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  1. foresttwitcher

    Name a bird for each letter of the alphabet-

    K - Kruper's Nuthatch - one constantly flitting between pines on Lesvos.
  2. foresttwitcher

    Name a bird for each letter of the alphabet-

    G - Gyrfalcon - two interacting low overhead and alongside the car while driving the loop road around the large tundra peninsular north east of Husavik, Iceland.
  3. foresttwitcher

    Name a bird for each letter of the alphabet-

    D - Dunlin - on a windy morning in dense fog one spring, on the beach between Harris & Hushinish (Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK), a flock of numerous birds appearing out of the murk getting bowled along just inches above the sand, calling constantly, and a few feet away.
  4. foresttwitcher

    Name a bird for each letter of the alphabet-

    Y - Yellowhammer - song rendered as 'little bit of bread and no cheese', a bit of a stretch but you recognise it when you hear it.
  5. foresttwitcher

    Name a bird for each letter of the alphabet-

    P - Pharaoh Eagle Owl - a booming 'boooor'.
  6. foresttwitcher

    Name a bird for each letter of the alphabet-

    N - Northern Lapwing - also known in the UK as 'Peewit' for its onomatopoeic call.
  7. foresttwitcher

    Name a bird for each letter of the alphabet-

    L - Laughing Kookaburra - self-explanatory.
  8. foresttwitcher

    Name a bird for each letter of the alphabet-

    G - Great Reed Warbler - loud & croaking.
  9. foresttwitcher

    Name a bird for each letter of the alphabet-

    C - Common Cuckoo.
  10. foresttwitcher

    Name a bird for each letter of the alphabet-

    X - Xantus's Murrelet.
  11. foresttwitcher

    Name a bird for each letter of the alphabet-

    T - Tufted Duck
  12. foresttwitcher

    Name a bird for each letter of the alphabet-

    O - Oystercatcher
  13. foresttwitcher

    Name a bird for each letter of the alphabet-

    M - Mediterranean Gull
  14. foresttwitcher

    Name a bird for each letter of the alphabet-

    E - Emperor Penguin
  15. foresttwitcher

    Name a bird for each letter of the alphabet-

    C - Canada Goose
  16. foresttwitcher

    Name a bird for each letter of the alphabet-

    I think they may be mythical!
  17. foresttwitcher

    Name a bird for each letter of the alphabet-

    P - Pitta - both Mangrove & Blue-winged missed (the former heard) over 2 separate day visits to Pulau Ubin whilst in Singapore.
  18. foresttwitcher

    Name a bird for each letter of the alphabet-

    That wins as the most painful one so far.
  19. foresttwitcher

    Name a bird for each letter of the alphabet-

    A - American Bittern - Carlton Marshes, Suffolk, UK - spent a good part of the day standing looking at a patch of reeds in a damp field where it had been seen just before I arrived...
  20. foresttwitcher

    Name a bird for each letter of the alphabet-

    I wanted to put Wandering as W but missed it so Y - Yellow-nosed Albatross - simply because it's an Albatross.
  21. foresttwitcher

    Name a bird for each letter of the alphabet-

    I've used this on a previous quiz and my reasons are getting repetitive but N - North Island Brown Kiwi - unique, odd and ... I'd be in NZ again!
  22. foresttwitcher

    Name a bird for each letter of the alphabet-

    K - Kea - character, rarity & I'd be in NZ.
  23. foresttwitcher

    Name a bird for each letter of the alphabet-

    G was already played we are on J now ;)
  24. foresttwitcher

    Name a bird for each letter of the alphabet-

    I - Ibisbill - for uniqueness.
  25. foresttwitcher

    Name a bird for each letter of the alphabet-

    G - Guldenstadt's Redstart - I mean, just look at it ... plus being in the sort of habitat where you are likely to see one.
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