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Birds that you’ve seen

Over the past weeks, we’ve talked about 19 different birds and in this post you’ll see pictures of each one.

Your challenge is, can you name them? There are some clues! Or can you give them new names? Let me know how you get on and I’d love to see any drawings you make 🙂

If you need help, check out the Chirpy Challenges page or find the answers at the bottom of this post.

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This one has two words, the first describes where you commonly find it: _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This one has two words; the first tells us something it does beautifully: _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _

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This bird’s name-clue: it has a red patch on its throat – a reminder of what you do after you chew your food: _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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The first part of this bird’s name is something you see in the night sky … the adult birds look like they’re sprinkled with them:

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The name of this bird tells you what it’s doing: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This bird’s name comes from two words – the second half is something you might eat: _ _ _ _ _ _

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The first half of this bird’s name describes the flash of colour you see when it flies: _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _

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This bird’s name describes the colour of its head: _ _ _ _ _ – _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _

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This bird’s first name describes where it is often found: _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _

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This bird’s first name is the colour of its head: _ _ _ _ / _ _ _

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The first half of this bird’s name describes one of the birds it eats: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This bird’s name describes the male (Mr) bird’s colour: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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The first half of this bird’s name describes something it likes to eat down by the sea: _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This little bird’s name is short and rhymes with ‘hen’: _ _ _ _

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This bird’s name is also a person’s name: _ _ _ _ _

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The first half of this bird’s name is a 4-letter word that describes the waste from a cereal crop: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This bird’s first name describes a fish that I’m sure they might eat if they live near the sea: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _ _

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This bird’s first name describes it size – it is the largest of its kind, although it’s still quite small: _ _ _ _ _ / _ _ _

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This bird’s name describes how fast it can fly: _ _ _ _ _

Answers

1. House sparrow
2. Song thrush
3. Swallow
4. Starling
5. Treecreeper
6. Magpie
7. Goldfinch
8. Black-headed gull
9. Wood pigeon
10. Blue tit
11. Sparrowhawk
12. Blackbird
13. Oystercatcher
14. Wren
15. Robin
16. Chaffinch
17. Herring gull
18. Great tit
19. Swift