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Name the 6 species of deer present in the UK?

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  1. Red
  2. Fallow
  3. Roe
  4. Sikka
  5. Muntjac
  6. Chinese water
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What is the Latin name for red deer?

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Cervus Elaphus

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How much to red deer weigh?

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100-340kg

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What colour is the coat of red deer?

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Red brown in summer, grey brown in winter, rump patch yellowish.

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When are red deer antlers cast?

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March/ April

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When do red deer rut?

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Mid September to mid October.

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when are the red deer calves born?

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June

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Where is red deer found?

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Whole of Europe, Scotland, NE, West Country and East Anglia

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What do red deer impact on forestry?

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they strip branches off up to 5’6”

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what is the largest land mammal in Uk?

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Red deer.

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What is unique about the fallow deer tail?

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It is 15-24 cm (longer than other deer)

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what is the Latin name for fallow deer?

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Dama Dama

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What colour is the fallow deer coat?

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Summer: red brown with white spots
Winter: grey with less distinct spotting.

From the rear: white with darker borders (horse-shoe appearance)

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What type of antler-shape do fallow deer have?

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Palmated antlers

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when do fallow deer cast their antlers?

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April/ May (slightly later than red deer)

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When do fallow deer rut?

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End of October and beginning of November (later than red deer)

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Where are fallow deer found?

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Throughout UK - Mid to S England and parts of Wales.

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What are the four possible colours of fallow deer?

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Common - deep chestnut with white spots - black band and white rump fringed in black.

Menil - lighter than common, creamier brown, more spots than common.

Black - no white anywhere but paler shading

White - creamier as young and white as they mature.

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What is the Latin name for Roe Deer?

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Capreolus capreolus

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what is special about the roe deer tail?

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only 2-3cm long (v short)

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What is the coat colour of roe deer?

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Summer - bright foxy red.
Winter - grey brown

From the rear - round rump with almost invisible tail

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What are roe deer antlers like?

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Short and branched - usually a mature buck has 6 points.

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When do Roe deer rut?

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Last week in July and the first week in August?

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When are calves born and what is common?

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Mid May (twins are common)

