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A book containing the Cotswold dialect from Gloucestershire has come into my possession. In accordance with many country dialects they had special names for the wildlife and in particular the birds they saw. To make things a little easier the answers are multiple choice. The aim is to match the right bird with the old country name,

Name One COLLY is either a) Song Thrush b) Mistle Thrush or c) Blackbird

Name Two QUIST is either a) Wood Pigeon, b) Magpie or c) Jackdaw

Name Three HOOP is either a) Goldfinch, b) Bullfinch or c) Greenfinch

The prize for 3 out of 3 is a weekend in the beautiful Wee Glen.

Oh yes - clapclapclap : a seasonal cerebral challenge.
Errrrrrrr .......

One = (c)
Two = (b)
Three = (a)

Just guessin'

Meggle of the Month for yuletide initiative, Jacksparrow

Yay! I like seasonal challenges

Here we go:

One = c
Two = a
Three = b

Good luck all

Well done Butterfly 3 outa 3

Your prize will be dispatched by Sturkmail sometime and delivered when your not expecting it. Stock up your larder and stay indoors until they've been.
P.S. They don't work Chrimbo Day as they all go around to Biker's for Urkmass Pudding

.......and there's more

Bird name No.1 HIC-WALL is either a) Jay b) Partridge c) Green Woodpecker

Bird name No.2 OODLE is either a) Skylark b) Nightingale c) Dunnock

Bird name No.3 TWINK is either a)Chaffinch b)Blue tit c) Coal Tit

Jacksparrow wrote:Well done Butterfly 3 outa 3

Your prize will be dispatched by Sturkmail sometime and delivered when your not expecting it. Stock up your larder and stay indoors until they've been.
P.S. They don't work Chrimbo Day as they all go around to Biker's for Urkmass Pudding

Yaaaaaayyyyyy , I'll be waiting eagerly for Sturkmail and my prize
Thank you Jack

Guessin': 1. (c) - 2. (c) - 3. (c)

These abstruse very localised country names are very interesting, Jacksparrow. Difficult to see the connection but there you go. Corrupted Anglo-Saxon maybe.

Placido wrote:Guessin': 1. (c) - 2. (c) - 3. (c)

These abstruse very localised country names are very interesting, Jacksparrow. Difficult to see the connection but there you go. Corrupted Anglo-Saxon maybe.

1 outa 3
I agree they are very difficult. I think they were in use in the area of the Cotswolds that includes Cirencester and Stroud. I am originally from north Gloucestershire and all birds were called by the names we recognise today.