BIRDS OF KINTYRE

Online Wikipedia Links

In the December 2008 edition of 'The (Carradale) Antler' (Issue 195), The Editor notes that "It is not often that he
receives a book for review, but this new book, "KINTYRE BIRDS - Notes, Quotes & Anecdotes", by Angus
Martin, published by The Kintyre Antiquarian & Natural History, is an ideal Christmas present. Tightly packed with
information and personal comment it is a bargain (for further information about prices etc. e-mail judymartin733 (at)
btinternet.com).

"In recommending the book, 'The Antler' Editor can do no better than quote the summary on its back page - ‘This
informal and engaging compilation on the wild birds of Kintyre draws on diverse sources. It contains contributions
from living bird-watchers - both local and visiting - and extracts from published works - old and new, ornithological
and literary - as well as bird-related folklore and place-names and many local names for birds, in Gaelic and Scots.

"It is not, however, a comprehensive ornithological account of Kintyre birds and their current status, but tends more
towards observations on the behaviour of birds and, indeed, on the behaviour of humans in relation to birds.

"The material was assembled and edited by Angus Martin, Campbeltown-born poet, historian and lifelong naturalist,
with the active participation of more than thirty contributors".

Copies of "KINTYRE BIRDS - Notes, Quotes & Anecdotes" may be obtained or ordered from -

K. Martin, Booksellers, 14 Main Street, Campbeltown, Argyll PA28 6 AG

Telephone + 44 ( 0 ) 1586 - 552595 E-mail Kmartinbooks (at) aol.com

The Old Bookshelf, 8 Cross Sreet, Campbeltown, Argyll PA28 6 HU

Telephone + 44 ( 0 ) 1586 - 551114 E-mail info (at) theoldbookshelf.com

Ian Y. MacIntyre, Tobacconist, Harbour Street, Tarbert, Argyll PA29 6UD

Telephone + 44 ( 0 ) 1880 - 820310 E-mail ianymacintyre.310 (at) virgin.net

Argyll Book Centre, Unit 2, Lorne Street, Lochgilphead, Argyll PA31 8LU
Telephone + 44 ( 0 ) 1546 - 603596 Fax + 44 ( 0 ) 1546 - 600081 E-mail rona (at) argyllbooks.demon.co.uk

To complement the publication of the work and to expand readers and others interest in 'Kintyre's Birds', more than
160 identified in the peninsula, the links that follow below, with the page numbers of their order in the book
given alongside, will lead to more general information about each of 'Kintyre's Birds' and, in many cases, to online
video of the birds and their songs - An A - Z Listing of "KINTYRE BIRDS" follows at the end of this document.

Mute Swan - Cygnus olor - 03

Bewick's Swan - Cygnus columbianus - 04

Whooper Swan - Cygnus cygnus - 04

Pink-Footed Goose - Anser brachyrhynchus - 04

White-Fronted Goose - Anser albifrons - 04

Greylag Goose - Anser anser - 04

Greater Canada Goose - Branta canadensis - 04

Brent Goose - Branta bernicla - 04

Common Shelduck - Tadorna tadorna - 04

Eurasian Wigeon - Anas penelope - 05

Eurasian Teal - Anas crecca - 05

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 Mallard - Anas platrhynchos - 05

