Chough Junior Bird Name Quiz Answers

We hope you enjoyed the quiz! How many did you get right? 

1) 'Small Straw' is an old Yorkshire saying for this commonly occurring Sylvia Warbler which is often heard singing from hedges and scrub? Answer: Common Whitethroat

2) 'Chuck Furze' is an old East Anglian term for this delightful migratory Chat which is sadly reducing in numbers. The 'Chuck' probably relates to it's call and furze perhaps describes the rough moorland habitat in which it favours to breed, what is it? Answer: Whinchat

3) Who would have thought a  'Cherry Chopper' was a bird? It is a rustic Worcestershire name for this late spring migrant which is often seen perched out in the open ready to catch passing insects, sadly they are now a rare sight in Cornwall. Can you guess what it is? Answer: Spotted Flycatcher

4) The 'Chan Chider' is a noisy Acro Warbler that will start to arrive in a few days time to a reedbed or scrub patch near you.... what is it's more common name? Answer: Sedge Warbler

5) I do like a 'Jack Squealer'! Their screams overhead remind me of balmy summer weather as they zip across the sky, can you guess what species it is? Answer: Common Swift

6) There's plenty of 'Petty Chaps' in Cornwall and beyond! They chortle away in the background and are usually hidden out of sight. If you do see one they are famous for being pretty plain and nondescript! Can you guess which warbler this ancient Sheffield term refers to? Answer: Garden Warbler

7) The name 'Cricket Teal' is an East Anglian term for this delightful duck, the only species which migrates to and from Africa to breed in the UK? Answer: Garganey

8) You'd be very lucky to find a 'Cuckoos Marrow' in Spring, it is always cryptic and many more arrive in the Autumn, can you guess what it is? Answer: Wryneck

9) This isn't a typo! A Northumberland name from the 1700's the 'Cold Finch' isn't a Finch at all but if you see a male in the spring it will always be a day to remember. What is it's more common name? 

Answer: Pied Flycatcher

10) The 'Night Reeler' was the old Fenland name for this rare warbler of reedbeds, can you guess it's modern name? Answer: Savis Warbler