Bird Nerd – Easy bird quiz Mystery Cache

Since my wife always calls me a bird nerd, we decided that our first puzzle cache had to have something to do with one of my other favorite past times…birding. This is a fairly easy quiz and you should be able to find the answers to even if you don’t know the difference between a penguin and a pelican.

The first step is to identify these nine common South African birds

1. This bird obtained it's name from its call which sounds like blacksmith’s hammer striking against his anvil. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _   _ _ _ _ _ _ _
2. Rather than using a knife and fork this bird prefers to use a spoon. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
3. Nowadays you will often see this bird of the pyramids honking down the fairways of your local golf course. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  _ _ _ _ _
4. An underwater diver which you may find playing in an English pub. _ _ _ _ _ _
5. The common name for the Dark-capped Bulbul. _ _ _ _ _ _
6. An eagle with the iconic African bird call. _ _ _ _ _ _ _  _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _
7. A shark with wide eyes. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
8. A common roadside shrike with a knack for finance. _ _ _ _ _ _  _ _ _ _ _ _
9. A weaver from a small town. _ _ _ _ _ _ _  _ _ _ _ _ _

S 30 AB.CDE     E030 3F.GHI

1. A =  Add the first and third letter in the first word.          

2. B = Letter four minus letter three.

3. C = First letter of word one minus last letter of word two.

4. D = The number of letters in this birds name.

5. E = The square root of the only letter that appears twice.

6. F = Letter one plus letter two of word one.

7. G = First letter.

8. H = Looks like the second letter.

9. I = First word sixth letter.