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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