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British and Irish birds that start with L
Looking for British and Irish birds that begin with L? Here are 29 of them in alphabetical order, from “Lanceolated Warbler” to “Long-tailed Tit”.
British and Irish birds that begin with L
- Lanceolated Warbler
- Lapland Bunting
- Lapwingalso Peewit
- Laughing Gull
- Leach's Petrel
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Lesser Grey Shrike
- Lesser Redpollalso Redpoll
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
- Lesser White-fronted Goose
- Lesser Whitethroat
- Lesser Yellowlegs
- Linnet
- Little Auk
- Little Bittern
- Little Bunting
- Little Bustard
- Little Crake
- Little Egretalso Egret
- Little Grebealso Dabchick
- Little Gull
- Little Owl
- Little Ringed Plover
- Little Stint
- Little Tern
- Long-eared Owl
- Long-tailed Duck
- Long-tailed Skua
- Long-tailed Tit
About this list
- L is the 6th most common first letter in this list: 29 of the 401 British and Irish birds (7%).
- Shortest: “Linnet”. Longest: “Lesser White-fronted Goose”.
- 27 names have more than one word.
- 4 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.
Quick answers
- How many British and Irish birds start with L?
- 29 of the 401 British and Irish birds in Icillion start with L, for example Long-tailed Tit, Lapwing and Linnet.
- What is the longest name among British and Irish birds that start with L?
- The longest is “Lesser White-fronted Goose” and the shortest is “Linnet”.
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