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Blackcap, redstart, yellowhammer: what’s in a bird’s name?
The author of a new book on the history of birds’ names found tales of conquest, myth and human endeavourIt’s easy to assume, with bird names, that we know what they mean, and often that assumption is quite correct. Woodpeckers peck wood, bee-eaters feed on bees, and whitethroats are indeed Read more…