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1  What colour are the legs of the breeding White-winged Black Tern?

2  Which species was ringed most frequently in Britain in 2003?

3  What was the species upon which Edgar Chance did his pioneering work in Worcestershire in the early part of the 20th century?

4  Following the recent taxonomic revision, of the five Houbara Bustards that have been recorded in Britain, how many have been reidentified as Macqueen’s Bustard?

5  Where do Greylag Geese breeding in the Forest of Dean go to moult?

6  If you saw a Chardonneret in France, what would you be watching?

7  How many wild birds were recorded as imported into the EU in 2000, to the nearest quarter of a million?

8  What was the Spruce Goose?

9  Which species of storm-petrel, believed to be extinct in the 19th century, was rediscovered in 2003?

10  What is Gurney’s Pitta’s current IUCN Red List categorization?

11  When were Porro prismatic binoculars invented, within 5 years?

12  What bird’s song was described by Bobby Tulloch as ‘the sound of fairies being sick’?

13  An individual of which species of albatross wearing a ‘geolocator’ on its leg was recorded to have circumnavigated the Southern Ocean in 46 days, having travelled a minimum of 22,000 km?

14  Which of the following does not exist – Puna Tinamou, Pampas Tinamou, Chaco Tinamou or Choco Tinamou?

15  Common Quail and Turtle Doves in Vojvodina in Serbia are especially threatened by what or who?

16  From where do the eggs used for the current Great Bustard reintroduction programme on Salisbury Plain come (omitting the obvious answer)?

17  Which site won the BTO/Hanson Business Bird Challenge ‘Major Wetland’ category with 188 species recorded in 2004 – beating Rutland Water by three?

18  What percentage of bird species have been recorded hybridising with other species?

19  What percentage of male Mute Swans are estimated to be killed by other swans in territorial disputes in the UK?

20  What was the occupation of John Henry Gurney, after whom the Pitta is named?