Common Pochard - Aythya ferina - 06

Tufted Duck - Aytha fuligula - 06

Eider Duck - Somateria mollissima - 06

Long-Tailed Duck - Clangula hyemalis - 06

Common Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula - 06

Red-Breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator - 06

Red Grouse - Lagopus lagopus - 07

Black Grouse - Tetrao tetrix - 07

Capercaille - Tetrao urogallus - 08

Grey Partridge - Perdix perdix - 08

Common Quail - Coturnix coturnix - 08

Common Pheasant - Phasianus colchicus - 08

Red-Throated Diver - Gavia stellata - 09

Black-Throated Diver - Gavia arctica - 09

Great Northern Diver - Gavia immer - 09

Little Grebe - Tachybaptus ruficollis - 09

Slavonian Grebe - Podiceps auritus - 09

Northern Fulmar - Fulmaris glacialis - 10

Manx Shearwater - Puffinus puffinus - 11

European Storm Petrel - Hydrobates pelagius - 11

Northern Gannet - Morus bassanus - 12

Great Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo - 13

Shag - Phalacrocorax aristotelis - 14

Little Egret - Egretta garzetta - 14

Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea - 14

Red Kite - Milvus milvus - 15

White-Tailed (Sea) Eagle - Haliaeetus albicilla - 16

Hen Harrier - Circus cyaneus - 17

Eurasian Sparrow Hawk - Accipiter nisus - 17

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 Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo - 18

Golden Eagle - Aquila chrysaetos - 18

Osprey - Pandion haliaetus - 20

Common Kestrel - Falco tinnunculus - 21

Merlin - Falco columbarius - 21

Hobby - Falco subbeteo - 21

Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus - 21

Water Rail - Rallus aquaticus - 23

Corncrake - Crex crex - 23

Moorhen - Gallinula chloropus - 24

Oystercatcher - Haematopus ostralegus - 24

Ringed Plover - Charadrius hiaticula - 25

Eurasian Golden Plover - Pluvialis apricaria - 26

Northern Lapwing - Vanellus vanellus - 26

Red Knot - Calidris canutus - 26

Sanderling - Calidris alba - 27

Jack Snipe - Lymnocryptes minimus - 27

Common Snipe - Gallinago gallinago - 27

Great Snipe - Gallinago media - 27

Woodcock - Scolopax rusticola - 27

Whimbrel - Numenius phaepus - 28

Eurasian Curlew - Numenius arquata - 28

Greenshank - Tringa nebularia - 29

Common Sandpiper - Actitis hypoleucos - 29

Turnstone - Arenaria interpres - 29

Pomarine Skua - Stercorarius pomarinus - 30

Arctic Skua - Sterocorarius parasiticus - 30

Black-Headed Gull - Larus ribibundus - 30

Common Gull - Larus canus - 30

Lesser Black-Backed Gull - Larus fuscus - 30

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 Herring Gull - Larus argenatus - 30

Great Black-Backed Gull - Larus marinus - 31

Kittiwake - Rissa tridactyla - 32

Little Tern - Sternula albifrons - 32

Common Tern - Sterna hirundo - 32

Arctic Tern - Sterna paradisaea - 32

Roseate Tern - Sterna dougallii - 32

Common Guillemot - Uria aalge - 33

Razorbill - Alca torda - 33

Black Guillemot - Ceppus grylle - 34

Little Auk - Alle alle - 34

Puffin - Fratercula arctica - 34

Rock Dove - Columba livia - 34

Stock Dove - Columba oenas - 35

Wood Pigeon - Columba palumbus - 35

Collared Dove - Streptopelia decaocto - 36

Turtle Dove - Streptopelia turtur - 36

Common Cuckoo - Cuculus canorus - 36

Barn Owl - Tyto alba - 37

Eagle Owl - Bubo bubo - 38

Tawny Owl - Strix aluco - 38

Long-Eared Owl - Asio otus - 39

Short-Eared Owl - Asio flammeus - 39

European Nightjar - Caprimulgus europaeus - 39

Common Swift - Apus apus - 40

Kingfisher - Alcedo atthis - 40

Hoopoe - Upupa epops - 40

Great Spotted Woodpecker - Dendrocopos major - 41

Skylark - Alauda arvensis - 41

Sand Martin - Riparia riparia - 41

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 Swallow - Hirundo rustica - 41

