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  2. List of non-native birds in Great Britain - Wikipedia

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    In addition to the species listed below, almost any bird kept in captivity (especially wildfowl) may escape and their origins may not always be obvious. Excluding the likelihood of captive origin is a major hurdle to be faced by the British Birds Rarities Committee when assessing reports of rare and vagrant species to Britain.

  3. List of birds of Scotland - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the bird species recorded in Scotland.The avifauna of Scotland include a total of 535 species, of which 9 have been introduced by humans.. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of British Ornithologists' Union (BOU).

  4. List of birds of Great Britain - Wikipedia

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    Bird species admitted to the British List are those in BOU categories A, B or C: A: species that have been recorded in an apparently natural state at least once since 1 January 1950. B: species that were recorded in an apparently natural state at least once between 1 January 1800 and 31 December 1949, but have not been recorded subsequently.

  5. Hunting and shooting in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The shooting of game birds, in particular pheasant, is often on land managed by a gamekeeper using British country clothing. When hunting with shotguns, there is a risk of accidentally injuring birds that survive. [8] The bird struck by the central cluster of the shot typically dies and falls to the ground.

  6. Fowl - Wikipedia

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    Fowl are birds belonging to one of two biological orders, namely the gamefowl or landfowl (Galliformes) and the waterfowl (Anseriformes).Anatomical and molecular similarities suggest these two groups are close evolutionary relatives; together, they form the fowl clade which is scientifically known as Galloanserae or Galloanseres (initially termed Galloanseri) (Latin gallus ("rooster") + ānser ...

  7. List of birds of England - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the bird species recorded in England.The avifauna of England include a total of 625 species, of which 14 have been introduced by humans.. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of British Ornithologists' Union (BOU).

  8. WWT Slimbridge - Wikipedia

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    At Slimbridge is the largest collection of wildfowl species in the world, and wild birds mingle with these in the enclosures. [10] Some of the captive birds form part of international breeding programmes. The reserve includes a mixture of pastureland, much of which gets flooded in winter, lagoons, reed beds and salt marshes besides the Severn ...

  9. List of biodiversity conservation sites in the United Kingdom

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    One of a small number of British sites for the wart-biter: SSSI Chilmark Quarries: Quarries with a cave system Winter roost for Bechstein's bat and other bat species SSSI Fonthill Grottoes: Subterranean follies Winter roost for up to nine bat species SSSI