Bird-Life in the Isle of Man

By Colonel H. W. MADOC, C.B.E., M.V.O.

With a Preface by SIR CLAUDE H; A; HILL, K.C.S.I.; C.I.E.

With Twelve Plates from Photographs

LONDON H. F. & G. WITHERBY 326 HIGH HOLBORN W.C.1

First Published 1934
Printed for Messrs. H. F.& G. Witherby by the Library Press, Lowestoft

Contents

Preface - - - - 5
Introductory - - - - 13
The RAVEN (Corvus corax covax) - - - - 15
The HOODED CROW (Corvus cornix cornix) - - - - 17
The COMMON-CROW (Corvus corone corone) - - - - 18
The ROOK (Corvus frugilegus frugilegus) - - - - 19
The JACKDAW (Coleus monedula spermologus) - - - - 21
The MAGPIE (Pica pica pica) - - - - 22
The CHOUGH (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorvax pyrrhocorax) - - - - 22
The STARLING (Sturnus vulgaris vulgaris) - - - - 24
The GREENFINCH (Chloris chloris chloris) - - - 25
The BRITISH GOLDFINCH (Carduelis carduelis britannica) - - - - 27
The SISKIN (Carduelis spinus) - - - - 27
The TWITE (Carduelis flavirostris flavirostris) - - - - 28
The LESSER REDPOLL (Carduelis flammea cabaret) - - - - 29
The LINNET (Carduelis cannabina cannabina) - - - - 30
The BRITISH BULLFINCH (Pyrrhula pyrrhula nesa)- - - - 31
The CROSSBILL (Loxia curvivostra curvirostra) - - - - 31
The CHAFFINCH (Fringilla celebs celebs) - - - - 32
The BRAMBLING (Fringilla montifringilla) - - - - 34
The HOUSE-SPARROW (Passer domesticus domesticus)- - - - 35
The TREE-SPARROW (Passer montanus montanus) - - - - 36
The CORN-BUNTING (Emberiza calandra calandra) - - - - 37
The YELLOW HAMMER OR BUNTING (Emberiza citrinella eityinella) - - - - 38
The REED BUNTING (Emberiza scheniclus scheniclus) - - - - 39
The LAPLAND BUNTING (Calcarius lapponicus lapponicus) - - - - 40
The SNOW-BUNTING (Plectrophenax nivalis nivalis) - - - - 40
The WOOD LARK (Lullula avborea arborea) -- - - - 41
The SKY-LARK (Alauda arvensis arvensis) -- - - - 41
The TREE-PIPIT (Anthus trivialis trivialis) - - - - 42
The MEADOW-PIPIT (Anthus pratensis) - - - - 43.
The ROCK-PIPIT (Anthus spinoletta petrosus) - - - - 45
The YELLOW WAGTAIL (Motacilla flava rayt) - - - - 46
The GREY WAGTAIL (Motacilla cinerea cinerea) - - - - 47
The PIED WAGTAIL (Motacilla alba yarrellit) - - - - 48
The WHITE WAGTAIL (Motacilia alba alba) - - - - 50
The BRITISH TREE-CREEPER (Certhia familiaris britannica) - - - - 51
The BRITISH GREAT TITMOUSE (Parus major newtont) - - - - 52
The BRITISH BLUE TITMOUSE (Parus ceruleus obscurus) - - - - 54
The BRITISH COAL-TITMOUSE (Parus ater britannicus) - - - - 55
The BRITISH MARSH-TITMOUSE (Parus palusivis dressevt) - - - - 56
The BRITISH LONG-TAILED TITMOUSE (Gephere caudatus voseus) - - - - 57
The BRITISH GOLDEN-CRESTED WREN (Regulus vegulus anglorum) - - - - 57
The SPOTTED FLYCATCHER (Muscicapa striata striata) - - - - 59
The PIED FLYCATCHER (Muscicapa hypoleuca hypoleuca) - - - - 60
The CHIFFCHAFF (Phylloscopus collybita collybita) - - - - 61
The WILLOW-WARBLER (Phylloscopus trochilus trochilus) - - - - 62
The WOOD-WARBLER (Phylloscopus sibilatrix sibilatrix) - - - - 63
The GRASSHOPPER-WARBLER (Locusiella naevia naevia) - - - - 64
The SEDGE-WARBLER (Acrocephalus schaenobenus) - - - - 65
The GARDEN-WARBLER (Sylvia borin) - - - - 66
The BLACKCAP (Sylvia atricapiila atvicapiila) - - - - 67
The WHITETHROAT (Sylvia communis communis) - - - - 68
The LESSER WHITETHROAT (Sylvia curruca curruca) - - - - 69
The FIELDFARE (Turdus pilaris) - - - - 70
The MISTLE-THRUSH (Turdus viscivorus viscivorus) - - - - 71
