| 100% | TAWNY | 5 | & 13D Common European bird with reddish-brown or grey plumage, black eyes and a round head |
| 39% | HERON | 5 | Wading bird with a long neck and commonly grey or white plumage |
| 38% | MOORHEN | 7 | Common bird of ponds and lakes with a black plumage and red bill |
| 35% | OWL | 3 | Bird with big eyes and a round face |
| 34% | OWL | 3 | Nocturnal bird with a broad head and big eyes |
| 33% | WOODPIGEON | 10 | Common bird of the UK with mainly grey plumage and a white neck patch |
| 33% | CARRIONCROW | 11 | European bird similar to the rook whose black plumage has a green and blue gloss |
| 32% | STORK | 5 | Large wading bird typically with a black and white plumage |
| 32% | MOORHEN | 7 | Common bird of ponds and lakes with black plumage and a red bill |
| 32% | AUK | 3 | Diving bird of northern oceans with a black and white plumage |
| 31% | TURTLEDOVE | 10 | Old World bird with a brown plumage and speckled wings associated with song The Twelve Days of Christmas |
| 31% | RAVEN | 5 | Large bird of the crow family with a black plumage and wedge-shaped tail |
| 31% | GREATTIT | 8 | Green and yellow woodland bird with a black head |
| 30% | COALTIT | 7 | Small European songbird with a black head and a white patch on the nape |
| 30% | HOOPOE | 6 | Old World bird with a pinkish-brown body and black-and-white wings |
| 30% | HERRINGGULL | 11 | Large bird with a light-grey back, white underparts and black-tipped wings |
| 30% | BALDEAGLE | 9 | Bird of prey with a white head and a brown body |
| 29% | CHAFFINCH | 9 | Common British bird with gray head and red chest |
| 29% | COOTS | 5 | Water birds with black plumage and white bills |
| 28% | KINGFISHER | 10 | Eurasian bird with a greenish-blue and orange plumage |
| 28% | OWL | 3 | Nocturnal bird with a flat face and big eyes |
| 28% | TWITE | 5 | European finch with a brown streaked plumage |
| 28% | TUFTEDDUCK | 10 | Medium-sized diving bird with a small crest and yellow eyes |
| 27% | THRUSH | 6 | Songbird with a brown plumage and spotted breast |
| 27% | FLAMINGO | 8 | Large wading bird with a pink and red plumage and downward-bent bill |
| 27% | BUSTARD | 7 | Old World bird with long legs and a speckled plumage such as the Great — |
| 27% | GANNET | 6 | Large marine bird with black-tipped wings and a long pointed tail and beak |
| 27% | ANT | 3 | Common ending to "pant" and "giant" ... or with 42d, a digging insect |