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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