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Nature Quiz - British Birds - Garden Birds 05 - Rare (Questions)

This quiz contains the birds that occupy positions 41 to 50 in "The Big Garden Birdwatch" of 2011. The event is organized by the RSPB each spring and gets people all over the country reporting on the birds in their garden. Count yourself lucky if you see any of the following in your garden - they are rare visitors to our homes.

To read more about the individual birds go to British Garden Birds where you will find a wealth of information on a friendly website dedicated to helping garden birdwatchers.

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1. What is the name of this bird?
[ ] Common Starling
[ ] House Sparrow
[ ] Dunnock
[ ] Reed Bunting
2. What is the name of this bird?
[ ] Common Buzzard
[ ] Golden Eagle
[ ] Northern Goshawk
[ ] European Honey-buzzard
3. What is the name of this bird?
[ ] European Robin
[ ] Blackbird
[ ] Common Redstart
[ ] Mistle Thrush
4. What is the name of this bird?
[ ] Yellowhammer
[ ] Common Starling
[ ] Lapland Bunting
[ ] House Sparrow
5. What is the name of this bird?
[ ] Willow Tit
[ ] Great Spotted Woodpecker
[ ] Green Woodpecker
[ ] Marsh Tit
6. What is the name of this bird?
[ ] Ring Ouzel
[ ] Goldcrest
[ ] Common Pied Oystercatcher
[ ] Shore Lark
7. What is the name of this bird?
[ ] Feral Pigeon
[ ] Black Redstart
[ ] Northern Gannet
[ ] Bohemian Waxwing
8. What is the name of this bird?
[ ] Grey Wagtail
[ ] Barn Swallow
[ ] Pied Wagtail
[ ] Water Pipit
9. What is the name of this bird?
[ ] Eurasian Nuthatch
[ ] Grey Heron
[ ] Common Treecreeper
[ ] Northern Gannet
10. What is the name of this bird?
[ ] Blue Tit
[ ] Crested Tit
[ ] Long-tailed Tit
[ ] Marsh Tit
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Nature Quiz - British Birds - Garden Birds 05 - Rare (Answers)
1. What is the name of this bird?
[ ] Common Starling
[ ] House Sparrow
[ ] Dunnock
[x] Reed Bunting
2. What is the name of this bird?
[x] Common Buzzard
[ ] Golden Eagle
[ ] Northern Goshawk
[ ] European Honey-buzzard
3. What is the name of this bird?
[ ] European Robin
[ ] Blackbird
[ ] Common Redstart
[x] Mistle Thrush
4. What is the name of this bird?
[x] Yellowhammer
[ ] Common Starling
[ ] Lapland Bunting
[ ] House Sparrow
5. What is the name of this bird?
[ ] Willow Tit
[ ] Great Spotted Woodpecker
[x] Green Woodpecker
[ ] Marsh Tit
6. What is the name of this bird?
[ ] Ring Ouzel
[x] Goldcrest
[ ] Common Pied Oystercatcher
[ ] Shore Lark
7. What is the name of this bird?
[ ] Feral Pigeon
[ ] Black Redstart
[ ] Northern Gannet
[x] Bohemian Waxwing
8. What is the name of this bird?
[x] Grey Wagtail
[ ] Barn Swallow
[ ] Pied Wagtail
[ ] Water Pipit
9. What is the name of this bird?
[ ] Eurasian Nuthatch
[ ] Grey Heron
[x] Common Treecreeper
[ ] Northern Gannet
10. What is the name of this bird?
[ ] Blue Tit
[ ] Crested Tit
[ ] Long-tailed Tit
[x] Marsh Tit