Post by Old Dragon (Al) on Feb 15, 2009 1:08:33 GMT 1
This is to win a mystery prize for the rescue chosen by whoever can identify and post all correct answers in the thread below first. All birds are either native to Britain or seasonal visitors.
1. This bird is mainly nocturnal. They sometimes raise two clutches of young each year, laying between 4 and 7 eggs, which are incubated for between 27 and 34 days.
2. The male of this bird has a pink breast and cheeks, blue-grey crown and nape, and chestnut brown back. In summer, its bill is grey-blue, turning to pale brown in the winter.
3. This bird is a large thrush - just a little smaller than the Mistle Thrush - with very bold plumage. They are winter visitors from Scandinavia.
4. The male of this bird has black-spotted chestnut brown upperparts, and a blue-grey head and tail. The tail has a single black bar at the tip. Underneath, the breast and belly are buff coloured with black spots.
5. The male and females of this bird are alike: slim with grey-brown upperparts, whitish underparts with dark streaks on the crown, breast and throat. The bill and legs are both black. They feed on flying insects, such as bees and butterflies, but also berries in the autumn.
6. Freshwater fish are the main part of this bird's diet, but they will also take aquatic insects and more rarely crustaceans, molluscs and small amphibians.
7. The song of this bird, which is heard mainly at dawn and dusk, is unmistakable and is most easily remembered by the phrase "wet my lips".
8. This bird has a long pointed bill and short tail and, unlike woodpeckers and the treecreeper, it climbs up, down and around the tree trunk and branches using its powerful toes.
9. In the winter, this bird has white speckles above and below. The sexes are alike though the male has fewer speckles on the rump and wings. The bill is dark grey-brown during the winter.
10. These birds nest in colonies, burrowing into banks, quarries and cliffs, and usually near water. Both sexes construct the nest burrow and line the nest chamber with plant material and feathers.
Good luck.
1. This bird is mainly nocturnal. They sometimes raise two clutches of young each year, laying between 4 and 7 eggs, which are incubated for between 27 and 34 days.
2. The male of this bird has a pink breast and cheeks, blue-grey crown and nape, and chestnut brown back. In summer, its bill is grey-blue, turning to pale brown in the winter.
3. This bird is a large thrush - just a little smaller than the Mistle Thrush - with very bold plumage. They are winter visitors from Scandinavia.
4. The male of this bird has black-spotted chestnut brown upperparts, and a blue-grey head and tail. The tail has a single black bar at the tip. Underneath, the breast and belly are buff coloured with black spots.
5. The male and females of this bird are alike: slim with grey-brown upperparts, whitish underparts with dark streaks on the crown, breast and throat. The bill and legs are both black. They feed on flying insects, such as bees and butterflies, but also berries in the autumn.
6. Freshwater fish are the main part of this bird's diet, but they will also take aquatic insects and more rarely crustaceans, molluscs and small amphibians.
7. The song of this bird, which is heard mainly at dawn and dusk, is unmistakable and is most easily remembered by the phrase "wet my lips".
8. This bird has a long pointed bill and short tail and, unlike woodpeckers and the treecreeper, it climbs up, down and around the tree trunk and branches using its powerful toes.
9. In the winter, this bird has white speckles above and below. The sexes are alike though the male has fewer speckles on the rump and wings. The bill is dark grey-brown during the winter.
10. These birds nest in colonies, burrowing into banks, quarries and cliffs, and usually near water. Both sexes construct the nest burrow and line the nest chamber with plant material and feathers.
Good luck.