Tree Pipit - Anthus trivialis - 42

Meadow Pipit - Anthus pratensis - 42

Rock Pipit - Anthus petrosus - 42

Grey Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea - 42

Pied Wagtail - Motacilla alba - 42

Waxwing - Bombycilla garrulus - 42

Dipper - Cinclus cinclus - 43

Wren - Troglodytes troglodytes - 43

Robin - Erithacus rubecula melophilus - 43

Black Redstart - Phoenicurus ochruros - 43

Common Redstart - Phoenicurus phoenicurus - 43

Whinchat - Saxicola rubetra - 43

Stonechat (African) - Saxicola torquata - 43

Northern Wheatear - Oenanthe oenanthe - 44

Blackbird - Turdus merula - 44

Fieldfare - Turdus pilaris - 44

Song Thrush - Turdus philomelos - 44

Redwing - Turdus iliacus - 45

Mistle Thrush - Turdus viscivorus - 45

Grasshopper Warbler - Locustella naevia - 45

Sedge Warbler - Acrocephalus schoenobaenus - 45

Blackcap - Sylvia atricapilla - 45

Common Whitethroat - Sylvia communis - 46

Wood Warbler - Phylloscopus sibilatrix - 46

Chiffchaff - Phylloscopus collybita - 46

Willow Warbler - Phylloscopus trochilus - 46

Goldcrest - Regulus regulus - 47

Firecrest - Regulus ignicapillus - 47

Spotted Flycatcher - Muscicapa striata - 47

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 Eurasian Nuthatch - Sitta europaea - 47

Eurasian Treecreeper - Certhia familiaris - 47

Red-Backed Shrike - Lanius collurio - 47

Great Grey Shrike - Lanius excubitor - 47

Eurasian Jay - Garrulus glandarius - 48

Magpie - Pica pica - 48

Red-Billed Chough - Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax - 48

Western Jackdaw - Corvus monedula - 49

Rook - Corvus frugilegus - 50

Carrion Crow - Corvus corone - 50

Hooded Crow - Corvus cornix - 50

Common Raven - Corvus corax - 51

Common Starling - Sturnus vulgaris - 52

House Sparrow - Passer domesticus - 52

Tree Sparrow - Passer montanus - 53

Chaffinch - Fringilla coelebs - 53

Brambling - Fringilla montifringilla - 53

Greenfinch - Carduelis chloris - 53

European Goldfinch - Carduelis carduelis - 53

Siskin - Carduelis spinus - 54

Linnet - Carduelis cannabina - 54

Twite - Carduelis flavirostris - 54

Lesser Redpoll - Carduelis cabaret - 54

Common Crossbill - Loxia curvirostra - 55

Common Bullfinch - Pyrrhula pyrrhula - 55

Lapland Bunting - Calcarius lapponicus - 56

Snow Bunting - Plectrophenax nivalis - 56

Yellowhammer - Emberiza citrinella - 56

Reed Bunting - Emberiza schoeniclus - 56

Corn Bunting - Emberiza (Miliaria) calandra - 56

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 and, 'In A Garden Near Tarbert', Rebecca Pine records,
the following (which have been already listed in the foregoing)

Blackbird - Turdus merula

Song Thrush - Turdus philomelos
Rook - Corvus frugilegus
Western Jackdaw - Corvus monedula
Collared Dove - Streptopelia decaocto
Wren - Troglodytes troglodytes
Chaffinch - Fringilla coelebs
Greenfinch - Carduelis chloris
Siskin - Carduelis spinus
Carrion Crow - Corvus corone
Great Spotted Woodpecker - Dendrocopos major
Common Bullfinch - Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Pied Wagtail - Motacilla alba
Eurasian Jay - Garrulus glandarius
Swallow - Hirundo rustica
Robin - Erithacus rubecula melophilus
Barn Owl - Tyto alba
Common Cuckoo - Cuculus canorus
Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea
Common Pheasant - Phasianus colchicus
Common Gull - Larus canus
Herring Gull - Larus argenatus
Common Starling - Sturnus vulgaris
House Sparrow - Passer domesticus

and

Dunnock - Prunella modularis

Blue Tit - Parus caeruleus
Great Tit - Parus major
Coal Tit - Parus ater

Copies of "KINTYRE BIRDS - Notes, Quotes & Anecdotes" may be obtained or ordered from -

