Hello , the falcon at the top left is an American Kestrel which doesn't occur naturally in Britain

Quiz was good ,I enjoyed it some of the sounds weren't so good and obviously the blue heron? but otherwise very good training aid ,well done.

I quite enjoyed this though the Robin was a poor recording and the carrion crow was not right. Also I got the goldcrest wrong which surprised me to be honest, I wonder if there is a regional variation in some species?

@@marcussmith7694 There are regional variation but also differences in the type of call. The robin recording is not great but hopefully this will be improved in future videos. Thanks for watching and thank you for commenting. 👍

Some of this bird I never saw but I did hear them

That's great to hear. I hope you enjoyed the quiz.

That sounds lovely, i wish i could do that :(

@Jonah Whale Absolutely, and to be able to walk in the countryside and recognise things, it makes life so much richer. Thanks.

During a war?

Yup, and it doesn't sound like any GBH around here. (Canada)

The bird pictured and captioned is a purple heron which I have seen visiting a lake in the Forest of Dean two years running. It is rare but quite distinguishable from the other larger herons. I do not know about the call or song.

There are two british records of Great Blue Heron, from the Isles of Scilly. I saw the second one, but it is a bit mean to give us GB Heron. I only got 29/30 as a result.🙂

@@kieranfoster902 I'm from Canada's west coast, I got 0/30. Don't feel too bad. And the only one I could have easily identified is not GBH.

Was wondering about the Great Blue too. A North American bird - only sighted twice in Britain! Grey herons up here in Scotland.

My thoughts as well. I was so disappointed with that as the robin is one of my favourite songbirds and I've never heard that sound coming out of one's beak. I'm in UK so maybe they have different call elsewhere🤔

Yes, that robin sounded weird - where I live, we have blocks of flats overlooking our gardens and they have sodium arc floodlights turned on at dusk (automatic) and a robin appears to have built its nest in the glare of one of those lights = about 3 o’clock in the morning it wakes up and starts singing/tweeting, on its own while it is still dark 🤭. Sometimes a black bird wakes up and is tweeting on its own/accompanying the robin = both are affected by the light pollution of the flats ☹️. Eventually we get the dawn chorus when all the other birds start singing at 4 - 5 o’clock in the morning when the sky turns blue and the sun rises 🙂

That was the weirdest Robin I’ve ever heard 😳

yes! I'd never have got it, and I know robins well

So it wasn't just me thinking that sounded odd.

Yeh they chirp differently in lancashire

Yes, a Wren from the Scillies sounds very different from one on the mainland!

A very helpful video, thank you. I love the fact that birds recognise each other from their dialect.

We have a very loud bird in our garden and he almost shouts " mirror, mirror" for hours sometimes. I hear mirror, mirror but not everyone agrees with me. I can't see the bird as we have huge trees in our garden in worcestershire. Do you have any idea what bird could that be? Thank you.

@@ekaterinas.1330 I don't know, but we DO know what he's saying! I you hear him again, tell him he's the loveliest bird in the land!!! He'll be pleased to hear it!!!

Are your eardrums still intact?

They are Heavens little angels.💖🐣🐦🕊🦅🪶🕊

I get the starlings, similarly. Fascinating to watch nontheless!

My sister has a pond in the garden with lots of frogs. When I visit I always tell her (I live downtown a city) how great this is to listen to, pure nature. She say yes, it is a pain in the ears hearing it every night ☺️

Absolutely agree. The reduction in our planet's biodiversity is already having a huge impact on us, yet it seems to have crept up without us noticing. Thanks for the comment. 👍

You'll soon start recogising them when you're out and about.

Haha I beat you I got 3 out of 30. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 they all sound the same

Well it didn’t help that in order to get to learn them I asked my son to put a blackbird as a ring tone on my phone for me. I can’t do things like this. Anyway after 2 weeks of the phone chirping blackbird song at me I discovered he’d put a willow warbler on instead.

Thanks for the comment. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

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Thanks for the comment. Have a great day! 👍

Shame the robin sounds so off, we have one that sings beautifully in our garden.

Yes got to agree the robin sounded terrible.

I'd never thought about that... 👍

@@MisterTeach I really hope you have the time....and inclination to check out my theory. Good Luck.

Same here, only getting serious about birdwatching lately,kinda proud of myself

I thought a dunnock and house sparrow were the same bird but no 😬Dunnock has a thinner beak! 😜My blue tits 🤭 do an ascending "chi chi chi chi chi' but its not included here 😀 Sadly my cat keeps the birds away.

Kevin Ebbs...you’ve got a right nice face. Thanks for smiling its a dying art 😃

@@TheWendable that's very kind of you to say Wendy. Have a lovely day.

Glad you like it. Thanks.

