Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Mainly a town bird, swarming in huge numbers to roost sites at dusk. A prime example of this phenomenon is found at Leicester Square in London.
2. An utterly beautiful sight to watch in the air, this bird's legs have become very weak due to lack of use.
3. Which thrush is named after the bird's preferred eating habits?
4. This bird was voted way back in 1961 as the International Council of Bird Preservation's choice for Britain's national bird.
5. Which owl could be fairly described as looking ghostly?
6. If you see a bird hovering high in the air that appears to be about a foot long, what is it?
7. Which bird was a popular Victorian pet due to a twittering call?
8. Aquila chrysaetos: for which bird of prey is this the Latin name?
9. Which of these waders is the largest?
10. Which bird flies upside down during the mating display?
11. Which bird of prey had a few breeding pairs re-introduced along the A40 at Lewknor in the late 1990s?
12. Which of the woodpeckers is sometimes known as the 'Yaffle'?
13. Which is the most colourful member of the crow family?
14. The Grey Heron is the only species of Heron that breeds in the British Isles.
15. Which brown bird which feeds on the edges of pools is sometimes known as the heather bleater?
16. If I were to see a sudden streak of emerald green and sapphire by a river, what bird would I have just seen?
17. Which of the wagtails have yellow feathers?
18. The largest breeding colonies of gannets in the world are found in the UK.
19. Which bird is easily identified by a scarecrow pose when it dries itself after diving?
20. During the reign of James II, 1000 pounds was paid for a pair of these birds, (a huge amount of money at the time).
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