Magpie
You can see or hear magpies nearly everywhere across the UK. Their striking
white-and-black plumage, twinkling into purple-blue or green, can liven up any
walk (especially when you throw in their chuckle-like chatter!). Their feeding
habits are also quite remarkable – they are scavengers, predators and pest-
destroyers all in one. When not breeding they will gather together in flocks,
providing ample fodder for the nursery rhyme One for Sorrow.Magpie
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