A Guide to Game Birds

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A GUIDE TO GAME BIRDS

EVERY BREED OF GAME IS DIFFERENT AND DESERVING OF OUR FULL RESPECT

An expert guide by Jonathan Young, Editor of The Field. Click on each image for further details.

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

SEASON: Sept 1 – Jan 31 inland, Sept 1 – Feb 20 below highwater mark

Common Snipe

Gallinago gallinago

SEASON: AUG 12 - JAN 31

Teal

Anas crecca

SEASON: Sept 1 – Jan 31 inland, Sept 1 – Feb 20 below highwater mark

Woodcock

Scolopax rusticola

SEASON: Oct 1- Jan 31, England, Wales and Northern Ireland, Sept 1 – Jan 31, Scotland

The Pheasant

Phasianus colchicus

SEASON: OCT 1 - FEB 1

Red Legged Partridge

Alectoris rufa

SEASON: SEPT 1 - FEB 1

Red Grouse

Lagopus lagopus scotIca

SEASON: AUG 12 - DEC 10

Grey Partridge

Perdix perdix

SEASON: SEPT 1 - FEB 1

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