Birds
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Albatross - Fergus teases Marsali with an albatross feather while aboard the Artemis (V, chapter 44)
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Buntings - Colum has buntings in the bird cage in his room at Castle Leoch (Outlander, chapter 5)
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Chickadees - Brianna startles two chickadees while walking in Inverness (DIA, chapter 1)
Chickens - Jamie was taken to Fort William in a cart full of chickens (Outlander, chapter 4)
Cock - Frank and Claire found the blood of a black cock on a doorstep (Outlander, chapter 1)
Corbie - Scottish word for raven
Crow - a crow flies over Claire when she is in the copse where Jamie leaves her when he goes to see Horrocks (Outlander, chapter 20) Mr Willoughby describes the sounds that women make as being like the "cawing of crows" (V, chapter 45)
Cuckoo - when Young Ian returns to Lallybroch with Claire after Laoghaire shoots Jamie, Jenny calls him a cuckoo in the nest, saying he surely wasn't meant to be her son (V, chapter 36)
Curlews - seen in the Highlands (Outlander, chapter 17)
Chickens - Jamie was taken to Fort William in a cart full of chickens (Outlander, chapter 4)
Cock - Frank and Claire found the blood of a black cock on a doorstep (Outlander, chapter 1)
Corbie - Scottish word for raven
Crow - a crow flies over Claire when she is in the copse where Jamie leaves her when he goes to see Horrocks (Outlander, chapter 20) Mr Willoughby describes the sounds that women make as being like the "cawing of crows" (V, chapter 45)
Cuckoo - when Young Ian returns to Lallybroch with Claire after Laoghaire shoots Jamie, Jenny calls him a cuckoo in the nest, saying he surely wasn't meant to be her son (V, chapter 36)
Curlews - seen in the Highlands (Outlander, chapter 17)
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Doves - Jamie says he has seen doves mate (Outlander, chapter 15) There is a dovecote at Lallybroch
Ducks - seen by a loch in the Highlands (Outlander, chapter 25), there are teal and goldeneye ducks on the millpond near Lallybroch (Outlander, chapter 28)
Ducks - seen by a loch in the Highlands (Outlander, chapter 25), there are teal and goldeneye ducks on the millpond near Lallybroch (Outlander, chapter 28)
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Eider ducks - the mattress Claire and Jamie sleep on at Lallybroch is filled with the feathers of eider ducks (Cross Stitch only, chapter 29)
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Finches - Colum has finches in the bird cage in his room at Castle Leoch (Outlander, chapter 5)
Flycatcher - In Outlander Claire listens for a flycatcher in the copse where Jamie leaves her when he goes to see Horrocks (ch. 20), but in Cross Stitch it is a spotted flycatcher
Frigatebird - when Claire lands amongst the mangroves on the island of Hispaniola after escaping from the Porpoise she is startled by a large bird with sleek black feathers and a large pouch of brilliant red skin running from the base of his neck to halfway down his body (V, chapter 50) This is a Magnificent Frigatebird which is found throughout the Caribbean
Flycatcher - In Outlander Claire listens for a flycatcher in the copse where Jamie leaves her when he goes to see Horrocks (ch. 20), but in Cross Stitch it is a spotted flycatcher
Frigatebird - when Claire lands amongst the mangroves on the island of Hispaniola after escaping from the Porpoise she is startled by a large bird with sleek black feathers and a large pouch of brilliant red skin running from the base of his neck to halfway down his body (V, chapter 50) This is a Magnificent Frigatebird which is found throughout the Caribbean
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Geese - seen by a loch in the Highlands (Outlander, chapter 25) goose feathers are used to make quills (DIA, chapter 8)
Greylags - a species of grey goose. When the book on growing potatoes that Ian Snr consults advises that the potatoes should be harvested with the first appearance of the winter goose, Jamie and Ian consider whether this may mean the greylag goose, but decide it doesn't as greylags are seen all year round (DIA, chapter 32) Jamie tells his nephews and nieces the story of St Bride and the geese which is about greylags (V, chapter 38)
Grouse - mentioned in a coded letter to Charles Stuart (DIA, chapter 15) Jamie sometimes snared grouse to give to Jenny and her family when he lived in his cave (V, chapter 4)
Gulls - gulls fly over Claire when she is in the copse where Jamie leaves her when he goes to see Horrocks (Cross Stitch only, chapter 20)
Greylags - a species of grey goose. When the book on growing potatoes that Ian Snr consults advises that the potatoes should be harvested with the first appearance of the winter goose, Jamie and Ian consider whether this may mean the greylag goose, but decide it doesn't as greylags are seen all year round (DIA, chapter 32) Jamie tells his nephews and nieces the story of St Bride and the geese which is about greylags (V, chapter 38)
Grouse - mentioned in a coded letter to Charles Stuart (DIA, chapter 15) Jamie sometimes snared grouse to give to Jenny and her family when he lived in his cave (V, chapter 4)
Gulls - gulls fly over Claire when she is in the copse where Jamie leaves her when he goes to see Horrocks (Cross Stitch only, chapter 20)
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Jackdaws - Jamie tells Claire the jackdaws will sound the alarm if anyone approaches them (Outlander only, chapter 17)
Jay - there is jay by the saint's pool that Dougal takes Claire to (Outlander only, chapter 13)
Jungle fowl - There are jungle fowl in the courtyard of Father Fogden's house (V, chapter 50) Jungle fowl are the wild ancestors of all domestic chickens. Although originally from Southeast Asia they have been spread across the world as humans domesticated them. The jungle fowl on Hispaniola are most likely to be red junglefowl.
