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1  What bird was responsible for the loss of Eric Hosking’s left eye?

2  Which bird, last seen on Lake Alaotra in Madagascar in 1991, was rediscovered in northern Madagascar in 2006?

3  Apart from Malta, of course, which other EU country permits the spring shooting of Turtle Doves?

4  What is the greatest known age attained by a Tufted Duck from BTO ringing results?

5  What is the main ingredient of ambelopoulia in Cyprus?

6  Into which English county are Cirl Buntings being reintroduced from Devon?

7  Aquatic Warblers are now known to winter in Senegal. What guided researchers to look for them in Senegal?

8  What sort of bird is a Balicassiao?

9  In which European country do the majority of Eleanora’s Falcons breed?

10  Which of the following birds does not exist – Sapphire Quail Dove, Ruby Quail Dove, Emerald Dove, Diamond Dove?

11  How much did the magazine British Birds cost per month in 1907 when it was first published?

12  What was the Birdfair project in 2004?

13  Why is the Providence Petrel so called?

14  Which of the following diseases affects birds – Gull’s Disease, Swift-Feer Disease, Thrush, Diver’s Paralysis?

15  Which of the following is the most important threat to the Grenada Dove – hotel development, wind farms or the cage bird trade?

16  Name one site where Manx Shearwaters nest in England?

17  Macgregor’s Bird of Paradise Macgregoria pulchra is not a Bird of Paradise (Paradisaeidae) on DNA analysis. What is it?

18  What pigment is responsible for the pink in a flamingo’s plumage?

19  Where would you find a Priolo?

20  Name one of the two counties which which have contained the largest English rookeries during the last 30 years.