The Observers Book of British Birds (Jims quiz)

60120 Kittiwake
60122 Curlew
60130 Kestrel
60131 Osprey
60139 Sea Eagle
60146 Peregrine

73080 Merlin (relating to the magician)

Diesel locomotives:

D829 Magpie
D850 Swift

That's all I can find. Be good questions for a pub quiz, Jim.

John

Aye there is, the following are Class A4 or as I knew them Streaks, during my trainspotting (and birdwatching) days in the 1950s and early 1960s I managed to see all bar the Golden Eagle, also "Cabbed" (meaning I stood on the footplate either when it was at the loco sheds or at the Loco plant where they were refurbished) Sir Nigel Gresley 60007, Sir Murrough Wilson 60002,  Mallard, Merlin and Seagull.  


60018 Sparrow Hawk
60019 Bittern
60020 Guillemot
60021 Wild Swan 
60022 Mallard
60023 Golden Eagle
60024 Kingfisher
60025 Falcon
60027 Merlin
60029 Woodcock
60031 Golden Plover
60032 Gannet
60033 Seagull

I'll look through rest of my spotting books and check for more names, if any.

John

The Mallard must be in there

Before you return it to the shelf, John, are there any locos named after bird species?

Pete, I was going to guess but when I got book out bookcase I couldn't supply an answer as it was this 

I guessed Kingfisher Jim, but was wrong. I was about 3 birds out. 
What I did find interesting in my 1952 observers book was the order of families, what used to be called 'Crows first' I think. Then we moved on to the Wetmore Order, and then the one I'm most familiar with, Voous Order.
Now it's all over the place again, I presume because of DNA testing. Looking through the recent Birds of Lincolnshire, I see that swifts and nightjars are now tucked in between ducks and waders, and weirdly, eagles hawks and owls are followed by kingfishers and woodpeckers and then come falcons. Who knew! 
I didn't say what was in between swift and wryneck in case anyone else wants a stab!

Regards Pete