Bit of a fun quiz on the Countryfile website should anyone want to have a go!
http://www.countryfile.com/countryside/quiz-test-your-knowledge-british-birds
aiki said:If we ever adopt some kind of standardised bird name system, the Chiffchaff would probably be renamed the 'Chiffchaff Warbler'. And the Blackbird would be the 'Black Thrush', the Siskin the 'Siskin Finch' etc :)
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.
I surprised myself and got them all correct. I wouldn't have done if aiki hadn't warned not to put the hyphen in the BHG.
I think it's a bit sloppy of Countryfile to make these sort of mistakes.
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Yes, thanks for the BHG warning :-)
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