Nature trivia
Name a bird you might see in Britain or Ireland
Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 401 answers to “Name a bird you might see in Britain or Ireland”, and only 12 of them float on the tip of the iceberg.
What everyone says first
These are the answers most people give first. They count, but they barely move you: 10 points each.
- Robin
- Blackbird
- Blue Tit
- Magpie
- House Sparrow
- Wood Pigeon
- Starling
- Wren
- Carrion Crow
- Seagull
- Mute Swan
- Mallard
Just below the surface
A step further down, worth 25 points each:
- Great Tit
- Goldfinch
- Chaffinch
- Collared Dove
- Song Thrush
- Jackdaw
- Rook
- Jay
- Dunnock
- Greenfinch
- Long-tailed Tit
- Coal Tit
- Herring Gull
- Barn Owl
- Tawny Owl
- Kestrel
- Common Buzzard
- Red Kite
- Sparrowhawk
- Peregrine Falcon
- Grey Heron
- Cormorant
- Pheasant
- Grey Partridge
- Skylark
- Swallow
- House Martin
- Swift
- Cuckoo
- Nightingale
- Great Spotted Woodpecker
- Kingfisher
- Puffin
- Gannet
- Canada Goose
- Coot
- Moorhen
- Lapwing
- Curlew
- Oystercatcher
- Bullfinch
- Pied Wagtail
- Fieldfare
- Redwing
- Blackcap
- Mistle Thrush
- Osprey
- Golden Eagle
- Raven
- Chiffchaff
How the answers sink
- The Tip12 answers · 10 ptsRobin · Blackbird · Blue Tit
- Below the Surface50 answers · 25 ptsGreat Tit · Goldfinch · Chaffinch …
- The Deep142 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss196 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 142 answers starting with A, B, C, D, F, G, H, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, W and Y. The Abyss has 196 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 401 answers in total, 298 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Jay”. Longest: “Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler”.
- S, B and G are the most common first letters; together they start 34% of the answers.
- 55 answers can be typed more than one way: “Whitethroat” counts as Common Whitethroat.
Tips for a rarer answer
- More answers begin with S than with any other letter (50). Run through it first.
- Skip Robin, Blackbird and Blue Tit; everybody says them.
- Breeds and varieties are a goldmine for rare answers.
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Questions about this prompt
- What are the most common answers to “Name a bird you might see in Britain or Ireland”?
- Most people start with Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Magpie and House Sparrow. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a bird you might see in Britain or Ireland”?
- 401 in all: 12 on The Tip, 50 Below the Surface, 142 in The Deep, 196 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a bird you might see in Britain or Ireland”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Jay” and the longest is “Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler”.
- Is “Name a bird you might see in Britain or Ireland” an easy or a hard prompt?
- Medium. It takes some general knowledge. It comes up in Free play on Medium and Mixed.
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