-and-articles/cape-clear-island-a-birdwatching-bonanza/40625c8c-8a11-5710-a052-1479d2775e07 |website=Lonely Planet |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=18 November 2017 |archive-date=1 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040757/https://www.lonelyplanet.com/ireland/cape-clear-island/travel-tips-and-articles/cape-clear-island-a-birdwatching-bonanza/40625c8c-8a11-5710-a052-1479d2775e07 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="BirdWatchIrelandCapeClear">{{cite web |website=BirdWatch Ireland |title=Cape Clear Bird Observatory |url=https://www.birdwatchireland.ie/Birdwatching/CapeClearBirdObservatory/tabid/567/Default.aspx |access-date=18 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171119073221/https://birdwatchireland.ie/Birdwatching/CapeClearBirdObservatory/tabid/567/Default.aspx |archive-date=19 November 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The island is also home to one of only a few gannet colonies around Ireland and the UK. The coastline of Cork is sometimes associated with whale watching, with some sightings of fin whales, basking sharks, pilot whales, minke whales, and other species.<ref name="ITWildWaters">{{cite news |last1=Whooley |first1=Pádraig |title=Wild waters: the lesser-known life of whales and dolphins along the Irish coastline |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/sse-airtricity/wild-waters-the-lesser-known-life-of-whales-and-dolphins-along-the-irish-coastline-1.2981971 |access-date=18 November 2017 |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |archive-date=17 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117234838/https://www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/sse-airtricity/wild-waters-the-lesser-known-life-of-whales-and-dolphins-along-the-irish-coastline-1.2981971 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="WAWWhaleWatching">{{cite web |last1=Fáilte Ireland |title=Whale Watching & Dolphin Watching in Ireland |website=Wild Atlantic Way |url=https://www.wildatlanticway.com/stories/coastal-escape/whale-and-dolphin-watching-on-wild-atlantic-way |access-date=18 November 2017 |archive-date=16 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016014805/https://www.wildatlanticway.com/stories/coastal-escape/whale-and-dolphin-watching-on-wild-atlantic-way |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="IrelandsWildlifeWhales">{{cite web |last1=Jones |first1=Calvin |title=How to watch whales and dolphins – whalewatching tips and advice |url=https://www.irelandswildlife.com/how-to-whale-watch/ |website=Ireland's Wildlife |access-date=18 November 2017 |date=23 August 2016 |archive-date=16 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016070029/https://www.irelandswildlife.com/how-to-whale-watch/ |url-status=live}}</ref>