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1  The Cuckoo, The Kingfisher, The Finch’s Arms and The Old Pheasant are or were all pubs in Rutland. Which one is nearest to the Birdfair?

2  On which English island has the eradication of Black and Brown Rats allowed Puffins to nest successfully in 2005 for the first time for 30 years?

3  Which bird organization publishes The Auk?

4  How long after the first Taiga Flycatcher was found at Flamborough Head on 26th April 2003 was the second British record found?

5  Why was the apostrophe in Verreauxs’ Eagle recently shifted from before the ‘s’ to after it?

6  By what name was Lophophanes cristatus more familiarly known?

7  What insect has become a threat to the Uvea Parakeet (since 1996)?

8  Which species nested successfully in Wales for the first time in recorded history in 2004?

9  And from where did the male originate?

10  What do the ‘O’u, Nukupu’u, Maui Alauahio, O’ahu ‘Alauahio and ‘Akohekohe all have in common with regard to their IUCN Red List categorization in 2000 and 2006?

11  Which of the following birds do not exist: Monkbirds, Nunbirds, Friarbirds and Apostlebirds?

12  Chateau Robin and Chateau Guillemot are wines from which famous Bordeaux area?

13  Why were 60% of the trees in a Vulnerable Superb Parrot colony in Victoria, Australia, felled?

14  In New Zealand the North Island Saddleback, Little Spotted Kiwi, Chatham Island Robin and Chatham Petrel were all confined to single small islands in the last few decades. How many still are?

15  Why is the Bananal Antbird so called?

16  Which country or state’s inhabitants are nicknamed ‘Crow-eaters’?

17  What is the alternative English name for Gurney’s Pitta?

18  Name one group of birds that have large olfactory bulbs in their bird-brains?

19  Which is the largest bird named after Charles Darwin?

20  In what way do the two morphs of Snow Petrel differ?