Bardney Group - Collective nouns

[Janbuck]

Is anyone else doing this? I've found loads of collective nouns I didn't know before, i'ts been interesting. Why have they put Waterfowl down twice - is one supposed to be Wildfowl? Has anyone found anything for Mussels and Cockles other than 'bed'?

[smouse]

I was doing it but cant find my sheet. If I do I'll get back to you. I abandoned it cos there were far too many answers for each one and didnt see how anyone could possibly mark it as it said put down all you knew

[Janbuck]

smouse Yes, some of the animals etc have loads. I have managed to get them all in with my best tiny handwriting. One subject had 6. I reckon they'll give a mark for anything that corresponds with what they've got. Also they've put 'pochard', a duck with the 'fish and insect' group. That got me confused but then it doesn't take much!

[prospector]

cant find anything else except 'bed' for cockles and mussels (also bed is for mussels!)

[Janbuck]

prospector Yes I did mean cockles and mussels separately. Thank you for your answer. I wonder why the compilers put them both in if the answer is the same for both. Maybe thereare some secret, underground collective names know only to a selected few! Perhaps a 'fitness' of mussels or a 'warmth' of cockles.

[sniffa]

I agree Janbuck, in some sections i,ve had to write a seperate sheet with 10 or 11 answers for fish, & turkeys, perhaps they are collecting names to write a definitive book.

[Janbuck]

sniffer Oh you must be good - I only found one term for turkeys - rafter.

[ontarioice]

Janbuck take a look at this site under 'Birds' I think he has 9 collective nouns for turkeys.
http://community-2.webtv.net/solis-boo/Collect ives/

[Lewis Ellis]

yes, we too are in a daze with this one, but for mussels we found cluster ---what did you find for vultures?

[ontarioice]

If you look at the site I have already given you will find:
A wake of vultures and
A colony of vultures.