Name a bird for each letter of the alphabet- (4 Viewers)

[Bewick]

1. Whatever bird has been chosen for A will decide what category each subsequent bird must be in for the game to continue.
2. Scientific names can be used and their regional names can also be used.
3. A bird cannot be repeated for more than one letter.
4. The first game will only allow birds that are found in Europe and the US. Subsequent rounds follow whatever category goven with the bird under A.
5. No googling, your answer must come from you.
6. If no bird can be applied for a letter then two birds must be listed for the next letter.

 

[Bewick]

A- Aquatic warbler

(Each subsequent bird must be a passerine)

 

[Frank van Drogen]

B - Bluethroat

 

[Lisa W]

C. Chestnut-sided Warbler

 

[Prestdj]

D. dark-eyed junco

 

[Bewick]

Egyptian Goose

Wrong order

 

[delia todd]

Wrong order

B,C,D and I played E .... bit lost

 

[Bewick]

B,C,D and I played E .... bit lost

No order as in the taxonomic term.

 

[delia todd]

Huh!!! After searching and searching to find out what you meant finally spotted your comment in post 2 (you'll have to make some mention of that in post 1 methinks.

Anyway....

Eurasian Treecreeper

 

[MattG]

Firecrest

 

[tonyfenn]

Goldcrest

 

[dantheman]

Huh!!! After searching and searching to find out what you meant finally spotted your comment in post 2 (you'll have to make some mention of that in post 1 methinks.

Anyway....

Eurasian Treecreeper

That's just an unfortunate double meaning of the word 'Order' (and was mentioned in Post #1 Rule 1) ;-)


(I thought Treecreepers may be near-passerines, but turns out not).

@Bewick - is this restricted to eg N Hemisphere birds (in this round?) as it could get a bit silly/long if not?

 

[dantheman]

H - Hutton's Vireo

 

[delia todd]

@Bewick - is this restricted to eg N Hemisphere birds (in this round?) as it could get a bit silly/long if not?

Oh no!! I wouldn't be able to play my Oz birds. LOL

I'd soon be out <sob sob>

 

[Bewick]

Oh no!! I wouldn't be able to play my Oz birds. LOL

I'd soon be out <sob sob>

It’s not- the game is restricted to 26 letters anyway.

 

[dantheman]

Oh no!! I wouldn't be able to play my Oz birds. LOL

I'd soon be out <sob sob>

Ha ...

(But if you did you might be on your own ... ;-) )

As it is, I expect it would be wrong to change the rules halfway (well, one three thousandth?) of the way through. (But I do prefer the idea of doing one country or so at a time to make it manageable/less interminable)

Another version of this (with more unpredictability), is the next bird name has to start with the last letter of the word just played ... so after Aquatic WarbleR we have to start with an R ... although the R's run out pretty soon that way ;-) But just start a new game).


Oh and Rule 4 should be no googling to find bird names...

 

[dantheman]

It’s not- the game is restricted to 26 letters anyway.

You mean you don't start again with A for the second round?

 

[Bewick]

You mean you don't start again with A for the second round?

You do but the person who finishes the last game starts the new game- the bird they decide on will dictate what order everyone must use for that game. Though honestly I’m fine for rule changes to spice up the game.

 

[Bewick]

Honestly let’s restrict the game to Europe and the US for this first game. So any bird found in Europe or the US is acceptable in this current game. I’ll edit the rules.

 

[dantheman]

You do but the person who finishes the last game starts the new game- the bird they decide on will dictate what order everyone must use for that game. Though honestly I’m fine for rule changes to spice up the game.

Maybe it might

I expect it could be whatever rules get chosen ... my error in assuming it was the way played in the past . We used to play car journeys going through the alphabet as many times as we could (and skipping if nothing could be found) for british birds, fruit and veg, car makes and models etc etc

Fair enough - I was dreading this turning into a list of 'birds seen' and xxxx number of obscure species.


Your way sounds like it will work ;-)