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The vivid green and yellow plumage on adult birds tends to fade in winter. Can you identify it?

British Birds - Garden Birds 02 - Fairly Common

This quiz contains the birds that occupy positions 11 to 20 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. Can you tell the difference between a Crow and a Jackdaw? Find out below! Don't forget to click the pictures to appreciate the true brilliance of the bird's plumage.

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.

1 .

What is the name of this bird?

Photograph courtesy of Alexander Gamauf

Feral Pigeon

Great Bittern

Rough-legged Buzzard

Northern Gannet

Group: Pigeons and Doves
Binomial: Columba livia
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae
Status: Resident, Most Birds Are Of Feral Origin
A familiar site in towns and cities, pecking at scraps of food
Descended from the Rock Dove but breeding with other types of pigeon and dove has resulted in great diversity

2 .

What is the name of this bird?

Photograph courtesy of M Prinke

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Carrion Crow

Jackdaw

European Magpie

Group: Crows and allies
Binomial: Corvus monedula
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Corvidae
Status: Resident Breeding Species
The smallest member of the Crow family
In flight it has faster wing beats than Rooks and Carrion Crows
Loves shiny objects and is prone to stealing jewels and rings left unattended outside

3 .

What is the name of this bird?

Photograph courtesy of Leemu Lehtinen

European Magpie

Common Cuckoo

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Hooded Crow

Group: Crows and allies
Binomial: Pica pica
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Corvidae
Status: Resident Breeding Species
From a distance looks jet black and gleaming white but closer up the black plumage radiates many different colours
Sometimes gather together in groups known as "Parliaments"
Sometimes eats the eggs of other birds

4 .

What is the name of this bird?

Photograph courtesy of BS Thurner Hof

European Magpie

Eurasian Jay

Carrion Crow

Common Cuckoo

Group: Crows and allies
Binomial: Corvus corone
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Corvidae
Status: Resident Breeding Species
Larger than a Jackdaw but smaller than a Raven
Look for feathers around the base of its beak to distinguish it from a Rook
Remember "If you see more than two Crows together they are Rooks"!

5 .

What is the name of this bird?

Photograph courtesy of Smalljim

Dunnock

Snow Bunting

Lapland Bunting

Common Starling

Group: Accentors
Binomial: Prunella modularis
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Prunellidae
Status: Resident Breeding Species
Also known as Hedge Sparrow
Intricate light and dark brown markings
Adults have some grey on their heads but this is absent in young birds
Its movements are altogether more agitated than house sparrows

6 .

What is the name of this bird?

Photograph courtesy of Martien Brand

Little Egret

Wren

Common Kingfisher

Sooty Shearwater

Group: Wren
Binomial: Troglodytes troglodytes
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Troglodytidae
Status: Resident Breeding Species
Tiny birds that weigh about the same as a £1.00 coin
Forever twitching and moving around
Tail sticks out from the body at an oddly twisted angle
Very loud voice for such a small bird

7 .

What is the name of this bird?

Photograph courtesy of Tom Tarrant (Aviceda)

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

Coal Tit

Crested Tit

Group: Tits
Binomial: Parus ater
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Paridae
Status: Resident Breeding Species
The smallest tit in the whole of Europe
Behaviour is similar to that of Blue tits but there is no blue in its plumage
The surest way to distinguish the bird from other tits is by the white patch on the back of its neck