10 Quiz Questions on UK Birds

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The Western Capercaillie, Black, Red and Ptarmigan are the four British species of ... ?

Grouse
Geese
Divers
Albatross

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The Common Puffin is also know as the ... ?

Morning Puffin
Tuffin Puffin
Singing Puffin
Atlantic Puffin

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Although Swans generally pair for life, modern technology has indicated that divorces occur, and pairs separate more commonly that was thought. True or False ?

True
False

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Swan meat has been outlawed by royal decree since the reign of Ethelred of Wessex in 871 AD. True or False ?

True
False

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The most common bird (as measured by breeding pairs) in the UK is ... ?

Blue Tit
Wren
Pigeon
Willow warbler

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The Skylark is ... ?

of greatly varying size, from 5-30 centimeter
5 - 8 cenitmeters long
8 to 10 centimetres long
16 to 18 centimetres long

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The retina of a common Tawny / Brown Owl is significantly, perhaps 100 times, more sensitive than a human retina. True or False ?

True
False

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Birds of the order Passeriformes are also know as ... ?

Simple birds or Passives
Night birds or Flockers
Perching birds or songbirds
Life Maters or Honeymooners

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Of the 80 worldwide species of Wren the single resident breeding species in the UK is ... ?

The Snow Wren
The Winter Wren
The Wedge Wren
The Topside Wren

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The British Ornithologists Union considers there to be how many specied of bird in the UK ?

about 60
about 600
about 6000
about 60000


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