Hi, I'm Rudi, i'm 8 years old and my favourite book is 'Tarka the Otter' by Henry Williamson. Its about the life of an otter named Tarka and British Wildlife. One night i was reading the book with my dad and i said that i wanted to see all the animals in the book, he said i should do it and call it the Tarka Challenge. My Tarka Challenge started on 1st January 2012. The book contains 89 birds, 54 land based animals, 120 plants and 56 aquatic organisms.

The rules are simple, i must either see each thing myself or photograph it using my trail camera. I will try and see each thing on my local patch (Ogmore River Catchment) but may need to look somewhere else in Britain.

The List - The Birds

Arctic Owl
Nightjar
Red Throated Diver
Bittern
Barn Owl
Cuckoo
Short Eared Owl
Tawny Owl
Corncrake
Great Northern Diver
Red Backed Shrike
Snow Bunting
Fire Crest
Kingfisher
Reed Bunting
Curlew
Turtle Dove
Snipe
Raven
Sedge Warbler
Grey Wagtail
Treecreeper
Shag
Black Grouse
Grouse
Partridge
Swift
Sedge Warbler
Sparrowhawk
Willow Warbler
Little Stints
Kestrel
Dipper
Lark
Cockrel
Ring Plover
Golden Plover
Whimbrel
Redshank
Rock Dove
Gulliemot
Lapwing
Pippit
Wheatears
Pied Wagtail
White Fronted Goose
Sanderling
Peregrine Falcon
Oyster Catcher
Dabchick (little grebe)
Shoveller
Pochard
Goldeneye
Wigeon
Teal
Linnet
Peacock
Mute Swan
Swallow
Heron
Woodpecker
Magpie
Duckling
Jay
Landrail
Chiffchaff
Cormorant
Dwarf Owl
Muscovy Duck
Herring Gulls
Wren
Wild Pigeon
Moorhen
Buzzard
Coot
Mallard
Sand Martin
Gull
Cole Tit
Carrion Crow
Finch
Pigeons
Rook
Jackdaw
Pheasant
Blackbird
Robin
Sparrow

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