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Where are roe deer found?
They are present in the whole of the UK with a dense population in Scotland.
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What is the Latin name for Sikka deer?
Cervus Nippon
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What differentiates Sikka deer?
Large white gland on rear lower leg and U shaped on forehead.
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What is the Latin name for Muntjac deer?
Muntiacus reevesi
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What is the Latin name of Chinese water deer?
Hydroptes intermis.
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What is a distinguishing feature of Chinese Water deer?
They have tusks.
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What is the open season of pheasants?
1st Oct - 1st Feb
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Name 2 distinguishing features of male pheasants?
Scarlett wattle and white ring around neck.
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When is the open season for partridges?
1st Sept - 1st Feb
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What is the latin name for the red legged partridge?
alextoris rufa
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what is the latin name for the grey partridge?
perdix perdix
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Where were they imported from?
Southern France
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How can you identify male partridges?
Dark chestnut horseshoe patch on lower breast - poorly developed in females.
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What are the three types of migratory birds in the British isles?
1. Mallards 2. Teal 3. Wigeon
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What are the two groups of geese?
1. grey | 2. Black
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What is the open season for ducks?
1st Sept-31st jan (inland), 20th feb foreshore.
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what is the Latin name for Mallards?
Anas platyrhinchos
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what is the Latin name for Teal?
Anas crecca
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How to distinguish male mallards?
glossy dark-green head, white collar and purple-brown chest.
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Colouring of teal?
Grey plumage with dark chestnut head and creamy patch on each side of black under-tail feathers and prominant white stripe along shoulders.
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How to differentiate between male and female mallards?
Males have a darker head and female have yellow beaks.
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What is the Latin name for Pintail?
Anas Acuta
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How to tell the difference between male and female pintails?
Males have dark head and pure white breast and female dull, grey-brown plumage.
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What is the Latin name for shoveler?
Anas clypeata
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What is the Latin name for Wigeon?
Anas penelope
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How to identify male shovelers?
Male has dark green head, chestnut flank and belly contrasting with pure white chest. female mottled brown with similar spoon-like beak
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How to identify female and male wigeons?
male mainly grey with chestnut head, chest pinkish-brown, white under parts. female duller - short beak and dark.
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Which type of duck and geese are protected?
Scaup (aythya marila)
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Which type of duck or goose is found in England and Wales only?
White-fronted goose.
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Name 8 other duck and geese species in the UK?
1. Gadwall 2. Tufted duck 3. Pochard 4. Goldeneye 5. Scaup 6. Pink-footed goose 7. Greylag goose 8. White-fronted goose
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Latin name for Golden plover?
Pluvialis apricaria
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What is the beak like of a Golden pluver?
Short and straight
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What is the plumage like of a Golden plover?
Rich, gold and black spots.
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What is the shooting season for a Golden Plover?
1 sept - 31st jan
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What is the latin name for common snipe?
Gallinago gallinago
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what is the bill like of common snipe?
Long, straight bill
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What is the shooting season of common snipe?
12th August - 31st Jan
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what are the markings of common snipe?
Golden buff stripes on head and back, under parts white with dark brown markings and palebarred flank.
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How is Jack snipe different to common snipe?
Much smaller (17-19cm) than common snipe (27cm)
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What is Numenius arquata?
Curlew
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What is the beak like of a curlew?
Long, curved bill
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Which two waders are protected in England and Wales?
Jack snipe and curlew.
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What is scolopax rusticola?
Woodstock (wader)
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When is the open season for woodstock?
1st Oct (Sept in Scotland) - 31st
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What is the difference between woodcock and snipe?
Woodcock has stripy feathers on its chest, snipe has white feathers on its chest.
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What is the difference between woodcock and snip on the head feathers?
Woodcock have horizontal lines and the snipe has vertical lines.
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Which is bigger, woodcock or snipe?
Woodcock
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What is the difference between a coot and morehen?
Coot has a white beak and frontal shield with dark slate-grey body colour and black head. Moorhen has a bright red beak and frontal shield with a yellow tip in the beak
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what is the shooting season for grouse?
12th August - 10th Dec
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colour of grouse?
Dark-rufous brown with darker wings and black rounded tail
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How to distinguish black grouse?
Glossy blue-black with white wing bar and curled. female - warm brown with greyer and paler under pars, mottled and barred with black throughout
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What is the open season for ptarmigan?
20th August- 10th Dec
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What is the colour of ptargmigan?
In winter, all pure white except for black tail. In autumn, male have grey-ish mottled brown head, neck, flanks and upper breast and tail. female darker.
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When can best bird species be shot?
When they are proven to be a pest and all other forms of control have been attempted to prevent damage to crops.
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what is columba palombus?
Woodpigeon
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which birds may get mixed with woodpigeon and shot and what is the difference?
Stock doves - they are smaller and not so colourful.
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what happens if stock doves are taken to a AGHE?
This must be noted.
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What is columba Oenas?
Stock dove - they are protected.
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What is the Streptopelia decaocto?
Collared dove
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How to determine a collared dove?
Half-black collar on hindneck of adult.
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Where are collared doves controlled?
Around farm buildings and grain sheds.
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What is Streptopelia turtur?
Turtle dove
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Can you shoot turtle doves?
They are protected
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Name features of turtle dove:
Darker than collared dove and spotted. fan-shaped tail.
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What is the Branta canadensis?
Canada goose
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name two other common pest species?
Crow (corvus corone) | Magpie (pica pica)
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what is corvus frugilegus?
Rook
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What is Corvus Monedula?
Jackdaw
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what is the distinctive feature of a jackdoor?
Pale grey eue
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What is the garrulus glandarius and what is its feature?
Jay - bright blue and black-barred wing coverts.
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what is Oryctolangus cuniculus?
Rabbit
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What is Lepus eruopaeus/ capensis?
Brown hare - one of the most widely persued small game species in Europe.
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What is Lepus timidus?
Mountain hare - reservoirs for louping ill.
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How to tell difference between mountain hare and brown hare?
Mountain hare is smaller (50-60cm), more rounded, no black surface on upper tail. shorter legs and ears. In winter mountain hare - white coat.
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Where is the mountain hare found in the British Isles?
Scotland Highlands and Ireland.
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Name 7 types of wader?
1. Common snipe 2. jack snipe 2. golden plover 3. Woodcock 4. Coot 5. Moorhen 6. Curlew
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name 2 upland gamebirds?
1. Grouse | 2. Ptarmigan
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name 10 bird pest speices?
1. wood pigeon 2. stock dove 3. collared dove 4. turtle dove 5. jackdaw 6. crow 7. Jay 8. Rook 9. Magpie 10. Canada goose
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Name 3 small furred game?
1. rabbit 2. Brown hare 3. mountain hare

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