How many British and Irish birds start with H?

12 of the 401 British and Irish birds in Icillion start with H, for example House Sparrow, Herring Gull and House Martin.

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

The longest is “Hume's Leaf Warbler” and the shortest is “Hobby”.

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12 British and Irish birds start with H, from “Harlequin Duck” to “Hume's Leaf Warbler”. Every one of them counts as an answer in Icillion.

H is the 11th most common first letter in this list: 12 of the 401 British and Irish birds (3%).
Shortest: “Hobby”. Longest: “Hume's Leaf Warbler”.
9 names have more than one word.
3 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.

How many British and Irish birds start with H?: 12 of the 401 British and Irish birds in Icillion start with H, for example House Sparrow, Herring Gull and House Martin.
What is the longest name among British and Irish birds that start with H?: The longest is “Hume's Leaf Warbler” and the shortest is “Hobby”.

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