Was actually awake the other night, and not smoking anything either, but did come up with some changes I'd like to see implemented. Unfortunately (or fortunately) probably forgotten most of the now, but we'll see ... Anyway this thread fits in well with some taxonomic and name changes I was already contemplating.
For starters, I'd re-name the Buntings as Flags.
Hence -
Yellowhammer would become Yellow Flag.
Lapland Bunting would become Finnish Flag.
Snow Bunting would become the Chequered Flag.
Buzzards would become elevated to Eagles, and a new bird family for the existing eagles would have to be created, think the simplest way would be by prefixing the existing 'eagle' with another letter of the alphabet.
So, Common Buzzard I would like to rename as ' Worm-eating Eagle'.
Accurate, and should keep random visitors to the countryside happy - 'yes, you did indeed see an eagle'
Haven't gone through the lists properly yet, but Golden Beagle would replace Golden Eagle for starters.
