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The Black Grouse is mentioned in one of the earliest printed books, 1603.

1981 was the first time a wild crane was born in Britain for more than four centuries.

They thought there was a bird that flew into barns and sucked on goats utters to eat.

There was a time that people believed Swans were only domesticated and none of them were wild.

There was a time that people thought a certain species of goose was born from old driftwood at sea, that would start growing fungi, and thus a bird would grow from it (somehow) and then fly away.

Back way in the day. They thought Yellowhammers were evil, would catch them and hang them by the necks from door ways. Kids did it a lot apparently.

During the renaissance they apparently would make a pie, then make like a pie crust, put the baked pie in a bigger bowel, put the birds in and the. Cover it with the crust. They would then cut the pie open to watch the birds fly out.

The egg came first.

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I really like the mix of history and animal facts so far.