What’s that sound? The Bird of the Year poll returns! But before voting opens, find out how much you actually know about our fine, feathered friends
Since the last Bird of the Year vote in 2019, you may have become familiar with the birds of your neighbourhood in ways you never dreamed possible. With the rest of the world off limits, and the worlds we find ourselves in far quieter than we’ve ever known, many an ardent ornithophobe has had the feathers fall from their eyes and converted to the ways of the bird nerd.
But how much have you learned about the incredible feathered neighbours that we share the continent with? Can you tell a raven from a crow? Can you pronounce zitting cisticola without it sounding like a painful medical condition? Are you able to contain the smirk when you hear about a pair of brown boobies?
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