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Birds
1. Which bird is known as the national bird of England?
Kingfisher
European Robin
Nightjar
Barn owl
2. What is the scientific name of the European Robin?
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Turdus merula
Erithacus rubecula
3. The Great Bustard, one of the heaviest flying birds, was reintroduced to which county of England in 2004?
Wiltshire
Surrey
Norfolk
Kent
4. Which bird, once extinct in the UK, has been successfully reintroduced, with its largest population in Norfolk?
Peregrine falcon
Red kite
Marsh Harrier
White stork
5. Roughly how many breeding pairs of Golden Eagles are there in England?
15-20
More than 50
30-40
Less than 5
6. What is the smallest bird species native to England?
Wren
Titmouse
Chiffchaff
Goldcrest
7. Which English bird has the melancholy sounding song that has earned it the nickname 'the mournful philosopher'?
The Willow Warbler
The Common Nightingale
The Song Thrush
The Greenfinch
8. During 19th century, which bird species was driven to extinction in England due to habitat destruction and hunting?
The Puffin
The Barn Owl
The Black Grouse
The Great Auk
9. What rare and protected bird species has a Z shaped marking under its wing and breeds in the Pennines?
Kestrel
Sparrowhawk
Snowy Owl
Hen Harrier
10. What is the maximum lifespan recorded for a European Robin in the wild?
19 years
15 years
10 years
5 years
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