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Mystery Bird Quiz
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We do not always see our birds in the best lighting conditions. With this in mind we have some silhouettes for you this month. Number three may be a bit tricky as it is not a British species.
Bird 1
Bird 2
Bird 3
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Answers to our previous Quiz
From Top: Twite: The male can be identified in flight by its pink rump and notched tail. In winter Twites can sometimes be found in Southend mixing with other finches so it is always a good idea to check out any flocks of Goldfinch or Greenfinch that you see. It can usually be found feeding on stubble fields and salt marsh. Corn Bunting: Corn Buntings often feed around farm buildings in winter along with House Sparrows. The Corn Bunting is the largest of British buntings. A regular winter spot to find these birds is towards dusk sitting on the wires alongside the M.O.D. road at The Fleet in Wakering. In the past, flocks have reached the 100+ level. The Corn Bunting is yet another or our farmland birds that is in rapid decline. The distinctive song of the Corn Bunting has been likened to small change being rattled around in the pocket. Tree Pipit: The Tree Pipit can be seen occasionally on passage in the area as the bird flies to it's wintering grounds in Central Africa. At breeding, the Tree Pipit can be readily identified by its song flight. It flutters up steeply from high in a tree and just before descending starts to deliver its song: a loud far reaching phrase of a few repeated notes which end in a shrill 'zeea-zeea-zeea'. ? First correct answer: Jim Cockram UKBN. |
       
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