BIRDS - FIND 50 - Birds

Sep 21, 2026

Uploaded by Theodore

Birds field guide material focused on a “Find 50” spotting game, explaining how to score points while searching for birds in towns, cities, woods, gardens, and on seashores. It encourages careful birdwatching without causing damage or disturbing nests, and notes that egg-collecting can be fatal to some species. The guide then lists bird entries with quick identification cues and habitats for each species, including male/female markings.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLiterature

FormatPDF

Pages36

Reading Time55 min

AccessFree to download

How to use this book

FIND 50 - Birds

BIRDS

Woodland and open country

1 Blue tit

2 Great tit

3 Long-tailed tit

4 Coal tit

5 Goldfinch

6 Greenfinch

7 Chaffinch

8 Bullfinch

9 Robin

10 Wren

11 House sparrow

12 Linnet

13 Dunnock

14 Chiffchaff

jind3o)人Hamlyn BIRDS # How to use this book This Find 50 book has at least fifty fascinatingthings to find and a total of 1000 points to score.Put a tick beside the score box as you spot eachitem.The more difficult the subject is to find,thehigher the score.Keep a special look out for the staritem and score fifty points in one go!You can playexciting Find 50 games with your family and friendstoo.Take your Find 50 book with you on walks,cartrips and train journeys and see who can score themost points during one outing. # FIND 50-Birds You can see birds in towns and cities orin fields and onseashores.Wherever you go there will be someexciting species to spot.Sometimes even quite rarebirds willvisit your garden or local park-so keep youreyes open! Be very careful not to cause any damage while youare out birdwatching and never disturb birds'nests orcollect eggs.Egg-collecting can prevent rare birdsfrom increasing and can be fatal to some species. Key:o male.O female # BIRDS HAMLYN # Woodland and open country Woodland and open country ## 1 Blue tit Found in woodland,parks and gardens.Watch ithopping quickly through trees.It often drinks creamfrom milk bottles. ## 2 Great tit The largest tit,with yellow underparts and a blackstripe down its breast.It has white cheeks and a blackhead.It is common in woods,parks and gardens. ## 3 Long-tailed tit A little,fluffy,pink and black bird with a tail that islonger than its body.Where did you find yours? ## 4 Coal tit Look for the white patch on the back of its black head.Often found in fir trees as it eats the seeds in ripecones which it gets out with its beak. Woodland and open country ## 5 Goldfinch It is easy to recognize this bird.It has a scarlet faceand black and white head.Watch for the yellow barson its wings. ## 6 Greenfinch A bright yellow-green bird which you can recognize bythe yellow flashes on its wings and tail.Look also forits short,pointed beak,for eating seeds ## 7 Chaffinch The male has a chestnut-coloured breast and its headis blue-grey.Look for two white bars on the wings ofboth the male and the duller female.Did you see amale and a female? Woodland and open country ## 8 Bullfinch Look for its red front,black head and white bar oneach wing.The female is paler than the male.Theyfeed on berries,buds and seeds. Woodland and open country ## 9 Robin The robin is well known for its red breast and face.Look for one in woodland,parks and gardens.Somecan be quite tame and will come close to you if youare quiet and still. ## 10 Wren Although it is a very small bird,the wren sings veryloudly.It is common in woods and gardens where itlikes hedges and thick undergrowth.Look for its shortupright tail. Woodland and open country 5 10 ## 11 House sparrow A very common bird.It is brown with a grey crown,black bib and a white bar on its wings.It nests underroofs,in holes and nest boxes,or builds nests inbushes and trees.Do you think it looks cheeky? ## 12 Linnet In spring,the male has a red crown and breast,butthis colour fades by autumn.A linnet is a little smallerthan a sparrow.Found in open areas with bushes orlow trees.Where did you find yours? Woodland and open country 10 13 Dunnock Also known as a hedge-sparrow,this is a commonbird in woods and gardens.It has a grey breast andspeckled flanks.You can tell it from a sparrow by itsthinner beak. 14 Chiffchaff A greenish-brown bird usually with black legs.It isvery common in woodland,where it can hide in treesamong the twigs and leaves.Listen for its song of'chiff-chaff chiff-chaff'.

FAQs

How do you play the “Find 50” bird game and score points?

Put a tick beside the score box as you spot each item. More difficult species have higher scores, and the star item is worth fifty points in one go.

Where can you look for birds mentioned in the book?

Birds can be seen in towns and cities, in fields, in woodland and gardens, and even on seashores and local parks wherever you go.

What birdwatching rules are emphasized for protecting birds?

Avoid causing any damage, never disturb birds’ nests, and never collect eggs, since egg-collecting can stop rare birds from increasing and can be fatal to some species.

Sep 21, 2026

Uploaded by Theodore