Wednesday, 15 February 2012
British Birds A to Z by Common Name
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Primary Image | Scientific Name | Description |
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| Gadwall |
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Anas strepera | |
| Gannet |
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Morus bassanus | |
| Garden Warbler |
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Sylvia borin | |
| Garganey |
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Anas querquedula | |
| Glaucous Gull |
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Larus hyperboreus | |
| Glossy Ibis |
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| Goldcrest |
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Regulus regulus | The Goldcrest is smaller than the Wren and is Europe's smallest bird. The general appearance of a Goldcrest is that of a dull olive-green bird with... |
| Golden Eagle |
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Aquila chrysaetos | |
| Golden Oriole |
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Oriolus oriolus | |
| Golden Pheasant |
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Chrysolophus pictus | |
| Golden Plover |
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Pluvialis apricaria | |
| Golden-winged Warbler | |||
| Goldeneye |
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Bucephala clangula | |
| Goldfinch |
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Carduelis carduelis |
This small finch is strikingly colourful with its mixture of red, white and black on the head, golden brown body and bright yellow wing bars.... |
| Goosander |
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Mergus merganser | Originally introduced and bred in Scotland, the Goosander has gradually spread across northern England and Wales into the south and southwest of... |
| Goshawk | Accipiter gentilis | ||
| Grasshopper Warbler | Locustella naevia | ||
| Great Auk | Alca impennis | ||
| Great Bittern |
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| Great Black-backed Gull |
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Larus marinus | |
| Great Blue Heron | |||
| Great Bustard |
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The male is a huge bird and is possibly the largest bird capable of flight. The adult is brown with white underneath with a long neck and head and... | |
| Great Cormorant | |||
| Great Crested Grebe |
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Podiceps cristatus | |
| Great Egret |
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| Great Grey Shrike |
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Lanius excubitor | |
| Great Horned Owl | |||
| Great Knot | |||
| Great Northern Diver |
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Gavia immer | |
| Great Reed Warbler |
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| Great Shearwater |
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| Great Skua |
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Catharacta skua / Stercorarius s. | |
| Great Snipe |
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Gallinago media | |
| Great Spotted Cuckoo | Clamator glandarius | ||
| Great Spotted Woodpecker |
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Dendrocopos major |
A familiar black and white woodpecker, about the size of a blackbird. Bright red undertail, large white shoulder patches. Barred white on black... |
| Great Tit |
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Parus major | The Great Tit is the largest European tit - about the size of a House Sparrow. The crown, nape and throat are black. The cheeks are white. The breast... |