Puzzle over our big 2021 wildlife quiz
1. Can you remember the name of this phenomenon I encountered in Scotland last February?
2. This wild fruit has a link with seafood, what is it?
3. A large mammal found in Europe... name it?
4. Which apex predator also found in Europe, made this paw print next to my size 12’s?
5. Which is the world’s most widely distributed species of owl?
6. One of my favourite countryside painters produced this ... name him?
7. The Faroe Islands are beautiful but the local ‘grind’ is the beast. What is it?
8. My step-daughter Aoife brilliantly described this bird as a ‘chunky robin.’ Name it.
9. A path well worn above Mossley. Who built this road two thousand years ago?
10. In 1985 I had a dog called Scarba. Where was this picture taken and where is Scarba?
11. Why could the wren be described as being a ‘caver’?
12. Which species of vulture visited the area in 2020? 13. Why is the sperm whale called a sperm whale?
14. A maned wolf has very short legs, is this true or false? 15. Another name for the butcher bird?
16. Can you name the British owl which is diurnal? 17. Name the smallest bird in the UK?
18. What is the BNA? 19. Which British bird features as the logo of the RSPB?
20. Who was the Bewick swan named after and what was he famous for?