British birds with the shortest names

Which British bird species have the fewest letters in their names?
Only commonly occurring birds; based on the list at https://www.birdbarn.co.uk/british-birds-list
Based on the common name of the species - I've not included the likes of "Eurasian" jackdaw. I've stuck with "grey heron", though.
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Number of letters
Bird
3
Jay
4
Coot
4
Teal
4
Knot
4
Wren
4
Shag
4
Smew
4
Rook
4
Ruff
5
Swift
5
Quail
5
Snipe
5
Robin
5
Serin
5
Scaup
5
Twite
5
Eider
5
Hobby
5
Raven
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2 Comments
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Level 63
Nov 13, 2022
Could do with more time. Also Scaup. I have no idea why they've listed it as "Scaup duck" in your source.
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Level 62
Nov 14, 2022
Cool, I've added a minute and a scaup. Yeah, "scaup duck" is a daft name.