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British and Irish birds that start with W
The full list of British and Irish birds starting with W: 29 names, taken from the 401 answers to “Name a bird you might see in Britain or Ireland” in Icillion.
British and Irish birds starting with W
- Wallcreeper
- Water Pipit
- Water Rail
- Waxwing
- Whimbrel
- Whinchat
- Whiskered Tern
- White Stork
- White-fronted Goose
- White-rumped Sandpiper
- White-tailed Eaglealso Sea Eagle
- White-throated Needletail
- White-throated Sparrow
- White-winged Black Tern
- White's Thrush
- Whooper Swan
- Wigeon
- Willow Tit
- Willow Warbler
- Wilson's Petrel
- Wilson's Phalarope
- Wood Pigeonalso Woodpigeon, Pigeon
- Wood Sandpiper
- Wood Warbler
- Woodchat Shrike
- Woodcock
- Woodlark
- Wren
- Wryneck
About this list
- W is the 6th most common first letter in this list: 29 of the 401 British and Irish birds (7%).
- Shortest: “Wren”. Longest: “White-throated Needletail”.
- 20 names have more than one word.
- 2 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.
Quick answers
- How many British and Irish birds start with W?
- 29 of the 401 British and Irish birds in Icillion start with W, for example Wood Pigeon, Wren and Willow Warbler.
- What is the longest name among British and Irish birds that start with W?
- The longest is “White-throated Needletail” and the shortest is “Wren”.
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