Bird Names (1 Viewer)

jay1964

Well-known member

• Jul 18, 2003

• #1

Here is a list of bird names that are no longer commonly used. How many of these birds can you identify? Some are easy and they are all on the British list.

1. Wood Pie
2. Curre Pie
3. Goatsucker
4. Land Rail
5. Sea Swallow
6. Windhover
7. Stone Falcon
8. Sea Pie
9. Summer Snipe
10. Sea Snipe
11. White Nun
12. Ember Goose
13. Sea Pheasant
14. Green Plover

 

Tannin

Common; sedentary.

• Jul 18, 2003

• #2

1.

Do I win a prize?

 

John N

Well-known member

• Jul 18, 2003

• #3

4=Corncrake
5== Arctic tern
6==Kestrel
14 Lapwing.
I think!!! B B Cheers John

 

jay1964

Well-known member

• Jul 18, 2003

• #4

John N
Yes, Yes, Yes and Yes

 

seb_seb

Well-known member

• Jul 18, 2003

• #5

goatsucker = nightjar?

 

Surreybirder

Ken Noble

• Jul 18, 2003

• #6

Sea pie = oystercatcher?
white nun = male smew
wood pie might be pied flycatcher?????

 

jay1964

Well-known member

• Jul 20, 2003

• #7

Correct anwsers so far

3. Goatsucker = Nightjar
4. Land Rail = Corncrake
5. Sea Swallow = Arctic Tern
6. Windhover = Kestrel
8. Sea Pie = Oystercatcher
11. White Nun = Smew
14. Green Plover = Lapwing

The following still to be identified

1. Wood Pie
2. Curre Pie
7. Stone Falcon
9. Summer Snipe
10. Sea Snipe
12. Ember Goose
13. Sea Pheasant

 

Michael Frankis

conehead

• Jul 20, 2003

• #8

1. (Eurasian) Jay
9. Common Sandpiper
12. Great Northern Diver

Some more . . .
15. Skemmie
16. Cuddy Duck
17. Cushat
18. Erne

Michael

 

Surreybirder

Ken Noble

• Jul 20, 2003

• #9

I believe that Erne is sea (white-tailed) eagle.
cuddy duck might be eider?

 

Michael Frankis

conehead

• Jul 20, 2003

• #10

Hi Surreybirder,
Yes, yes.

Erne, from old Norse Ørn, an eagle (originally any species, but fixed on White-tailed in Britain)

Cuddy Duck, from the familiar name for St. Cuthbert, who gave special protection to the Eiders on the Farne Islands in 676 AD

Michael

 

Last edited: Jul 20, 2003

Surreybirder

Ken Noble

• Jul 20, 2003

• #11

What a mine of information you are, Michael!

"stone falcon" and "summer snipe" are both easily found using Google... but I wouldn't want to spoil anyone's fun!!

 

Last edited: Jul 20, 2003

jay1964

Well-known member

• Jul 21, 2003

• #12

Micheal
Your right with these
9. Summer Snipe = Common Sandpiper
12. Ember Goose = Great Northern Diver

The remainder are as follows

1. Wood Pie = Greater Spotted Woodpecker
2. Curre Pie = Razorbill
7. Stone Falcon = Merlin
10. Sea Snipe = Dunlin
13. Sea Pheasant = Pintail

 

Michael Frankis

conehead

• Jul 21, 2003

• #13

Any takers for Skemmie and Cushat?

Michael

 

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Sonia

Well-known member

• Jul 21, 2003

• #14

Cushat - wood-pigeon?
Sonia

 

Michael Frankis

conehead

• Jul 21, 2003

• #15

Yep, Wood Pigeon. An old northern England & Scotland name.

There's a Cushat Law (= 'Wood Pigeon Hill') in the Cheviot Hills in Northumberland.

Michael

 

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Sonia

Well-known member

• Jul 21, 2003

• #16

Found it in a 1955 book "The Birds of the British Isles - Migration and Habits" by TA Coward. - Thought it might be in there, the spin-off from this is that I am going to read this book. From just glancing at it, it seems beautifully written, with hand-coloured plates and black and white photos of things like the 'eggs of flamingo, Carargue'. Shame I don't know more about the state of play re: bird habits and migration these days as I'm sure there will be lots of differences.

Thanks for the quiz.
Sonia

 

Surreybirder

Ken Noble

• Jul 21, 2003

• #17

Presumably 'sea pheasant' was so named because it was good to hunt (and eat)?

 

Michael Frankis

conehead

• Jul 21, 2003

• #18

No takers for Skemmie?

Maybe should be spelled Skemmy, I've never seen it written, only heard it talked about.

Clue: it is a somewhat contemptuous term for a common bird, and is a north-east England regional term.

Michael

 

Michael Frankis

conehead

• Jul 21, 2003

• #19

Surreybirder said:

Presumably 'sea pheasant' [Pintail] was so named because it was good to hunt (and eat)?

Click to expand...

More likely the long tail!

Michael

 

Michael Frankis

conehead

• Jul 22, 2003

• #20

No takers, I guess!

Skemmy, skemmie = street pigeon (feral Rock Dove)

Michael

PS away for a couple of days from now