Bird Bingo
How many of these common British birds can you spot in your garden or out on a walk? Click each button to hear what each bird's song sounds like.
Wood Pigeon
One of the most common birds in the UK, Wood Pigeons can be a bit of a pest for farmers and gardeners as they like to eat their plants and seeds. Baby Wood Pigeons are called 'squabs'.
Appearance: Mostly grey with white on the neck and wing
Food: Seeds, grain, crops, and drink lots of water. They don't eat worms like other birds. Mothers feed their new squabs crop milk, which is more nutritious than human or cow milk!
Chaffinch
Chaffinches have a loud voice and sing for long periods of time.You might find them at a bird feeder or hopping on the ground near hedges.
Appearance: Blue-grey head, rust-red body. Males tend to be more colourful.
Food: Seeds and insects. Baby Chaffinches are only fed insects until they are grown up!
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Robin
You can spot Robins all year round, but they are popular at Christmas time because they are the only garden bird to sing throughout the Winter. They also help to keep bugs and insects away from growing vegetables.
Appearance: Bright orange chest, brown wings and head.
Food: Mealworms, seeds, nuts and insects. Robins can be so tame that they might even eat from your hand!
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Great Tit
The largest of the Tit family. They might fight off a smaller Tit at a bird table, but they join other Tit families during the Winter to form a larger flock.
Appearance: Black head, white cheeks, yellow chest.
Food: Insects, seeds and nuts.
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Blackbird
Blackbirds have very neat, cup-shaped nests. They like to travel a long way and often - one in your garden might have flown all the way from Devon!
Appearance: Males are black with bright orange beak and around the eye. Females are brown, sometimes with white spots and other patterns on their chest.
Food: Insects, earthworms, berries and fruit.
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House Sparrow
These noisy explorers have sadly been put on the Red List for rare birds as they are finding it tricky to find good nesting places in busier areas.
Appearance: Chestnut back and black patterns. It's beak is yellow-brown in the Winter, but black in the Summer.
Food: Seeds, berries, insects and any scraps and waste that humans leave behind!
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Blue Tit
You might see these in your garden if you have a nest box or a peanut bird feeder. They are clever birds, and have been known to teach each other how to open lids on milk bottles to have a refreshing drink!
Appearance: A mix of blue, yellow, white and green.
Food: Seeds, nuts and insects
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Wryneck
Coming from the Woodpecker family, a Wryneck was once named the 'Snake Bird' for its ability to turn its head almost all the way around. If a Wryneck is scared, it can also hiss like a snake!
Appearance: Grey, brown and dark stripe that runs from the head down to its back.
Food: Mainly ants - they don't peck at trees like Woodpeckers, they find their food on the ground.
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Goldfinch
In the Winter they form flocks of around 40 birds, and fly away to warmer climates, as far as Spain! A flock of Goldfinches is called a 'charm'.
Appearance: Red face, yellow wing and golden-brown back.
Food: Seeds and insect. They LOVE Niger seeds, so you may see these in your garden if you have a special Niger seed feeder.
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Carrion Crow
Known for being clever, crafty and fearless, Crows sit up high and watch with their beady eyes until they see the best time to pounce and pinch other birds eggs and food!
Appearance: Black all over
Food: Insects, grain, eggs and scraps
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Jay
A colourful member of the Crow family. Jays are shy and can be tricky to see, so you'll likely hear one before you see it.
Appearance: White bottom, golden-brown back. They sometimes have stripes or other patterns on their wings.
Food: Famous for burying acorns in the Autumn and returning to them in the Winter. They also eat insects, nuts, seeds and small mammals.
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Dunnock
A shy bird often seen on its own or with a friend near hedges. When two male birds meet, they flap their wings and sing loudly at each other!
Appearance: Grey, brown, with a dark head and thin beak.
Food: Insects, worms and seeds
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