K. Martin, Booksellers, 14 Main Street, Campbeltown, Argyll PA28 6 AG

Telephone + 44 ( 0 ) 1586 - 552595 E-mail Kmartinbooks (at) aol.com

The Old Bookshelf, 8 Cross Sreet, Campbeltown, Argyll PA28 6 HU

Telephone + 44 ( 0 ) 1586 - 551114 E-mail info (at) theoldbookshelf.com

Ian Y. MacIntyre, Tobacconist, Harbour Street, Tarbert, Argyll PA29 6UD

Telephone + 44 ( 0 ) 1880 - 820310 E-mail ianymacintyre.310 (at) virgin.net

Argyll Book Centre, Unit 2, Lorne Street, Lochgilphead, Argyll PA31 8LU
Telephone + 44 ( 0 ) 1546 - 603596 Fax + 44 ( 0 ) 1546 - 600081 E-mail rona (at) argyllbooks.demon.co.uk

AN A - Z LISTING of "KINTYRE BIRDS"

Arctic Skua - Sterocorarius parasiticus - 30
Arctic Tern - Sterna paradisaea - 32

Barn Owl - Tyto alba - 37

Bewick's Swan - Cygnus columbianus - 04
Black Grouse - Tetrao tetrix - 07
Black Guillemot - Ceppus grylle - 34
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Black Redstart - Phoenicurus ochruros - 43
Blackbird - Turdus merula - 44
Blackcap - Sylvia atricapilla - 45
Black-Headed Gull - Larus ribibundus - 30
Black-Throated Diver - Gavia arctica - 09
Blue Tit - Parus caeruleus - Tarbert
Brambling - Fringilla montifringilla - 53
Brent Goose - Branta bernicla - 04

Capercaille - Tetrao urogallus - 08

Carrion Crow - Corvus corone - 50
Chaffinch - Fringilla coelebs - 53
Chiffchaff - Phylloscopus collybita - 46
Coal Tit - Parus ater - Tarbert
Collared Dove - Streptopelia decaocto - 36
Common Bullfinch - Pyrrhula pyrrhula - 55
Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo - 18
Common Crossbill - Loxia curvirostra - 55
Common Cuckoo - Cuculus canorus - 36
Common Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula - 06
Common Guillemot - Uria aalge - 33
Common Gull - Larus canus - 30
Common Kestrel - Falco tinnunculus - 21
Common Pheasant - Phasianus colchicus - 08
Common Pochard - Aythya ferina - 06
Common Quail - Coturnix coturnix - 08
Common Raven - Corvus corax - 51
Common Redstart - Phoenicurus phoenicurus - 43
Common Sandpiper - Actitis hypoleucos - 29
Common Shelduck - Tadorna tadorna - 04
Common Snipe - Gallinago gallinago - 27
Common Starling - Sturnus vulgaris - 52
Common Swift - Apus apus - 40
Common Tern - Sterna hirundo - 32
Common Whitethroat - Sylvia communis - 46
Corn Bunting - Emberiza (Miliaria) calandra - 56
Corncrake - Crex crex - 23

Dipper - Cinclus cinclus - 43

Dunnock - Prunella modularis - Tarbert

Eagle Owl - Bubo bubo - 38

Eider Duck - Somateria mollissima - 06
Eurasian Curlew - Numenius arquata - 28
Eurasian Golden Plover - Pluvialis apricaria - 26
Eurasian Jay - Garrulus glandarius - 48
Eurasian Nuthatch - Sitta europaea - 47
Eurasian Sparrow Hawk - Accipiter nisus - 17
Eurasian Teal - Anas crecca - 05
Eurasian Treecreeper - Certhia familiaris - 47
Eurasian Wigeon - Anas penelope - 05
European Goldfinch - Carduelis carduelis - 53
European Nightjar - Caprimulgus europaeus - 39
European Storm Petrel - Hydrobates pelagius - 11

