Check your answers against our explanations. Remember, there are no ‘trick’ birds or extreme rarities among these...

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October is many birders’ favourite time of the year. The potential is massive! Anything can and will turn up. However, here are five birds which will certainly be about and should be ‘gettable’ (with a bit of luck and skill) this month.