Jay - there is jay by the saint's pool that Dougal takes Claire to (Outlander only, chapter 13)
Jungle fowl - There are jungle fowl in the courtyard of Father Fogden's house (V, chapter 50) Jungle fowl are the wild ancestors of all domestic chickens. Although originally from Southeast Asia they have been spread across the world as humans domesticated them. The jungle fowl on Hispaniola are most likely to be red junglefowl.
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Lark - Jenny kept tame birds when she was a girl and Claire sees a painting hanging on the wall at Lallybroch with Jenny and her birds - sparrows, a thrush, a lark and a pheasant (outlander, chapter 27)
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Meadowlark - Claire hears the call of a meadowlark at Lallybroch (DIA, chapter 31) John Grey hears the singing of meadowlarks on the moors near Ardsmuir (V, chapter 9) The meadowlarks must have flown a long way as it's a bird found in the Americas not in Britain!
Mistle Thrush -Claire listens for a mistle thrush in the copse where Jamie leaves her when he goes to see Horrocks (Outlander, chapter 20)
Mockingbird - heard outside Jared's house in Paris (DIA, chapter 13)
Murre - found on the cliffs by the seal's cove (V, chapter 39) A murres is an auk
Mistle Thrush -Claire listens for a mistle thrush in the copse where Jamie leaves her when he goes to see Horrocks (Outlander, chapter 20)
Mockingbird - heard outside Jared's house in Paris (DIA, chapter 13)
Murre - found on the cliffs by the seal's cove (V, chapter 39) A murres is an auk
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Nightingales - served at the luncheon at the Palace of Versailles (DIA, chapter 9) Mr Willoughby describes the sounds that women make as being like the "song of nightingales" (V, chapter 45)
Nightjar - Colum used to tease his sister Ellen that her mouth was as wide as a nightjar's (DIA, chapter 37) A nightjar has a very short bill
Nightjar - Colum used to tease his sister Ellen that her mouth was as wide as a nightjar's (DIA, chapter 37) A nightjar has a very short bill
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Owls - help keep down the mice in the hay in the stables at Castle Leoch (Outlander, chapter 24) Jamie explains that the phrase 'tight as an owl' means someone is constipated (DIA, chapter 7)
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Parrot - the Dunsany's have a parrot which lives in the main salon at Helwater (V, chapter 15)
Pelican - Mr Willougby captures and trains a pelican while onboard the Artemis (V, chapter 44)
Petrels - encountered out at sea by the Artemis (V, chapter 44)
Pheasants - In Cross Stitch Colum tells the Duke of Sandringham he will find plenty of pheasant when he goes hunting with Jamie, but in Outlander he tells him it is too early for pheasant (ch. 24), Jenny had a tame pheasant when she was a girl (Outlander, chapter 27)
Pigeons - Claire finds a jar of Pigeon's Blood in Davie Beaton's surgery at Castle Leoch (Outlander, chapter 7), there are pigeons in the dovecote at Lallybroch (Outlander, chapter 26) and pigeons in the gardens at Versailles (DIA, chapter 9)
Pipit - seen in the Highlands (Cross Stitch only, chapter 17)
Plovers - seen in the Highlands (Outlander, chapter 17) Jamie sometimes found a nest of plover's eggs to give to Jenny and her family when he lived in the cave (V, chapter 4)
Pelican - Mr Willougby captures and trains a pelican while onboard the Artemis (V, chapter 44)
Petrels - encountered out at sea by the Artemis (V, chapter 44)
Pheasants - In Cross Stitch Colum tells the Duke of Sandringham he will find plenty of pheasant when he goes hunting with Jamie, but in Outlander he tells him it is too early for pheasant (ch. 24), Jenny had a tame pheasant when she was a girl (Outlander, chapter 27)
Pigeons - Claire finds a jar of Pigeon's Blood in Davie Beaton's surgery at Castle Leoch (Outlander, chapter 7), there are pigeons in the dovecote at Lallybroch (Outlander, chapter 26) and pigeons in the gardens at Versailles (DIA, chapter 9)
Pipit - seen in the Highlands (Cross Stitch only, chapter 17)
Plovers - seen in the Highlands (Outlander, chapter 17) Jamie sometimes found a nest of plover's eggs to give to Jenny and her family when he lived in the cave (V, chapter 4)