The BRITISH SONG-THRUSH (Turdus philomelus clarket) - - - - 73
The REDWING (Turdus musicus musicus) - - - - 75
The RING-OUZEL (Turdus torquatus torquatus) - - - - 76
The BLACKBIRD (Turdus merula merula) - - -
The WHEATEAR (Cinanthe cenanthe cenanthe) - - - - 79
The GREENLAND WHEATEAR (Cénanthe @. leucorrhoa) - - - - 80
The WHINCHAT (Saxicola rubetva rubetva) - - - - 80
The BRITISH STONECHAT (Savicola torquata hibernans) - - - - 81
The REDSTART (Phenicurus phenicurus pheenicurus) - - - - 82
The BLACK REDSTART (Phenicurus ochrurus gibraltariensis) - - - - 83
The BRITISH ROBIN (Evithacus rubecula melophilus) - - - - 84
The BRITISH HEDGE-SPARROW Ree modularis occidentalis) - - - - 86
The WREN (Trogoulodytes troglodytes) - - - - 87
The DIPPER (Cinclus cinclus) - - - - 88
The SWALLOW (Hirundo rustica rustica) - - - - 89
The HOUSE-MARTIN (Delichon urbica urbica) - - - - 91
The SAND-MARTIN (Riparia riparia riparia) - - - - 91
The SWIFT (Apus apus apus) - - - - 92
The NIGHTJAR (Caprimulgus eurvopeus europaeus) - - - - 93
The CUCKOO (Cuculus canorus canorus) - - - - 95
The LONG-EARED OWL (Asio ofus otus) - - - - 97
The SHORT-EARED OWL (Asio flammeus flammeus) - - - - 100
The BARN-OWL (Tyto alba) - - - - 101
The PEREGRINE FALCON (Falco peregrinus peregrinus) - - - - 101
The MERLIN (Falco columbarius æsalon) - - - - 105
The KESTREL (Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus) - - - - 107
The COMMON BUZZARD (Buteo buteo buieo) - - - - 109
MONTAGU'S HARRIER (Circus pygargus) - - - - 109
The HEN-HARRIER (Circus cyaneus cyaneus) - - - - 109
The SPARROW-HAWK (Accipiter nisus nisus) - - - - 110
The COMMON HERON (Ardea cinerea cinerea) - - - - 112
The BITTERN (Botaurus stellarts stellaris) - - - - 114
The WHOOPER SWAN (Cygnus cygnus) - - - - 115
BEWICK'S SWAN (Cygnus bewickit bewickit) - - - - 116
The MUTE SWAN (Cygnus olor) - - - - 117
The GREY LAG-GOOSE (Anser anser) - - - - 118
The WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE (Anser albifrons) - - - - 119.
The BARNACLE-GOOSE (Brania leucopsis) - - - - 119
The BRENT GOOSE (Branta bernicla) - - - - 119
The SHELD-DUCK (Tadorna tadorna) - - 120
The MALLARD (Anas platyrhyncha platyrhyyncha) - - - - 121
The GADWALL (Anas strepera) - - - - 123
The TEAL (Anas crecca crecca) - - - - 123
The WIGHON (Anas penelope) - - - - 124
The PINTAIL (Anas acuta acuta) - - - - 126
The SHOVELER (Spatula clypeata) - - - - 126
The COMMON POCHARD (Nyvoca ferina ferina) - - - - 127
The WHITE-EYED POCHARD OR FERRUGINOUS DUCK (Nyvoca nyveca nyvoca) - - - - 128
The TUFTED DUCK (Nyroca fuligula) - - - - 129
The SCAUP-DUCK (Nyvoca martla marila) - - - - 130
The GOLDENEYE (Bucephala clangula clangula) - - - - 130
The LONG-TAILED DUCK (Clangula hyemalis) - - - - 131
The COMMON SCOTER (Oidemia nigra nigra) - - - - 132
The VELVET-SCOTER (Oidemia fusca fusca) - - - - 132
The GOOSANDER (Mergus mergansey merganser) - - - - 133
The RED-BREASTED MERGANSER (Mergus serrator) - - - - 133
The SHREW (Mergus albellus) - - - - 134
The CORMORANT (Phalacrocorax carbo carbo) - - - - 135
The SHAG (Phalacrocovax aristotelis artstotelis) - - - - 136
The GANNET (Sula bassana) - - - - 138
The STORM-PETREL (Hydrobates pelagicus) - - - - 139
The MANX SHEARWATER (Puffinus puffinus puffinus) - - - - 139
The GREAT CRESTED GREBE (Podiceps cristatus cristaius) - - - - 140
The SLAVONIAN GREBE (Podiceps auritus) - - - - 141
The RED-NECKED GREBE (Podiceps griseigena griseigena) - - - - 142
The BLACK-NECKED GREBE (Podiceps nigricollis nigricolits) - - - - 142
