| a grain of | Sanderling |
| a dune of | Sandgrouse |
| a grain of | Sandgrouse |
| a gripe of | Sandgrouse |
| a bind of | Sandpipers |
| a cluster of | Sandpipers |
| a contradiction of | Sandpipers |
| a fling of | Sandpipers |
| a hill of | Sandpipers |
| a time-step of | Sandpipers |
| a slurp of | Sapsuckers |
| a mooter of | Scoters |
| a scooter of | Scoters |
| a club of | Sea birds |
| a colony of | Sea birds |
| a concourse of | Sea birds |
| a rookery of | Sea birds |
| a wreck of | Sea birds |
| a constellation of (steller’s) | Sea-eagles |
| a cloud of | Seafowl |
| a flight of | Seafowl |
| a flock of | Seafowl |
| a colony of | Sea-gulls |
| a flock of | Sea-gulls |
| a flotilla of | Sea-gulls |
| a pack of | Sea-gulls |
| a scavenging of | Sea-gulls |
| a screech of | Sea-gulls |
| a squabble of | Sea-gulls |
| a swoop of | Sea-gulls |
| a flight of | Secretary birds |
| a nest of | Secretary birds |
| a eatery of | Seedeaters |
| a hangout of | Shags |
| an improbability of | Shearwaters |
| a doading of | Sheldrakes |
| a droppings of | Sheldrakes |
| a doppling of | Sheldrakes |
| a doading of | Shelducks |
| a dopping of | Shelducks |
| a chain gang of | Shovellers |
| a crew of | Shovellers |
| a graveyard of | Shovellers |
| a abbatoir of | Shrikes |
| a watch of | Shrikes |
| a stand of | Silky flycatchers |
| a strand of | Silky flycatchers |
| a conspiracy of | Skimmers |
| an embezzlement of | Skimmers |
| a scoop of | Skimmers |
| a shishkab of | Skuas |
| an exaltation of | Skylarks |
| an uplifting of | Skylarks |
| a float of | Snake birds |
| a couple of | Snipe |
| a leash of | Snipe |
| a walk of | Snipe |
| a whisp of | Snipe |
| a whisper of | Snipe |
| a winnowing of | Snipe |
| a wisp of | Snipe |
| a volley of | Snipe |
| an assemblage of | Solitaries |
| a summation of | Solitaries |
| an ache of | Soras |
| an expression of | Soras |
| a whinny of | Soras |
| an academy of (Sage) | Sparrow hawks |
| a crew of | Sparrows |
| a flight of | Sparrows |
| a flutter of | Sparrow |
| a host of | Sparrows |
| a meinie of | Sparrows |
| a quarrel of | Sparrows |
| a tribe of | Sparrows |
| an ubiquity of | Sparrows |
| a grove of (American tree) | Sparrows |
| a tournament of (chipping) | Sparrows |
| a blight of (English house) | Sparrows |
| a crue of (field) | Sparrows |
| a den of (fox) | Sparrows |
| a flock of (fox) | Sparrows |
| a slyness of (fox) | Sparrows |
| a plague of (Grasshopper) | Sparrows |
| a reign of (Golden crowned) | Sparrows |
| a poll of (Harris) | Sparrows |
| a humiliation of (House) | Sparrows |
| a subdivision of (House) | Sparrows |
| a bunch of (Olive) | Sparrows |
| a picnic of (Seaside) | Sparrows |
| a choir of (Song) | Sparrows |
| a chorus of (Song) | Sparrows |
| a flock of (Song) | Sparrows |
| a congregation of (Vesper) | Sparrows |
| a liturgy of (Vesper) | Sparrows |
| a canteen of | Spoonbills |
| a measurement of | Spoonbills |
| a runcible of | Spoonbills |
| a service of | Spoonbills |
| a bowl of (Roseate) | Spoonbills |
| a chatter of | Starlings |
| a chattering of | Starlings |
| a cloud of | Starlings |
| a clutter of | Starlings |
| a concentration of | Starlings |
| a congregation of | Starlings |
| a constellation of | Starlings |
| a filth of | Starlings |
| a flight of | Starlings |
| a gathering of | Starlings |
| a hosting of | Starlings |
| a murmuracyon of | Starlings |
| a murmuration of | Starlings |
| a roost of | Starlings |
| a scourge of | Starlings |
| a vulgarity of | Starlings |
| a roost of (European) | Starlings |
| a nest of (Juvenile) | Starlings |
| a flight of | Stids |
| a fling of | Stids |
| a spell of | Stints |
| a sewing circle of | Stitchbirds |
| a clatter of | Storks |
| a cluster of | Storks |
| a filth of | Storks |
| a flight of | Storks |
| a flock of | Storks |
| a muster of | Storks |
| a mustering of | Storks |
| a pair of | Storks |
| a phalanx of | Storks |
| a silence of | Storks |
| a swoop of | Storks |
| a board of | Surfbirds |
| a kahuna of | Surfbirds |
| a flight of | Swallows |
| a gulp of | Swallows |
| a herd of | Swallows |
| a kettle of | Swallows |
| a richness of | Swallows |
| a sord of | Swallows |
| a swoop of | Swallows |
| a foreclosure of (Bank) | Swallows |
| a kettle of (Barn) | Swallows |
| a stand of (Tree) | Swallows |
| a ballet of | Swans |
| a bank of | Swans |
| a bevy of | Swans |
| a drift of | Swans |
| a eyrar of | Swans |
| a fanfare of | Swans |
| a flight of | Swans |
| a flock of | Swans |
| a game of | Swans |
| a herd of | Swans |
| a lamentation of | Swans |
| a mark of | Swans |
| a regatta of | Swans |
| a royal of | Swans |
| a school of | Swans |
| a sounder of | Swans |
| a squadron of | Swans |
| a swannery of | Swans |
| a tank of | Swans |
| a team of | Swans |
| a tranquility of | Swans |
| a “V” formation of | Swans |
| a wedge of | Swans |
| a whiteness of | Swans |
| a whiting of | Swans |
| a fanfare of (trumpeter) | Swans |
| a box of | Swifts |
| a flock of | Swifts |
| a screaming frenzy of | Swifts |
| a swoop of | Swifts |
Additions to this list are welcome, especially Australian and New Zealand birds. EMAIL: narena@nzbirds.com
NZ Birds uses antique print images to illustrate our site. For the purposes of this page, we would be pleased to receive photographs of birds from around the world to illustrate some of the collective nouns. Please EMAIL: jaclyn@nzbirds.com if you wish to contribute.