BIRDS 

The list below is limited to those species which have been positively identified by the residents of the island. Many visitors claim to have seen some quite exotic birds but these have been omitted since confirmation is lacking.

                                                                                                                                   

BIRDS OF PREY      SEA-BIRDS  WADERS/SHORE 
Buzzard   Herring Gull Grey Heron
Peregrine  Black-headed Gull Oystercatcher
Sparrow Hawk    Lesser Black-backed Gull Ringed plover
Kestrel   Greater Black-backed Gull Golden Plover
Marsh Harrier  Common Gull Grey Plover
Hen Harrier Gannet Turnstone
Barn Owl  Cormorant Dunlin
Tawny Owl  Shag Knot
Arctic Tern Redshank
Razorbill Greenshank
DUCKS/GEESE           Guillemot Common Sandpiper
Greenland White-fronted Goose Curlew
Greylag Goose Whimbrel
Barnacle Goose Lapwing
Mute Swan
Whooper Swan FINCHES/WARBLERS/TITS
Eider Duck Chaffinch
Goldeneye Greenfinch MISCELLANEOUS
Mallard  Goldfinch Rook
Wigeon Twite Hooded Crow
Teal Siskin Jackdaw
Shelduck Brambling Raven
Little Grebe Coal Tit Sky Lark
Canada Goose Blue Tit Meadow Pipit
Great Tit Grey Wagtail
THRUSHES/GARDEN Tree Creeper Pied Wagtail
Song thrush Bullfinch Pied Flycatcher
Mistle thrush Sedge Warbler Linnet
Fieldfare Reed Warbler Whinchat
Redwing Willow Warbler Stonechat
Blackbird Whitethroat Wheatear
Robin Goldcrest Cuckoo
Dunnock Long-tailed tit Wood Pigeon
Wren Rock Dove
House Martin Collared Dove
Swallow Woodcock
House Sparrow Snipe
Tree Sparrow Pheasant
Starling Corncrake

                                                                                                           

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