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Species Status - Resident Species

The other sections are Summer Species, Winter Species, Passage Species, Vagrant & Others.

Each of the sections use the following keys on each page:

R – Resident all year round

S – Summer visitor

W – Winter visitor

PM – Passage migrant

V – Vagrant

E – Presumed Escape

* - Previous breeding species, now extinct

** - as yet not accepted by relevant rarities committee

red text – pre-1950’s records

Vernacular Name	Scientific Name	Manx Name	R	S	W	PM	V	E
Fulmar	Fulmarus glacialis	Eean Croymmagh	X			X
Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo	Shag. Fannag or Feeagh Varrey = Sea Crow or Raven Arragh Vooar	X
Shag	Phalacrocorax aristotelis	as for Cormorant	X
Grey Heron	Ardea cinerea	Coayr. Coayr ny Hastan = Crane of the Eel, Coayr Glass = Grey Crane	X
Mute Swan	Cygnus olor	Ollay = Swan	X
Greylag Goose	Anser anser	Guiy feie = Wild Goose	X
Canada Goose	Branta canadensis		X
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Thunnag feie = Wild Duck	X
Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula	Thunnag Happagh	X
Ruddy Duck	Oxyura jamaicensis		X
Hen Harrier	Circus cyaneus		X
Sparrowhawk	Accipiter nisus	Shawk, Shirragh = Hawk, Shirragh ny Giark = Hen Searcher	X
Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus	Stannair Ruy	X
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus	Shirragh y Ree	X
Red Grouse	Lagopus lagopus	Kellagh Ruy = Red Cock, Kiark Freoaie = Heath Hen	X
Red-legged Partridge	Alectorix rufa		X
Grey Partridge	Perdix perdix	Kiark Rennee = Fern Hen	X
Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus		X
Water Rail	Rallus aquaticus	Drean Ushtey = Water Wren	X
Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus	Kiark Ushtey = Water Hen	X
Coot	Fulica atra		X
Oystercatcher	Haematopus ostralegus	Garee breck = Pied Creature (north), Bridgeen (south)	X
Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula	Feddag Ainnit	X
Lapwing	Vanellus vanellus	Earkan	X		X	X
Snipe	Gallinago gallinago	Coayr Heddagh = Spear-face	X		X	X
Woodcock	Scolopax rusticola	Ushag Rennee = Fern Bird	X		X	X
Curlew	Numenius arquata	Crottag i.e., Cruittagh = Humped	X		X	X
Redshank	Tringa totanus	Goblan Marrey = Beaked bird of the sea	X		X	X
Black-headed Gull	Larus ridibundus	Pirragh	X		X	X
Common Gull	Larus canus	Foillan Vane	X		X	X
Herring Gull	Larus argentatus	Foillan	X
Great Black-backed Gull	Larus marinus	Juan Mooar = Big John	X
Black Guillemot	Cepphus grylle	Caillagh Ghoo	X
Rock Dove or Feral Pigeon	Columba livia	Calmane ny Creggey	X
Stock Dove	Columba oenas	Calmane Gorrym	X
Wood Pigeon	Columba palumbus	Calmane keylley	X
Collared Dove	Streptopelia decaocto		X
Barn Owl	Tyto alba	Screeaghag oie = Night-screecher	X
Long-eared Owl	Asio otus	Hullad. Kione chayt = Cat's Head	X			X
Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus		X		X
Skylark	Aluada arvensis	Ushag Tappagh, Ushag y Tappee, Ushag Happagh	X			X
Meadow Pipit	Anthus pratensis	Tweet or Cheet. Ushag y Veet	X
Rock Pipit	Anthus petrosus	Fushag Varrey	X
Grey Wagtail	Motacilla cinerea	Ushag Ghlass	X			X
White (Pied) Wagtail	Motacilla alba	Ushag Vreck = Pied Bird, Ushag voltee = Weather Bird	X			X
Wren	Troglodytes troglodytes	Drean	X
Dunnock	Prunella modularis	Drean mollagh = Rough Wren, Bog Keeir = Grey Poor One	X
Robin	Erithacus rubecula	Cleean jiarg = Redbreast. Spiitag	X			X
Stonechat	Saxicola torquata	Boid y chonnee = Point of the Gorse, Kione dhoo y eeigyn = Black head of the stacks	X
Blackbird	Turdus merula		X			X
Song Thrush	Turdus philomelos	Lhon. Thresh len	X			X
Mistle Thrush	Turdus viscivorus	Lhon Keylley	X
Goldcrest	Regulus regulus	Ushag y fuygh = Bird of the timber	X			X
Long-tailed Tit	Aegithalos caudatus	Caillagh Veg yn Arbyl	X
Coal Tit	Parus ater		X
Blue Tit	Parus caeruleus	Drean Gorrym	X
Great Tit	Parus major	Drean Mooar	X
Treecreeper	Certhia familiaris	Snaueyder	X
Magpie	Pica pica	Pieanat, Piannad	X
Chough	Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	Caaig	X
Jackdaw	Corvus monedula	Caaig, Juan teayst = John Dough	X
Rook	Corvus frugilegus	Trogh	X
Carrion (Hooded) Crow	Corvus corone	Fannag Ghlass	X
Raven	Corvus corax	Feeagh, Feeagh Vooar	X
Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	Truitlag	X			X
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	Jallyn	X
Tree Sparrow	Passer montanus		X
Chaffinch	Fringilla coelebs	Ushag y Choan = Bird of the valley, Ushag veg vreck = Little pied bird	X			X
Greenfinch	Carduelis chloris	Corkan Keylley glass	X			X
Goldfinch	Carduelis carduelis	Lossey ny Keylley = Flame of the woods, Kiark my Leydee = My lady's hen	X			X
Siskin	Carduelis spinus		X			X
Linnet	Carduelis cannabina	Fillip ny Kempey = Sparrow of the hemp, Ushag y lieen = Bird of the flax	X			X
Redpoll	Carduelis flammea	Bytermmyn dhone, Lossan ruy	X			X
Crossbill	Loxia curvirostr		X			X
Yellowhammer	Emberiza citrinella	Ushag vuigh = Yellow bird	X
Reed Bunting	Emberiza schoeniculus	Pompee ny Guirtlagh	X

Each of the sections use the following keys on each page:

R – Resident all year round

S – Summer visitor

W – Winter visitor

PM – Passage migrant

V – Vagrant

E – Presumed Escape

* - Previous breeding species, now extinct

** - as yet not accepted by relevant rarities committee

red text – pre-1950’s records