Fieldfare - Turdus pilaris - 44

Firecrest - Regulus ignicapillus - 47

Goldcrest - Regulus regulus - 47

Golden Eagle - Aquila chrysaetos - 18
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Grasshopper Warbler - Locustella naevia - 45
Great Black-Backed Gull - Larus marinus - 31
Great Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo - 13
Great Grey Shrike - Lanius excubitor - 47
Great Northern Diver - Gavia immer - 09
Great Snipe - Gallinago media - 27
Great Spotted Woodpecker - Dendrocopos major - 41
Great Tit - Parus major - Tarbert
Greater Canada Goose - Branta canadensis - 04
Greenfinch - Carduelis chloris - 53
Greenshank - Tringa nebularia - 29
Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea - 14
Grey Partridge - Perdix perdix - 08
Grey Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea - 42
Greylag Goose - Anser anser - 04

Hen Harrier - Circus cyaneus - 17

Herring Gull - Larus argenatus - 30
Hobby - Falco subbeteo - 21
Hooded Crow - Corvus cornix - 50
Hoopoe - Upupa epops - 40
House Sparrow - Passer domesticus - 52

Jack Snipe - Lymnocryptes minimus - 27

Kingfisher - Alcedo atthis - 40

Kittiwake - Rissa tridactyla - 32

Lapland Bunting - Calcarius lapponicus - 56

Lesser Black-Backed Gull - Larus fuscus - 30
Lesser Redpoll - Carduelis cabaret - 54
Linnet - Carduelis cannabina - 54
Little Auk - Alle alle - 34
Little Egret - Egretta garzetta - 14
Little Grebe - Tachybaptus ruficollis - 09
Little Tern - Sternula albifrons - 32
Long-Eared Owl - Asio otus - 39
Long-Tailed Duck - Clangula hyemalis - 06

Magpie - Pica pica - 48

Mallard - Anas platrhynchos - 05
Manx Shearwater - Puffinus puffinus - 11
Meadow Pipit - Anthus pratensis - 42
Merlin - Falco columbarius - 21
Mistle Thrush - Turdus viscivorus - 45
Moorhen - Gallinula chloropus - 24
Mute Swan - Cygnus olor - 03
Northern Fulmar - Fulmaris glacialis - 10
Northern Gannet - Morus bassanus - 12
Northern Lapwing - Vanellus vanellus - 26
Northern Wheatear - Oenanthe oenanthe - 44
Osprey - Pandion haliaetus - 20
Oystercatcher - Haematopus ostralegus - 24

Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus - 21

Pied Wagtail - Motacilla alba - 42
Pink-Footed Goose - Anser brachyrhynchus - 04
Pomarine Skua - Stercorarius pomarinus - 30
Puffin - Fratercula arctica - 34

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Razorbill - Alca torda - 33
Red Grouse - Lagopus lagopus - 07
Red Kite - Milvus milvus - 15
Red Knot - Calidris canutus - 26
Red-Backed Shrike - Lanius collurio - 47
Red-Billed Chough - Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax - 48
Red-Breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator - 06
Red-Throated Diver - Gavia stellata - 09
Redwing - Turdus iliacus - 45
Reed Bunting - Emberiza schoeniclus - 56
Ringed Plover - Charadrius hiaticula - 25
Robin - Erithacus rubecula melophilus - 43
Rock Dove - Columba livia - 34
Rock Pipit - Anthus petrosus - 42
Rook - Corvus frugilegus - 50
Roseate Tern - Sterna dougallii - 32

