Pipit and Wagtail Facts Wagtails and pipits are slender, relatively small species of birds of that belong to the Passerine Order. They generally range from 14 to 17 cm in length and have short necks and long tails. There are around 13 species of wagtail and 46 species of pipit, as well as a few…
Warbler Facts There are almost 400 extant species of warbler in the world divided into several families. They live throughout Europe, Africa, Asia and Australasia. Excluding visits from rare vagrants, around 20 different species of warbler can be found in the UK. These are usually subdivided into four groups which are: leaf warblers; reed warblers,…
Finch Facts Did you know there are 230 species of finch in the world, as recognised by the International Ornithological Congress (IOC). All of the species belong to the Fringillidae family, which consists of 3 subfamilies and 50 genera. Finches inhabit all continents of the world except Antarctica. Only 73 species actually have finch in…
A Wildlife Name Recognition Quiz What’s your knowledge of some of the more unusual names given to various animal species? Here’s a quiz with a difference – can you identify from the four possible answers the animal species that’s an imposter i.e. it does NOT actually exist? The chances are that for most questions you…
A Canine Recognition Quiz Did you know that canines exist on all continents, except Antarctica? Canine lovers will also know there are 12 species of ‘true’ fox, some 11 species of false fox (i.e. non-Vulpes), 19 subspecies of the coyote, 3 species of wolf, along with several subspecies. So, here’s a fun multi-choice canine recognition…
A Maths General Knowledge Quiz Here’s a straightforward quiz on mathematics. However, there’s no number crunching in our general knowledge maths quiz. So, even if arithmetic is not your thing there’s no reason not to give our maths quiz a go. From the multiple choice questions test yourself and see if you can recall anything…
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