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British Wildlife Crossword Puzzle

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Mostly British mammals and birds, with some other classes and some general natural history thrown in.
Author: mutchisman - Diff: Harder

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      1. A type of lagomorph. (6)
      4. Common woodland and garden bird. (5,3)
      8. British name for hedge accentor. (7)
      9. Information collected in the field maybe. (4)
      10. Species of harrier. (3)
      11. Creature not dead. (5)
      13. ___ Blyton, children's author (4)
      15. Species of wild goose. (7)
      16. Small fish found in fast-flowing ,clean rivers (5)
      17. Male duck. (5)
      20. ___back; breed of domestic pig. (6)
      22. An urchin. (8)
      23. Type of sea bird. (6)
      26. A source of food for carrion-eaters! (4,4)
      28. White heron. (5)
      29. A species of wader, often quite tame. (8)

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      1. The butcher bird (now extinct as British breeding bird but still seen on passage) (3,6,6)
      2. A family of birds to which yellowhammer belongs. (7)
      3. Type of parasite. (4)
      5. ___ ___ partridge; introduced species. (3,6)
      6. Earth mound built by insects. (7)
      7. 'Sea-swallow'. (4)
      12. Underground mammals. (5)
      14. Duck with peculiar shaped bill. (8)
      18. Britain's only poisonous snake. (5)
      19. Adjective often used to describe graceful wildfowl eg pintail. (7)
      21. Resting place for hares etc. (3)
      24. Fish; small relative of perch. (5)
      25. A surfeit of food. (4)
      27. Young goat (3)