Sand Martin - Riparia riparia - 41

Sanderling - Calidris alba - 27
Sedge Warbler - Acrocephalus schoenobaenus - 45
Shag - Phalacrocorax aristotelis - 14
Short-Eared Owl - Asio flammeus - 39
Siskin - Carduelis spinus - 54
Skylark - Alauda arvensis - 41
Slavonian Grebe - Podiceps auritus - 09
Snow Bunting - Plectrophenax nivalis - 56
Song Thrush - Turdus philomelos - 44
Spotted Flycatcher - Muscicapa striata - 47
Stock Dove - Columba oenas - 35
Stonechat (African) - Saxicola torquata - 43
Swallow - Hirundo rustica - 41

Tawny Owl - Strix aluco - 38

Tree Pipit - Anthus trivialis - 42
Tree Sparrow - Passer montanus - 53
Tufted Duck - Aytha fuligula - 06
Turnstone - Arenaria interpres - 29
Turtle Dove - Streptopelia turtur - 36
Twite - Carduelis flavirostris - 54

Water Rail - Rallus aquaticus - 23

Waxwing - Bombycilla garrulus - 42
Western Jackdaw - Corvus monedula - 49
Whimbrel - Numenius phaepus - 28
Whinchat - Saxicola rubetra - 43
White-Fronted Goose - Anser albifrons - 04
White-Tailed (Sea) Eagle - Haliaeetus albicilla - 16
Whooper Swan - Cygnus cygnus - 04
Willow Warbler - Phylloscopus trochilus - 46
Wood Pigeon - Columba palumbus - 35
Wood Warbler - Phylloscopus sibilatrix - 46
Woodcock - Scolopax rusticola - 27
Wren - Troglodytes troglodytes - 43

Yellowhammer - Emberiza citrinella - 56

and, AN A - Z LISTING
'In A Garden Near Tarbert', Rebecca Pine records the following
(which have been already listed in the foregoing)
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Barn Owl - Tyto alba
Blackbird - Turdus merula
Blue Tit - Parus caeruleus

Carrion Crow - Corvus corone

Chaffinch - Fringilla coelebs
Coal Tit - Parus ater
Collared Dove - Streptopelia decaocto
Common Bullfinch - Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Common Cuckoo - Cuculus canorus
Common Gull - Larus canus
Common Pheasant - Phasianus colchicus
Common Starling - Sturnus vulgaris

Dunnock - Prunella modularis

Eurasian Jay - Garrulus glandarius

Great Spotted Woodpecker - Dendrocopos major

Great Tit - Parus major
Greenfinch - Carduelis chloris
Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea

Herring Gull - Larus argenatus

House Sparrow - Passer domesticus

Pied Wagtail - Motacilla alba

Robin - Erithacus rubecula melophilus

Rook - Corvus frugilegus

Siskin - Carduelis spinus

Song Thrush - Turdus philomelos
Swallow - Hirundo rustica

Western Jackdaw - Corvus monedula

Wren - Troglodytes troglodytes

Copies of "KINTYRE BIRDS - Notes, Quotes & Anecdotes" may be obtained or ordered from -

K. Martin, Booksellers, 14 Main Street, Campbeltown, Argyll PA28 6 AG

Telephone + 44 ( 0 ) 1586 - 552595 E-mail Kmartinbooks (at) aol.com

The Old Bookshelf, 8 Cross Sreet, Campbeltown, Argyll PA28 6 HU

Telephone + 44 ( 0 ) 1586 - 551114 E-mail info (at) theoldbookshelf.com

Ian Y. MacIntyre, Tobacconist, Harbour Street, Tarbert, Argyll PA29 6UD

Telephone + 44 ( 0 ) 1880 - 820310 E-mail ianymacintyre.310 (at) virgin.net

Argyll Book Centre, Unit 2, Lorne Street, Lochgilphead, Argyll PA31 8LU
Telephone + 44 ( 0 ) 1546 - 603596 Fax + 44 ( 0 ) 1546 - 600081 E-mail rona (at) argyllbooks.demon.co.uk

Also, for for further information e-mail judymartin733 (at) btinternet.com

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