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

[dantheman]

E - Eurasian ... erm .... hmmm ...


Bother, there should be something. Probably should have learnt them. As you were ...

 

[Julian Thomas]

E- Eider. Barely annual in Somerset, and often only briefly on seawatches, despite being much commoner elsewhere.

 

[kennethwfd]

Fieldfare on the basis of while it may be common during the winter, only a few confirmed instances of breeding in Northern England and Scotland

 

[Birdy1]

Great Egret - an irregular winter visitor in our area

 

[Bewick]

H- Hawfinch

Bramfield has a handful every winter, failed to see them on my two attempts.

 

[kennethwfd]

Iceland gull has been recorded at my local patch - Pennington Marshes - as a winter visitor. Yet to see one myself

 

[WACCOE]

J- Jay seen only twice in my garden in just over 30 Years.

 

[dantheman]

K - Knot - one of the more unusual passage/wintering waders down in Cornwall (unlike elsewhere in the county where you can get flocks of 1000s)

 

[WACCOE]

L-Lapwing again seen a few times flying over the house and garden although it has been many years since I've seen any,sign of the times.

 

[Bewick]

M- Montagu’s harriers

I once volunteered at a reserve and was told about some possibly breeding at the reserve. About as specific as I can get.

 

[dantheman]

N - Nightjar

As in many parts of the UK presumably, an uncommon breeder, although with known sites in my county.

 

[kennethwfd]

The Poole Harbour Osprey project

 

[Bewick]

P- Pink-footed goose

Rare bird in Hertfordshire, one is currently wintering at Tring.

 

[kennethwfd]

Like the fieldfare Redwings also migrate south

 

[dantheman]

Since no-one else has posted it ...

Q - Quail. Think that is self-explanatory ... former breeder and rare passage migrant at least.

 

[Bewick]

Since no-one else has posted it ...

Q - Quail. Think that is self-explanatory ... former breeder and rare passage migrant at least.

Thought that but seems a bit early for them.

 

[Bewick]

Thought that but seems a bit early for them.

Oops... this reply was for another thread.

 

[Bewick]

R- Red necked grebe

Occasionally have them wintering on KGV reservoir.

 

[Birdy1]

S - Smew

Fairly regular winter visitor - although becoming more scarce

 

[kennethwfd]

Tufted duck, which like the Iceland Gull, do turn up in my local patch overwinter. yet to see one on the marshes