How many British and Irish birds start with G?

43 of the 401 British and Irish birds in Icillion start with G, for example Great Tit, Goldfinch and Greenfinch.

What is the longest name among British and Irish birds that start with G?

The longest is “Great Spotted Woodpecker” and the shortest is “Gannet”.

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Looking for British and Irish birds that begin with G? Here are 43 of them in alphabetical order, from “Gadwall” to “Gyrfalcon”.

G is the 2nd most common first letter in this list: 43 of the 401 British and Irish birds (11%).
Shortest: “Gannet”. Longest: “Great Spotted Woodpecker”.
31 names have more than one word.
8 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.

How many British and Irish birds start with G?: 43 of the 401 British and Irish birds in Icillion start with G, for example Great Tit, Goldfinch and Greenfinch.
What is the longest name among British and Irish birds that start with G?: The longest is “Great Spotted Woodpecker” and the shortest is “Gannet”.

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