This is a fun competition. Take time and read the following letter. Hidden inside all the words and sentences are a lot of bird names – how many can you find – and what are they?
Bird-Watching Holiday
How many hidden birds can you spot?
Dear Ed,
Starting early we took it easily, and at the Bell Inn, Eton, we picked up Jack Dawling and Ernest. One chatted a lot, so time passed swiftly, but rain on the motorway was a grave nuisance. After lunch I decided to hand over the wheel and steal and hour’s sleep, before reaching Ullswater at midnight in gale-force winds.
Next morning on to Scotland, where our hotel is in as fine a glen as I have seen, with rushing stream at the bottom of a steep lovers’ lane. It is all that is now left of an old mill, but it is now renovated, and very smart inside – no other one for miles around! Eric rows, though awkardly, leaving Anne to doze in the stern. Excellent food – no good for taking off inches from the waist or keeping wide awake. Nothing is wanting, except perhaps regular kilts and pipers.
Love from all,
Ardelle
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This is just a fun competition, because I don’t know the answer! I have found a few birds hidden in the words.
I’m hoping we can put a list together and then I can stop looking!
Hi Trisha,
I think I found 27 so far. (Starting with REDSTART – ending with MALLARD)
I’ll have another look later on.
Best thing is to print it out large and ring round the names as you find them. Otherwise it drives you daft! Great fun though.
John
Hi Trish,
This puzzle is great fun. I have printed it off and am looking now for the bird words!
Kind regards
sara from farmingfriends
Hi Trisha, Managed to find 26 birds so far! It’s great fun.
Kind regards
Sara from farmingfriends
Wow! You’ve done really well. Have you put the letter on farming friends? We’ll have to compare the bird names on both the lists soon. Great to hear from you. Trisha