Absolutely! I love watching the birds that visit our garden. Thanks for the comment. Glad you enjoyed the video. 👍

How do you know that ?

@@madubalaabdulhamid591 that's British humour, he means his cat is a dab hand at killing birds I think

That is exactly was I was thinking! I was expecting that wonderful haunting sound every time the next bird call came up.

Curlew! My favourite 💚

For me it’s the skylark in an otherwise soundless landscape.

@@janegreen9340 agree .

We have one in the woodland behind our house. We hear it every night but have never seen it.

I have noticed a lot of stick though when I tell people I’ve bought some binoculars and I’m taking up bird watching, I’ve been called a peodifile, peeping Tom etc I get negative looks from some people Aswel When I’m walking, sod I don’t care what anyone thinks of me anymore, I’ve spent most of my life worrying what people think, tbh I HATE human beings, much prefer nature

@@jamesmcrory3419 Bird watching can be great fun.

@@jamesmcrory3419 don't worry what other people think. They're not living YOUR LIFE! You are! Just be true to yourself and do what's right for YOUR mental health

@@pollyanna434 cheers:)

Many thanks. So pleased you enjoyed it.

Actually Great Blue Heron is a British bird, its on the British list after two records on Scilly.

@@ianlewis3023 hi Ian. I think there’s a difference between something being on the British list and being a ‘British Bird’ and I think it’s definitely a stretch to call Great Blue Heron a British Bird

Lmfao

Yes definitely mistle thrush.

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Many thanks for the kind comment. Glad you liked it.

I think the mike was too close. I had the same problem.

Yeah the recording of the robin has ton of audio clipping distortion and sounds horrible compared to its real song.

Mariana?

Thanks for the positive comment. Glad you enjoyed it. 👍

I think the first heron picture is the grey heron. The second picture of the heron is the blue heron. (Pictures mixed up?) Look at the head on each.

My pleasure. I'm glad you enjoyed it!

You're welcome. Thanks for the kind comment. 👍

Glad you like it. There will be a new Guess the Bird video in a few weeks time. Thanks

@@MisterTeach i look forward to it!

Thanks for watching. I'm glad you enjoyed it. 👍

Thanks for the comment. I'm glad you found it useful. 👍

That's great to hear. Thanks for playing. 👍

That's great to hear! Thanks for the comment. Have a great day! 👍

Come to my garden, I always have them. Possibly my favourite bird.

There are a million song thrushes where I live, I don’t know where you live

@@chrisswildlife7166 I live in Greater Manchester. They're still around but have suffered a marked decline in recent years

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I have heard a number make a squawking noise, as if to claim, defend territory.

Grey Heron is known as "Frank" to country folk. It's an onamatopoeic name because it makes a loud honking "Frank....frank" call.

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks! 👍

I was the same but found it really helped me identify the birds when out in the countryside. Thanks for the comment. Glad you found the video useful.

Glad you enjoyed it. That's great to hear! Good luck with it and thanks for watching. 👍

I'm glad you enjoyed it. 👍

Great to hear. Thanks! 👍

Brilliant! I'll have get there in person one day to hear it for myself. Thanks for the comment.

@@MisterTeach No need to go that far, you can hear and see them at The Wetlands Trust Slimbridge.

@@slimjim227 Quite right. They make me laugh when I hear them there. They really are Frankie Howerd!

Sounds like a Yellowhammer to me!

@@ThrashZone11 it could be thanks, I have seen Yellowhammers in the vicinity. It sounds like those old slide whistles, one note ascending the next descending, it's very unusual and quite comical.

That's great to hear. It helped me in my dog walk. I now recognise so many more birds. Thanks for the kind comment.

My parents have a clock on their kitchen wall which has little pictures of various British birds on it and emits a random snatch of one of those birds' songs every time an hour is completed.

@@rjjcms1 My parents had a similar clock for years. When the batteries run down, it sounds terrible. 😁

That's great to hear. Thanks for playing along. 👍

Great! Many thanks.

I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for checking it out. 👍

That's okay. I originally made it to help me learn the sounds as we havevso mant birds here. Thanks

Thanks for the lovely comment. I'm glad you enjoyed it. 👍

That's great to hear. Thanks.

Black birds

The Lapwing is one of my favourite birds but my favourite call would be either pheasant or curlew.

Goldfinch.

The wren, something so small produces such a gorgeous song. We have a few pairs that nest in our hedges so hear them alot.

@@victoriatottman6076 Agreed!

Many thanks for watching and for the kind comment. 👍

Or a Peewit!

Many thanks. Kestrels are amazing birds. I often see one hovering above the hedgerow on the way to work.

That's very kind feedback. Many thanks.

@@MisterTeach Very well deserved ... You have awakened a new interest for me. So thank you 😊

Welcome! Thanks for watching.

Thanks for playing. Glad you enjoyed it. 👍