Cody Dock bird's sounds quiz

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European Robin

House Sparrow

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Great Tit

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European Robin

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The UK's favorite bird - with its bright red breast it is familiar throughout the year and especially at Christmas! Males and females look identical, and young birds have no red breast and are spotted with golden brown. Robins sing nearly all year round and despite their cute appearance, they are aggressively territorial and are quick to drive away intruders. They will sing at night next to street lights.

Grey Wagtail

Kingfisher

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Redshank

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There has been a significant decline in Redshank numbers in many areas of the UK. On farmland, the main reasons for this reduction have been the drainage, re-seeding and fertilizing of grassland. Key points

• Extensively graze wet grasslands to provide a mosaic of tall and short vegetation.
• Provide standing water into May and June as insect-rich feeding areas for chicks.

Blue Tit

Greenfinch

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Goldfinch

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Goldfinch

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The goldfinch is a highly coloured finch with a bright red face and yellow wing patch. Sociable, often breeding in loose colonies, they have a delightful liquid twittering song and call. Their long fine beaks allow them to extract otherwise inaccessible seeds from thistles and teasels. Increasingly they are visiting bird tables and feeders. In winter many UK goldfinches migrate as far south as Spain.

Collared Dove

Song Thrush

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Blackbird

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Song Thrush

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The UK song thrush population fell by 59% between 1970 and 1998*. Loss of food-rich habitats, particularly in the summer, is thought to be the main cause of the decline on farmland. *Data source: British Trust for Ornithology

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