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Bird surnames!

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HavanaMoon Sat 15-Feb-25 06:46:18

Hope it is OK to start this thread as it is just a general idea to see how many bird surnames we can think of. My contribution is: Swift.

Allira Sat 15-Feb-25 12:32:38

Peter Jay

yogitree Sat 15-Feb-25 12:31:47

Sparrow (Jack)

Allira Sat 15-Feb-25 12:30:34

Allira

Russell Crowe.

And his cousins Martin Crowe and Jeff Crowe (NZ cricketers).

Allira Sat 15-Feb-25 12:29:25

Russell Crowe.

RosieandherMaw Sat 15-Feb-25 12:27:16

A George Woodcock was famous in the Trade Union movement and a Labour politician.
He also had rather amazing eyebrows

Allira Sat 15-Feb-25 12:26:49

RosieandherMaw

Donald Duck (I’ll get my coat) 🤣🤣

Well, I did see the title of the thread and wondered if birds use surnames. Then I remembered thst I do say Good Morning Mr Magpie and bow if I see one.

Gin Sat 15-Feb-25 12:22:10

There was a footballer called Alan Starling I believe.

Greenfinch Sat 15-Feb-25 12:11:34

I think there was a footballer called George Woodcock.

Scribbles Sat 15-Feb-25 12:10:07

The Partridge Family

Scribbles Sat 15-Feb-25 12:06:51

RosieandherMaw

Donald Duck (I’ll get my coat) 🤣🤣

I was taught to drive by a man called Steve Duck 😃

Namsnanny Sat 15-Feb-25 11:44:21

Fictional, Rooster Cogburn.

Greyduster Sat 15-Feb-25 11:43:52

Namsnanny Sir Christopher Cockerell invented the hovercraft. Is he famous enough😊?

Greyduster Sat 15-Feb-25 11:41:29

Ryan Gosling - Canadian actor.

Namsnanny Sat 15-Feb-25 11:37:18

Cockerel(l) I know no one famous with this surname, just my school friend Sally. Does it count?

Indigo8 Sat 15-Feb-25 11:27:15

T R Henn (Author)

NotSpaghetti Sat 15-Feb-25 11:23:12

Adler and Astor

My dad knew an "Adler" - I think it's Eagle in German.
Astor is well known of course as a surname. It's the Hawk family.

Greenfinch Sat 15-Feb-25 11:19:54

Can we go foreign? Sokolov is the Russian word for falcon as in Lali Sokolov ( The Tattooist of Auschwitz.)

Nell82 Sat 15-Feb-25 10:51:03

Trevor Peacock, actor (Vicar of Dibley)

HowVeryDareYou2 Sat 15-Feb-25 10:41:32

Dan Quayle (Quail)

Nannee49 Sat 15-Feb-25 10:37:13

My maiden name was Birdsmile

Nell82 Sat 15-Feb-25 10:36:47

Andy Crane, presenter

Greyduster Sat 15-Feb-25 10:33:12

Anthony Quayle, actor.

Churchview Sat 15-Feb-25 10:06:32

Atticus Finch

Grandyma Sat 15-Feb-25 09:47:23

Mary Nightingale

Nell82 Sat 15-Feb-25 09:45:41

Florence Nightingale