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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Lifestyle
Martin Winter

Wildlife-shy Brits cannot identify most birds or insects in their garden, study finds

Wildlife-shy Brits admit they cannot identify most birds or insects in their gardens – apart from pigeons, robins, and bees, according to research.

As many as three in four of the 2,000 adults polled would only feel confident identifying more common birds, like pigeons, over rarer garden varieties.

Nearly six in ten (58%) are able to correctly point out a robin – but only because of its distinctive red breast.

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