Elizabeth Bigg
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Please don't post any answers before 12 noon (British Summer Time) on Sunday 18th July.
1. A group of young birds raised simultaneously by a pair of, or more, adults
2. American Ornithologist of Scottish descent, sometime Director of the Smithsonian Institute. Has a wader named for him
3. Winter visitor to the UK, close relative of the Chaffinch. Very occasional breeder
4. A ball of food, especially a bundle of insects caught by swallows to feed young
5. Island bird reserve off the coast of N. Wales, noted both for passage and for nesting pelagics
6. One of the most widespread birds in the World, a (usually) nocturnal predator. Monotypic but with approx 25 races, of which the one native to the UK is the Nominate
7. Territorial display by male Mute Swan
8. The call of the Bittern
9. Passage migrant in the UK. Close relative to the Robin and comes in red-spotted and white-spotted varieties. Has bred (once) in Scotland
10. This organisation is responsible for the British List and no new birds can be added without its approval
11. The Meropidae, some of Nature's jewels
12 A branch of the feather stem, or a constituent unit of the feather vane
13. Alternative name for the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
14. Second Secretary to the Admiralty for over 40 years, this man has not only a Duck named for him but also several Arctic and Antarctic geographical features
15. With facial markings that resemble spectacles
16. The Greyhen's mate
17. Folk name for the Red-backed Shrike, from its habit of impaling prey on thorns to form a 'larder';
18 Small American Duck, close relative of the Goldeneyes. Accidental in the UK with less than 10 accepted records since 1830. On every twitcher's wish-list but beware escapees!
19. This RSPB reserve is home to the England's only mainland breeding colony of Gannets
20. A pair of mandibles
21. There are 17 species of these, endemic to Oz and New Guinea. Noted for their large ornate ground nests, some species even paint them
22 Form of distraction display by ground-nesting birds to draw predators away from nest or flightless young
23. A Northumberland farmer's son. probably the most famous bird illustrator of all time. A wood engraver who produced the first comprehensive illustrated books of British Birds. Has a swan named for him
24. Rustic, Painted, Ortolan, and Indigo are all species of this widespread and often colourful family
25. An area on the underside of an incubating bird where the feathers are shed, leaving a bald patch to facilitat heat transfer from the bird to it's eggs.
Please don't post any answers before 12 noon (British Summer Time) on Sunday 18th July.
1. A group of young birds raised simultaneously by a pair of, or more, adults
2. American Ornithologist of Scottish descent, sometime Director of the Smithsonian Institute. Has a wader named for him
3. Winter visitor to the UK, close relative of the Chaffinch. Very occasional breeder
4. A ball of food, especially a bundle of insects caught by swallows to feed young
5. Island bird reserve off the coast of N. Wales, noted both for passage and for nesting pelagics
6. One of the most widespread birds in the World, a (usually) nocturnal predator. Monotypic but with approx 25 races, of which the one native to the UK is the Nominate
7. Territorial display by male Mute Swan
8. The call of the Bittern
9. Passage migrant in the UK. Close relative to the Robin and comes in red-spotted and white-spotted varieties. Has bred (once) in Scotland
10. This organisation is responsible for the British List and no new birds can be added without its approval
11. The Meropidae, some of Nature's jewels
12 A branch of the feather stem, or a constituent unit of the feather vane
13. Alternative name for the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
14. Second Secretary to the Admiralty for over 40 years, this man has not only a Duck named for him but also several Arctic and Antarctic geographical features
15. With facial markings that resemble spectacles
16. The Greyhen's mate
17. Folk name for the Red-backed Shrike, from its habit of impaling prey on thorns to form a 'larder';
18 Small American Duck, close relative of the Goldeneyes. Accidental in the UK with less than 10 accepted records since 1830. On every twitcher's wish-list but beware escapees!
19. This RSPB reserve is home to the England's only mainland breeding colony of Gannets
20. A pair of mandibles
21. There are 17 species of these, endemic to Oz and New Guinea. Noted for their large ornate ground nests, some species even paint them
22 Form of distraction display by ground-nesting birds to draw predators away from nest or flightless young
23. A Northumberland farmer's son. probably the most famous bird illustrator of all time. A wood engraver who produced the first comprehensive illustrated books of British Birds. Has a swan named for him
24. Rustic, Painted, Ortolan, and Indigo are all species of this widespread and often colourful family
25. An area on the underside of an incubating bird where the feathers are shed, leaving a bald patch to facilitat heat transfer from the bird to it's eggs.
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