The Arctic skua is on the red list for conservation The black tern is on the green list for conservation The common redpoll is on the amber list for conservation The corncrake is on the red list for conservation The garden warbler is on the green list for conservation Did you get 100%?
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The Ultimate Bird Quiz: Week 9
Again, I am running a bit late but they are still coming out. Here are the questions What conservation list is the arctic skua on in the UK? 2. What conservation list is the black tern on in the UK? 3. What conservation list is the common redpoll on in the UK? 4. What conservationContinue reading “The Ultimate Bird Quiz: Week 9”
The Ultimate Bird Quiz Answers: Week 8
Sorry they are a bit late, but here they are anyway: The last time a red breasted goose was sighted in Devon was at Bowling Green Marsh 2. Britain’s rarest harrier is the pallid harrier, only recorded around 5-10 times. 3. Cretzschmar’s bunting is rarer in the UK than the ortolan bunting. 4. Britain’s mostContinue reading “The Ultimate Bird Quiz Answers: Week 8”
Short Stories: The Laughing Woodpeckers
I was in the kitchen, reading a book when suddenly, I heard a familiar call. A call that sounded like laughing. I rushed to the kitchen window and looked up into the ash tree. I could then pinpoint the origin of the sound. An adult green woodpecker. It was hopping up the branches of theContinue reading “Short Stories: The Laughing Woodpeckers”
The Ultimate Bird Quiz: Week 8
This time, the Quiz is themed with rarities. Here are the questions: What was the site where a red breasted goose was sighted last in Devon so far? 2. What is Britain’s rarest harrier? 3. Which of these buntings is rarer in the UK, Ortolan or cretzschmar’s? 4. What is the UK’s most localised titContinue reading “The Ultimate Bird Quiz: Week 8”
Bird Spotlights: The Gannet
Plumage The adult gannet has a yellow head, a white back and a white front. The juvenile is nearly the same except it has a speckled brown plumage. Diet Gannets will only eat fish. They are famous for the way they catch them though. They fly as high as they can, and then fold theirContinue reading “Bird Spotlights: The Gannet”
The Sight Of Seabirds
We parked the car. It was really early in the morning. We were at Berry Head national nature reserve looking for some new birds. For those who have not heard of this place, it is a place of historic value. One side looks out into Torbay and the other looks out into the english channelContinue reading “The Sight Of Seabirds”
The Ultimate Bird Quiz Answers: Week 7
Here are the answers… 1. The arctic tern only breeds on Anglesey in Wales 2. The wood warbler is most widespread in Wales 3. The ruddy turnstone overwinters in the UK 4. The UK’s only leach’s petrel colony is on St Kilda 5. Your answer could have been Hampshire, Kent, Suffolk, Norfolk, Northumberland or AngleseyContinue reading “The Ultimate Bird Quiz Answers: Week 7”
The Ultimate Bird Quiz: Week 7
This time, the quiz is distribution themed! Here are the questions: What is the one county in Wales that the arctic tern breeds in? 2. In which country in the UK is the wood warbler most widespread? 3. Does the ruddy turnstone breed or overwinter in the UK? 4. Where is the UK’s only leach’sContinue reading “The Ultimate Bird Quiz: Week 7”
Pipit Of The Rocks
We parked the car. We were at Beer Head with some of my parent’s friends for a picnic and if I was lucky, see some new birds. We walked along the top of the headland, rain crashing down on the cliffs. We sheltered in some trees and waited for it all to blow over. WhenContinue reading “Pipit Of The Rocks”
The Bovey Birder 