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British and Irish birds that start with S
Looking for British and Irish birds that begin with S? Here are 50 of them in alphabetical order, from “Sabine's Gull” to “Swift”.
British and Irish birds that begin with S
- Sabine's Gull
- Sand Martin
- Sanderling
- Sandwich Tern
- Sardinian Warbler
- Savi's Warbler
- Scarlet Rosefinchalso Common Rosefinch
- Scaup
- Scops Owl
- Scottish Crossbill
- Seagullalso Sea Gull, Gull
- Sedge Warbler
- Semipalmated Sandpiper
- Serin
- Shag
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
- Shelduck
- Shore Larkalso Horned Lark
- Short-eared Owl
- Short-toed Eagle
- Short-toed Lark
- Siberian Rubythroat
- Siberian Stonechat
- Siberian Thrush
- Siskin
- Skylarkalso Lark
- Slavonian Grebe
- Slender-billed Gull
- Smew
- Snow Bunting
- Snow Goose
- Snowy Owl
- Song Thrushalso Thrush
- Sooty Shearwater
- Sparrowhawkalso Sparrow Hawk
- Spoonbill
- Spotted Crake
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Spotted Redshank
- Squacco Heron
- Starling
- Stock Dove
- Stone-curlew
- Stonechat
- Storm Petrel
- Subalpine Warbler
- Surf Scoter
- Swainson's Thrush
- Swallowalso Barn Swallow
- Swift
About this list
- S is the most common first letter in this list: 50 of the 401 British and Irish birds (12%).
- Shortest: “Shag”. Longest: “Sharp-tailed Sandpiper”.
- 34 names have more than one word.
- 7 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.
Quick answers
- How many British and Irish birds start with S?
- 50 of the 401 British and Irish birds in Icillion start with S, for example Starling, Seagull and Song Thrush.
- What is the longest name among British and Irish birds that start with S?
- The longest is “Sharp-tailed Sandpiper” and the shortest is “Shag”.
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