Example sentences of "birds [det] as [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Infection may be initiated by eggs , passed by wild birds such as rooks and blackbirds ; these may also infect earthworms . |
| 2 | Hosts : Domestic fowl and game birds such as pheasants and partridges Site : Trachea Species : Syngamus trachea Distribution : Worldwide Gross : The reddish , large female ( up to 2.0 cm ) and small male ( up to 0.5 cm ) worms , are permanently in copular forming a Y shape : they are the only parasites found in the trachea of domestic birds ( P1.IV ) . |
| 3 | Since these chemicals were banned , between 1963 and 1986 , pesticide levels in the environment have been declining and the numbers of birds such as sparrowhawks , kestrels and herons have begun to recover . |
| 4 | For example owls and other predatory birds such as buzzards have binocular vision and acute hearing although they have a poor sense of smell . |
| 5 | Then it was discovered that birds such as pigeons and swifts have difficulty navigating if their sense of smell is damaged . |
| 6 | Among them are powan and arctic char , two rare fish species ; salmon , trout and minnows ; frogs ; otters ; birds such as dippers , which rely on healthy populations of water-living insects ; and lichens and mosses which cover peat bogs . |
| 7 | The variety of shores make it particularly good for birds such as waders and sea duck , and its situation ‘ next door ’ to Siberia makes seeing even more exciting birds a possibility . |
| 8 | Whatever the reason for this behaviour , it ensured that the fish became available to surface-feeding birds such as kittiwakes and terns , and the fact is that it no longer happens . |
| 9 | These include birds such as tits , the larvae of certain kinds of hover-fly , lace-wing flies and ladybird beetles ( both adults and larvae ) . |
| 10 | Even common birds such as swallows and skylarks are declining . |
| 11 | If you scatter seed on the ground you will build up a substantial clientele of birds such as chaffinches which do not readily come to hanging food and birdtables . |
| 12 | DDT has been responsible for drastic population declines of many birds of prey , including fish-eating birds such as pelicans . |
| 13 | But the town-based predators capture substantially more birds such as sparrows , starlings and pigeons . |
| 14 | Other creatures , like some lizards and giant birds such as ostriches , only have rearward fermentation systems in long intestines . |
| 15 | A partial parasite , mistletoe relies on birds such as thrushes eating its oily berries and dropping the seeds out at the other end on to the branches of trees where they perch . |
| 16 | In the north temperate zone , the latitudinal range of fruiting season seems to be associated with the arrival of the southward-shifting , migratory , frugivorous birds such as thrushes . |
| 17 | The larger , bolder birds such as magpies , crows and jackdaws were searching for food on the fairways — on one occasion a golf ball landed near to a crow who nonchalantly moved to one side to avoid the missile . |
| 18 | Rotational set-aside policies have proved a mixed blessing for birds such as skylarks , lapwings and partridges that nest in uncut fields . |
| 19 | Environment Minister David Trippier has announced that the British government will comply with an EC directive requiring landowners to have licences to kill pestential birds such as crows , magpies and jays . |