Have a go at this multiple choice picture quiz of common garden birds to help you with the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch. You have 30 seconds to answer each question and the pass mark is 80%. Good luck!
Results
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#1. What’s the Bird? ? An uncommon garden visitor that loves feasting on old bramble fruits and emerging leaf buds
Sorry, that’s not right. This is a male Bullfinch, easily told by its deep pink chest, black cap, grey back and white rump. The female is a duller pink but has the same shape and other plumage features.
#2. What’s the Bird ? Generally seen in flocks. Loves Niger seed or sunflower hearts
Sorry. that’s wrong. This is a Goldfinch. Look at the bright red face, buff coloured back and chest, and bright yellow wing bars.
#3. What’s the Bird? ? A common garden bird with a nasal wheezing call. Generally in pairs or small groups.
Sorry That’s wrong. This is a Greenfinch. Look for the overall green colour and the bright yellow stripe in the wing.
#4. What’s the Bird? ? A common garden bird with a 'pink pink' call
Sorry, that’s not right. This is a male Chaffinch. Look for the pink breast, grey head and yellowish wing feathers. The female is paler but has the same shape and basic patterning.
#5. What’s the Bird? ? Small broen bid that creeps around the bottom of bushes like a mouse
Sorry, that’s wrong. This is a Dunnock. It is a small brown bird with a grey head that feeds on the ground beneath feeders.
#6. What’s the Bird? ? Very common garden thrush
Sorry, that’s wrong. This is a female Blackbird. It is much browner and more speckled than the male, but does not have a white chest with distinct dark spots like the Songthrush
#7. What’s the Bird? ? A very common and well named bird
Sorry that’s wrong. This is a male Blackbird. Black all over with a bright golden beak
#8. What’s the Bird? ? An increasingly common overwintering warbler
Sorry that’s wrong. This is a male Blackcap, a summer migrant to the UK which is replaced in winter by birds from central Europe. Note the uniform pale brown plumage, lighter face with a distinct black cap. There is no yellow or blue or wing bars on this bird.
#9. What’s the Bird? ? A once very common bird that has become more difficult to see nowadays
Sorry that’s wrong. This is a female House Sparrow. Pale brown underside, darker, streaked brown back, thick beak and a prominent pale buff stripe above the eye.
#10. What’s the Bird? ? Nowadays an uncommon garden bird, likes eating snails.
Sorry that’s wrong. This is a Songthrush. Smaller than a Blackbird with bold arrow shaped spots on the breast and a buffish tinge to the upper chest and throat. When it sings it repeats each phrase two or three times.
#11. What’s the Bird? ? Britain's favourite bird
Sorry that’s wrong. This is a Robin, unmistakeable with its bright orange-red chest, bordered by grey. It has big black eyes and quite long. thin legs.
#12. What’s the Bird? ? Very common and loves garden bird feeders. Nests happily in nest boxes.
Sorry that’s wrong. This is a Great Tit. Look for the black head (Blue Tit has a blue head), white cheeks, green back and yellow chest with a black line down the middle (wider on the male).
#13. What’s the Bird? ? Big, fat and always hungry
Sorry that’s wrong. This is a Woodpigeon. It is a big bird with a pinkish-grey breast, blue-grey back, white collar and yellow and red beak.
#14. What’s the Bird? ? Chattering calls will alert you to this pied marauder
Sorry that’s wrong. This is a Magpie. These crows frequent gardens and are black and white with a long tail.
#15. What’s the Bird? ? A once very common bird that has become more difficult to see nowadays
Sorry that’s wrong. This is a male House Sparrow. These birds have a grey cap and red-brown head. They have a small black bib which extends onto the chest. You will hear them chirping from a hedge.
#16. What’s the Bird? ? Harsh screeching alerts you to these colourful crows
Sorry that’s wrong. This is a jay, a colourful member of the crow family. You will probably hear them before you see them. They have a harsh screech and like to live in deep cover. If you do get to see them they are quite beautiful.
#17. What’s the Bird? ? Perhaps our most familiar bird of garden feeders
Sorry that’s wrong. This is a Blue Tit. Notice the blue crown and neck, white cheeks with a black line through the eye. It has a green back and yellow belly, but is smaller than the Great Tit which has a black cap and white cheeks.
#18. What’s the Bird? ? A small mouse like bird that favours conifers
Sorry that’s wrong. This is a Coal Tit. It’s smaller than the Blue Tit and Great Tit and has a black crown and bib. The cheeks are white and it has a bright white patch down the back of the neck (not visible in this picture) The underparts are warm buff, and it has a bold white wing bar.
#19. What’s the Bird? ? An increasingly common overwintering warbler
Sorry that’s wrong. This is a female Blackcap. It has a pale brownish grey body with a dull red cap. It skulks in bushes but does like sunflower hearts and other seeds.
#20. What’s the Bird? ? Tiny bird with a long tail. Quite often seen in flocks.
Sorry that’s wrong. This is a Long-tailed Tit. It is a small pink and black bird with a long tail. Listen for the gentle buzzing contact calls.
#21. What’s the Bird? ? A noisy, quarrelsome bird that shines in the sunshine
Sorry that’s wrong. This is a Starling. Note the white spotted winter plumage, long sharp beak and pink legs. It is a little smaller than a Blackbird and will visit bird tables and feeders.
#22. What’s the Bird? ? Large, black and has a deep caw for a voice
Sorry that’s wrong. This is a Carrion Crow, black all over, large beak and a deep raucous ‘caw’ for a voice. It will visit gardens but is quite wary of people..
#23. What’s the Bird? ? A ground feeder that will visit bird tables.
Sorry that’s wrong. This is a Collared Dove, a medium sized dove that is a uniform grey-brown colour. The black collar stands out as does the large black eye. It has a braying call and likes perching on rooftops and TV aerials.