Carrion Crow, (Corvus corone)
Family: Corvidae.
Length: 44 to 51cm. Wingspan: 93 to 104cm. Weight: 540 to 600g
Can live up to 10 years, on average a crow lives for 5 years
Seen: All year round in the United Kingdom, although absent from the north-west of Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man.

Widespread Mainly over western Europe, down to Southern Europe and as far as, southern Spain. Also widespread over most parts of America, down as far south as Florida.
Nesting starts in March till July. 1 brood from 4 to 6 eggs.
Nesting is solitary unlike rooks, where you may see several nests in one tree. Also crows nests are less shallow that the Rooks. Nesting material mainly consists of large sticks and various litter wedged in the branches of trees and tall dense bushes.
Feeding: Being mainly scavengers by taking food from the ground their diet is various to say the least. Consisting of road kill, most amphibians, snakes, mice, all sorts of invertebrates, grain, various scraps including human fast-food; will take the opportunity in raiding other nests for eggs and young birds. In the winter months can be seen in large flocks feeding on farmlands, especially on fields spread with manure.
Habitat: Extremely various, Farmland, parks, urban gardens and streets, woodlands, grasslands meadows, town centres, wetlands and coastal regions.
The crow is a very intelligent bird and they have the largest brain of all birds except for parrots. They are credited for using basic tools to get at, out of reach food, they have also been observed placing hard nuts in the road for cars to crush them open.
They also have an excellent memory in finding food that they had hidden in different locations, saved, to eat later.
There distinctive call of “caw caw” is very recognisable but also have various other voices to distinguish their behaviour towards certain threats and opportunities.
They are known to breed with their “cousin” the “Hooded Crow” and hybrids occur where their ranges clash.
A group of crows is called a “murder”!