August
Six Birds of the Coquet Valley, Northumberland
by Mike Collier
A study of bird names presents an ‘unpredictable and haphazard richness’ with names drawn from ‘the very roots of our language’ British Birds: Their Folklore, Names and Literature by Francesca Greenoak. The name Coquet comes from the Old English cocc, meaning ‘wild bird’.
| W I T T O L | Wheatear |
| C H I T T Y | Meadow Pipit |
| Q U E E S T | Woodpigeon |
| C A L L O O | Curlew |
| K E E L I E | Kestrel |
| W I Z Z L E | Dipper |