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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| Macaronesian Shearwater | |||
| Maccoa Duck | |||
| Macqueen's Bustard | |||
| Madeiran Storm-petrel | |||
| Magellan/Upland Goose | |||
| Magnolia Warbler | |||
| Magpie |
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Pica pica | The head, breast and back and appear black with white shoulder patches, flanks and belly.The magpie's black plumage when seen closse up or in... |
| Mallard |
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Anas platyrhynchos | |
| Mandarin Duck |
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Aix galericulata | |
| Maned Duck | |||
| Manx Shearwater |
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Puffinus puffinus |
The Manx Shearwater has long straight slim wings and is black above and white below. It flies with a series of rapid stiff winged flaps followed... |
| Marmora's Warbler | |||
| Marsh Harrier |
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Circus aeruginosus | |
| Marsh Sandpiper |
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| Marsh Tit |
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Poecile palustris |
Smaller than a great tit, slightly larger than a Coal Tit, similar in size to a Blue Tit and Willow Tit. Separated from Coal Tit by lack of... |
| Marsh Warbler | Acrocephalus palustris | ||
| Masked Shrike |
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| Meadow Pipit |
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Anthus pratensis | Both sexes have olive brown upper parts and pale heavily streaked underparts, similar to a thrush. |
| Mediterranean Gull |
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Larus melanocephalus | |
| Melodious Warbler |
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| Merlin |
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Falco columbarius | The male is slate grey on the back and with dark primaries dark bar at the tip of tail and a speckled tan breast. When close note faint moustache ,... |
| Mew Gull |
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| Mistle Thrush |
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Turdus viscivorus | The Mistle Thrush is the largest of Britain's thrushes, the direct flight of the mistle thrush distinguishes it from other thrushes, which are often... |
| Monk Parakeet |
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| Montagu's Harrier |
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Circus pygargus | |
| Moorhen |
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Gallinula chloropus | Appearance is black but |
| Mountain Quail | |||
| Mourning Dove | |||
| Moussier's Redstart | |||
| Moustached Parakeet | |||
| Muscovy Duck |
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| Mute Swan |
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Cygnus olor | A very familiar waterbird throughout parks and rivers across the UK, the Mute swan is most easily identified from other swans by it's bright orange... |