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”
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”
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”
The Ultimate Bird Quiz Answers: Week 6
Here are the answers! There are 5,100 black grouse males in the UK. 2. There are 6.2 million Chaffinch pairs breeding in the UK. 3. There are 50-100 pairs of golden pheasants breeding in the UK 4. There are 38,00 pairs of grey wagtails breeding in the UK 5. There are 260,00 breeding pairs ofContinue reading “The Ultimate Bird Quiz Answers: Week 6”
The Ultimate Bird Quiz: Week 6
I’m running a bit late this week so bear with me. This week’s quiz is population themed. Can you estimate these UK bird populations? The black grouse has undergone prolonged declines in the UK. How many males are left? 2. The chaffinch is a common garden bird, but can you estimate how many breeding pairsContinue reading “The Ultimate Bird Quiz: Week 6”
The Ultimate Bird Quiz Answers: Week 5
And now, the answers you have all been waiting for!… Your answers could have been blackbird, song thrush, mistle thrush, redwing or fieldfare 2. The puffin is in the auk family 3. 48 pairs of cranes breed in the UK 4. The eurasian golden oriole does breed in the UK but it only does regularlyContinue reading “The Ultimate Bird Quiz Answers: Week 5”
The Ultimate Bird Quiz: Week 5
That time again! Here are the questions: Name 3 types of thrush 2. What bird family is the puffin in? 3. How many pairs of cranes breed in the UK? 4. Does the eurasian golden oriole breed in the UK? 5. What century was when the little owl was introduced to the UK 6. HowContinue reading “The Ultimate Bird Quiz: Week 5”
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