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Raven - seen in the Highlands (Cross Stitch only, chapter 17) When Jenny is in labour with Young Ian three ravens fly over the fields of Lallybroch. This is considered extremely bad luck (V, chapter 5)
Redstarts - redstarts fly over Claire when she is in the copse where Jamie leaves her when he goes to see Horrocks (Outlander only, chapter 20)
Ricebirds - Mr Willoughby describes the sounds that women make as being "like the chatter of ricebirds" (V, chapter 45) Ricebirds is a generic term that refers to any number of birds that feed on rice fields
Rooks - Dougal disturbs three rooks by the saint's pool (Outlander, chapter 12)
Roosters - Claire is woken by the yodelling of roosters in Le Havre (DIA, chapter 6)
Redstarts - redstarts fly over Claire when she is in the copse where Jamie leaves her when he goes to see Horrocks (Outlander only, chapter 20)
Ricebirds - Mr Willoughby describes the sounds that women make as being "like the chatter of ricebirds" (V, chapter 45) Ricebirds is a generic term that refers to any number of birds that feed on rice fields
Rooks - Dougal disturbs three rooks by the saint's pool (Outlander, chapter 12)
Roosters - Claire is woken by the yodelling of roosters in Le Havre (DIA, chapter 6)
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Shearwaters - found on the cliffs above the seal's cove (V, chapter 39)
Siskin - Claire hears a siskin in the bush (Outlander only, chapter 16)
Sparrows - Jenny kept tame birds when she was a girl and Claire sees a painting hanging on the wall at Lallybroch with Jenny and her birds - sparrows, a thrush, a lark and a pheasant (outlander, chapter 27)
Spotted flycatcher - In Cross Stitch Claire listens for a spotted flycatcher in the copse where Jamie leaves her when he goes to see Horrocks (ch. 20), but in Outlander it is just a flycatcher
Swallows - seen in the Highlands (Outlander, chapter 17)
Swans - John Grey's mother sends him a packet of swan quills which are finer and stronger than goose quills (V, chapter 10)
Siskin - Claire hears a siskin in the bush (Outlander only, chapter 16)
Sparrows - Jenny kept tame birds when she was a girl and Claire sees a painting hanging on the wall at Lallybroch with Jenny and her birds - sparrows, a thrush, a lark and a pheasant (outlander, chapter 27)
Spotted flycatcher - In Cross Stitch Claire listens for a spotted flycatcher in the copse where Jamie leaves her when he goes to see Horrocks (ch. 20), but in Outlander it is just a flycatcher
Swallows - seen in the Highlands (Outlander, chapter 17)
Swans - John Grey's mother sends him a packet of swan quills which are finer and stronger than goose quills (V, chapter 10)
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Terns - encountered out at sea by the Artemis (V, chapter 44)
Thrasher - Claire hears a thrasher in the copse where Jamie leaves her when he goes to see Horrocks (Outlander only, chapter 20)
Thrush - Claire hears a thrush in the bush (Outlander, chapter 16), Jenny had a tame thrush when she was a girl (Outlander, chapter 27)
Titmice - Claire hears these by the path to the saint's pool that Dougal takes her to after she's seen Jack Randall (Outlander, chapter 13)
Tits - Colum has tits in the bird cage in his room at Castle Leoch (Outlander, chapter 5)
Thrasher - Claire hears a thrasher in the copse where Jamie leaves her when he goes to see Horrocks (Outlander only, chapter 20)
Thrush - Claire hears a thrush in the bush (Outlander, chapter 16), Jenny had a tame thrush when she was a girl (Outlander, chapter 27)
Titmice - Claire hears these by the path to the saint's pool that Dougal takes her to after she's seen Jack Randall (Outlander, chapter 13)
Tits - Colum has tits in the bird cage in his room at Castle Leoch (Outlander, chapter 5)
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Warblers - Colum has warblers in the bird cage in his room at Castle Leoch (Outlander, chapter 5)
Willow warbler - Claire hears a willow warbler in the copse where Jamie leaves her when he goes to see Horrocks (Cross Stitch only, chapter 20)
Woodpecker - Hugh Munro's arrows are fletched with the tail-feathers of a woodpecker (Outlander, chapter 17)
Willow warbler - Claire hears a willow warbler in the copse where Jamie leaves her when he goes to see Horrocks (Cross Stitch only, chapter 20)
Woodpecker - Hugh Munro's arrows are fletched with the tail-feathers of a woodpecker (Outlander, chapter 17)
