Seeing Birds - Species Status - Winter Species 

Species Status - Winter Species

The other sections are Resident Species, Summer 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

Red-throated Diver

Gavia stellata

Lhargey Mooar

X

X

Black-throated Diver

Gavia arctica

Lhargey

X

X

Great Northern Diver

Gavia immer

Arrag Vooar = Big Pullet. Thummeyder

X

X

Little Grebe

Tachybaptus ruficollis

Eean Kereen Beg

X

X

Bewick's Swan

Cygnus columbianus

X

X

Whooper Swan

Cygnus cygnus

Ollay Chiaullee

X

X

Pink-footed Goose

Anser brachyrhynchus

X

X

Shelduck

Tadorna tadorna

Thunnag y Scape

X

X

X

Wigeon

Anas penelope

Thunnag veg feie = Little Wild Duck

X

X

Teal

Anas crecca

Laagh Laaghag

X

X

Shoveler

Anas clypeata

Thunnag ny Sleryst

X

Pochard

Aythya ferina

Kione Mollagh

X

Scaup

Aythya marila

Thunnag Varrey

X

X

Eider

Somateria mollissima

Laagh Loughlinagh

X

X

X

Long-tailed Duck

Clangula hyemalis

Laagh Lheeah

X

X

Common Scoter

Melanitta nigra

X

X

Goldeneye

Bucephala clangula

Laaghag Hooillagh

X

X

Red-breasted Merganser

Mergus serrator

Thunnag Cleeau Yiarg

X

X

Merlin

Falco columbarius

X

X

Golden Plover

Pluvialis apricaria

Ushag Reeast = Bird of the Waste, Fedjag Reeast = Whistler of the Waste

X

X

Grey Plover

Pluvialis squatarola

X

X

Lapwing

Vanellus vanellus

Earkan

X

X

X

Purple Sandpiper

Calidris maritima

X

Dunlin

Calidris alpina

Breck ny Traie

X

X

Jack Snipe

Lymnocryptes minimus

X

Snipe

Gallinago gallinago

Coayr Heddagh = Spear-face

X

X

X

Woodcock

Scolopax rusticola

Ushag Rennee = Fern Bird

X

X

X

Bar-tailed Godwit

Limosa lapponica

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

Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

Goblaghan

X

X

Black-headed Gull

Larus ridibundus

Pirragh

X

X

X

Common Gull

Larus canus

Foillan Vane

X

X

X

Guillemot

Uria aalge

Stronnag. Chennell

X

X

X

Razorbill

Alca torda

Coltrag

X

X

X

Little Auk

Alle alle

Coltrag Veg

X

X

Short-eared Owl

Asio flammeus

X

X

Waxwing

Bombycilla garrulus

X

X

Black Redstart

Phoenicurus ochruros

X

X

Fieldfare

Turdus pilaris

Ushag sniaghtey = Snow bird

X

X

Redwing

Turdus iliacus

Lhon Geayee

X

X

Blackcap

Sylvia atricapilla

Bayrn dhoo

X

X

X

Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus collybita

Beealerey

X

X

X

Brambling

Fringilla montifringilla

X

X

Twite

Carduelis flavirostris

X

X

Snow Bunting

Plectrophenax nivalis

Pompee sniaghtee

X

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


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