How many British and Irish birds start with P?

23 of the 401 British and Irish birds in Icillion start with P, for example Peregrine Falcon, Pheasant and Puffin.

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

The longest is “Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler” and the shortest is “Puffin”.

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Looking for British and Irish birds that begin with P? Here are 23 of them in alphabetical order, from “Pacific Golden Plover” to “Purple Sandpiper”.

P is the 8th most common first letter in this list: 23 of the 401 British and Irish birds (6%).
Shortest: “Puffin”. Longest: “Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler”.
18 names have more than one word.
2 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.

How many British and Irish birds start with P?: 23 of the 401 British and Irish birds in Icillion start with P, for example Peregrine Falcon, Pheasant and Puffin.
What is the longest name among British and Irish birds that start with P?: The longest is “Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler” and the shortest is “Puffin”.

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