Birds of the Isle of Man
The Isle of Man hosts 213 regularly occurring species in this directory. Ordered by how often each bird is reported in the country.
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Common EiderSomateria mollissima
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Northern GannetMorus bassanus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- European Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Common RedshankTringa totanus
- Northern FulmarFulmarus glacialis
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Green-winged TealAnas crecca
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Common MurreUria aalge
- Black-legged KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Eurasian BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Western House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RazorbillAlca torda
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
- Eurasian CootFulica atra
- Common SwiftApus apus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Brant GooseBranta bernicla
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
- Atlantic PuffinFratercula arctica
- Red KnotCalidris canutus
- Great SkuaStercorarius skua
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Common PochardAythya ferina
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
- Common MerganserMergus merganser
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- European Storm PetrelHydrobates pelagicus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Parasitic JaegerStercorarius parasiticus
- Black-throated LoonGavia arctica
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Willow PtarmiganLagopus lagopus
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Common Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Great EgretArdea alba
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Corn CrakeCrex crex
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
- Red PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Black SwanCygnus atratus
- Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Red-crested PochardNetta rufina
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
- Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinus
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritus
- Eurasian HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Sabine's GullXema sabini
- Common HoopoeUpupa epops
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
- Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitor
- Eurasian WryneckJynx torquilla
- Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminata
- Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollis
- Little AukAlle alle
- Red-headed BuntingEmberiza bruniceps
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
- Red-breasted FlycatcherFicedula parva
- Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudus
- Calandra LarkMelanocorypha calandra
Rare visitors
Recorded here, though only as vagrants or rarities.
- American WigeonMareca americana
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Red-flanked BluetailTarsiger cyanurus
- Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- European Honey BuzzardPernis apivorus
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinus