Birds of Harris and Lewis
Latin Name
Common Name
Stercorarius Parasiticus
Arctic Skua
Turdus Merula
Blackbird
Cepphus Grylle
Black Guillemot
Larus Ridibundus
Black Headed Gull
Gavia Arctica
Black Throated Diver
Parus Caeruleus
Blue Tit
Buteo Buteo
Buzzard
Corvus Corone
Carrion/Hooded Crow
Fringilla Coelebs
Chaffinch
Larus Canus
Common Gull
Actitis Hypoleucos
Common Sandpiper
Melinitta Nigra
Common Scoter
Sterna Hirundo
Common Tern
Fulica Atra
Coot
Phalacrocorax Carbo
Cormorant
Milaria Calandra
Corn Bunting
Crex Crex
Corncrake
Cuculus Canorus
Cuckoo
Numenuis Arquata
Curlew
Calidris Alpina
Dunlin
Somateria Mollissima
Eider
Turdus Pilaris
Fieldfare
Fulmarus Glacialis
Fulmar
Sula Bassana
Gannet
Larus Hyperboreus
Glaucous Gull
Aquilla Chrysaetos
Golden Eagle
Pluvialis Apricaria
Golden Plover
Larus Marinus
Great Black-Backed Gull
Gavia Immer
Great Northern Diver
Stercorarius Skua
Great Skua
Parus Major
Great Tit
Carduelis Chloris
Greenfinch
Tringa Nebularia
Greenshank
Ardea Cinerea
Grey Heron
Anser Anser
Greylag Goose
Uria Aalge
Guillemot
Larus Argentatus
Herring Gull
Passer Domesticus
House Sparrow
Corvus Monedula
Jackdaw
Rissa Tridactyla
Kittiwake
Calidris Canutus
Knot
Vanellus Vanellus
Lapwing (picture - top left)
Larus Fuscus
Lesser Black-Backed Gull
Alle Alle
Little Auk
Charadrius Dubius
Little Ringed Plover
Clangula Hyemalis
Long-Tailed Duck
Anas Platyrhynchos
Mallard
Puffinus Puffinus
Manx Shearwater
Anthus Pratensis
Meadow Pipit
Cygnus Olor
Mute Swan
Haematopus Ostralegus
Oystercatcher
Phasianus Colchicus
Pheasant
Motacilla Alba Yarrellii
Pied Wagtail
Stercorarius Pomarinus
Pomerine Skua
Corvus Corax
Raven
Alca Torda
Razorbill
Mergus Serrator
Red-Breasted Merganser
Lagopus Lagopus
Red Grouse
Alectoris Rufa
Red Legged Partridge
Tringa Totanus
Redshank
Gavia Stellata
Red Throated Diver
Emberiza Schoeniclus
Reed Bunting
Charadrius Hiaticula
Ringed Plover
Erithacus Rubecula
Robin
Corvus Frugilegus
Rook
Calidris Alba
Sanderling
Phalacrocorax Aristotelis
Shag
Tadorna Tadorna
Shelduck
Asio Flammeus
Short-Eared Owl
Anas Clypeata
Shoveller
Podiceps Auritus
Slavonian Grebe
Turdus Philomelos
Song Thrush
Puffinus Griseus
Sooty Shearwater
Sturnus Vulgaris
Starling
Anas Crecca
Teal
Passer Montanus
Tree Sparrow
Aythya Fuligula
Tufted Duck
Arenaria Interpres
Turnstone
Oenanthe Oenanthe
Wheatear - (pictured at bottom)
Numenius Tenuirostris
Whimbrel
Haliaeetus Albicilla
White tailed eagle - (Sea eagle)
Motacilla Alba Alba
White Wagtail
Cygnus Cygnus
Whooper Swan
Anas Penelope
Wigeon
Troglodytes Troglodytes
Wren
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