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Hitchcock: The Birds Mystery Cache

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Bhanacharaid: I haven't lived in the area for some years and although I return a couple of times a year, I just don't get around to maintaining most of my old caches. Friends who also helped have also moved on so it's time to close them all down, and make room for new ones.

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Hidden : 12/29/2011
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Hitchcock's most famous film? The image of Tippi Hedren trapped in a phone box by marauding birds is one of the most haunting in cinema history. Hopefully, this cache conjures pleasanter images on the Pevensey Levels. NB: accessible from track running SW (gate) to SE (path) across patch of woodland: leave track and go N. If you're scrabbling across rough terrain, stop and think again.Placed amidst the CMW series.

A:

B:

C:

D:

E:

F:

To find the cache, identify the species of bird illustrated here. Use the number of letters in its name to give you the number to use in the final formula to find the cache.

All the birds noted have been spotted on the Pevensey Levels. All are one word answers except A and C. In A use only the second word, but in C use both words. All are fairly common birds, though D may be trickier as it's a rarer visitor, especially to the south coast.

NB: This cache was rewritten in January 2013 and the birds chosen are different to the previous listing.

A:Common ___________________ = _____

B:__________________________ = _____

C:__________ _____________ = _____

D:__________________________ = _____

E:__________________________ = _____

F: ______________________ = _____

The cache can be found at:

N50 50. D (C-2) B

E000 25. (A-B) E (F-5)

You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.

FIRST TO FIND: BELLA'S PACK

IGNORE GROUNDSPEAK'S ICON FOR A MISSING IMAGE - I CAN'T REMOVE IT, THEY WILL HAVE TO AND I'VE ASKED THEM TO DO SO.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

N frireny-gehaxrq gerr gubhtu bar unf penfurq gb gur tebhaq. Jvguva gur ebbgf.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)