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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.

Ali08 Tue 18-Feb-25 21:51:41

Oh gosh, imagine if this was alphabetical!

Emily Robin - British bordello owner (1874-1929).

Indigo8 Tue 18-Feb-25 09:50:13

Rob Mallard (English actor)

Allira Mon 17-Feb-25 22:40:16

Clawdy

And Pat Phoenix! Although that wasn't her real name.

I didn't realise that.

Clawdy Mon 17-Feb-25 22:35:40

And Pat Phoenix! Although that wasn't her real name.

Allira Mon 17-Feb-25 22:27:32

Has anyone mentioned Phoenix? I know it's a mythical bird but there is the actor Joaquin Phoenix and I did know someone with the surname Phoenix many years ago

RosieandherMaw Mon 17-Feb-25 19:51:18

Slightly at a tangent, D’s A-level History teacher told me about an otherwise v bright girl who wrote the name of the Russian leader Josef Starling throughout an entire essay.

Ilovedogs22 Mon 17-Feb-25 19:47:02

RosieandherMaw

The late John Bird 🦅

Oh yes, thanks for reminding me of of the always brilliant but always modest John Bird, RosieandherMaw. 😊

crazyH Mon 17-Feb-25 19:40:34

Jack Dawe

Clawdy Mon 17-Feb-25 08:44:53

George Heron (actor)

Indigo8 Mon 17-Feb-25 08:36:58

Clive Swift (actor) and his son Joe Swift (TV gardening presenter)

grandMattie Mon 17-Feb-25 06:07:36

When we lived in Kent, our local electrician was called Goldfinch.

rubysong Sun 16-Feb-25 23:32:00

I had ancestors with the surname Cock.

Indigo8 Sun 16-Feb-25 21:25:10

Lewis Blackbird - British motor cycle speedway rider

RosieandherMaw Sun 16-Feb-25 18:47:17

A bird in the hand is worth two in the (George HW and George W) BUSH

RosieandherMaw Sun 16-Feb-25 18:45:48

A girl in my year at school was called Elizabeth Chick 🐣

w1u7 Sun 16-Feb-25 15:03:28

My maiden name was Canary. I couldn't wait to get married as I got teased all the time

JamesandJon33 Sun 16-Feb-25 14:37:33

Johannes Corvus ( Raven)

Allira Sun 16-Feb-25 10:47:07

Bower as in Bowerbird

Auntieflo Sun 16-Feb-25 10:45:02

Graham Swift, artist husband od Sarah Beeny

RosieandherMaw Sun 16-Feb-25 08:31:01

crazyH

Stephen Bear

???confused

I know pigs might fly…but bears?

crazyH Sun 16-Feb-25 02:08:40

Stephen Bear

swampy1961 Sat 15-Feb-25 23:22:17

Robin Gibb

Barberdice Sat 15-Feb-25 23:10:09

(H)owl

Allira Sat 15-Feb-25 23:06:19

Chicken

Babs03 Sat 15-Feb-25 23:01:21

Mr Peacock - out of ‘are you being served.’