The LITTLE GREBE (Podiceps ruficollis ruficollis) - - - - 143
The GREAT NORTHERN DIVER (Colymbus immer) - - - - 144
The BLACK-THROATED DIVER (Colymbus arcticus arcticus) - - - - 146
The RED-THROATED DIVER (Colymbus stellatus) - - - - 146
The RING-DOVE OR WOOD-PIGEON (Columba palumbus palumbus) - - - - 147
The STOCK-DOVE (Cobvtite ænas) - - - - 148
The ROCK-DOVE (Columba livia livia) - - - 149
The TURTLE-DOVE (Streptopelia turtur turtur) - - - - 150
The OYSTER-CATCHER (Hemaiopus ostralegus) - - - - 150
The WINGED PLOVER (Charadrius hiaticula hiaticula) - - - - 151
The GOLDEN PLOVER (Charadrius apricarius) - - - - 153
The GREY PLOVER (Squatavola squaiavola squatavola) - - - - 154
The LAPWING (Vanellus vanellus) - - - - 155
The TURNSTONE (Avenaria interpres itnterpres) - - - - 156
The SANDERLING (Cvocethia alba) - - - - 156
The KNOT (Calidvis canutus canutus) - - - - 157
The DUNLIN (Calidvis alpina) - - - - 158
The CURLEW-SANDPIPER (Calidris testacea) - - - - 159
The LITTLE STINT (Calidris minuta - - - - 160
The PURPLE ae (Calidris vee maritima)- - - - 160
The COMMON SANDPIPER (Tringa hypoleucos) - - - - 161
The GREEN SANDPIPER (Tvinga ochvopus) - - - - 162
The RED-NECKED PHALAROPE (Phalavopus lobatus) - - - - 164
The BAR-TAILED GODWIT (Limosa lapponica lapponica) - - - - 165
The BLACK-TAILED GODWIT (Limosa limosa limosa) - - - - 165
The COMMON CURLEW (Numenius arquata arquata) - - - - 166
The WHIMBREL (Numenius phaeopus pheopus) - - - - 167
The GREAT SNIPE (Capella media) - - - - 168
The COMMON SNIPE (Capella gallinago gallinago) - - - - 169
The JACK SNIPE (Lymnocryptes minimus) - - - - 170
The WOODCOCK (Scolopax rusticola vusticola) - - - - 171
The BLACK TERN (Chlidonias niger niger) - - - - 172
The SANDWICH TERN (Sterna sandvicensis sandvicensis) - - - - 172
The COMMON TERN (Sterna hirundo hirundo) - - - - 173
The ARCTIC TERN (Sterna macrura) - - - - 173
The LITTLE TERN (Sterna albifrons albifrons) - - - - 175
The LITTLE GULL (Larus minutus) - - - - 176
The BLACK-HEADED GULL (Larus rvidibundus ridibundus) - - - - 176
The COMMON GULL (Larus canus canus) - - - - 177
The HERRING-GULL (Larus argentatus argentatus) - - - - 177
The BRITISH LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (Larus fuscus græilsit) - - - - 179
The GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (Layus marinus) - - - - 180
The KITTIWAKE GULL (Rissa tridactyla tridactyla) - - - - 181
The GREAT SKUA (Stercovarius skua skua) - - - - 182
The POMATORHINE SKUA (Stevcovarius pomarinus) - - - - 183
The ARCTIC OR RICHARDSON'S SKUA (Stercorarius parasiticus) - - - - 183
The RAZORBILL (Alca torda) - - - - 184
The SOUTHERN GUILLEMOT (Uria aalge albionis) - - - - 184
The BLACK GUILLEMOT (Uvia grylle grylie) - - - - 185
The LITTLE AUK (Alle alle alle) - - - - 187
The SOUTHERN PUFFIN (Fratercula arctica grab) - - - - 187
The CORNCRAKE OR LAND-RAIL (Crex crex) - - - - 189
The WATER-RAIL (Rallus aquaticus aquaticus) - - - - 190
The MOOR-HEN (Gallinula chlorvopus chloropus) - - - - 191
The COOT (Fulica atra atra) - - - - 192
The BRITISH RED-GROUSE (Lagopus scoticus scoticus) - - - - 193
The PHEASANT (Phasianus colchicus) - - - - 194
The COMMON PARTRIDGE (Perdix pevdix perdix) - - - - 195

PLATES

HARBOUR AND SWING BRIDGE AT LOW RAMSEY, ISLE OF MAN - - - Frontispiece
FORT ISLAND, LANGNESS, ISLE OF MAN - Facing page 46
GROUDLE GLEN, ISLE OF MAN - Facing page 58
SILVERDALE GLEN, RUSHEN ABBEY, ISLE OF MAN - Facing page 64
PLACE GLEN HELEN ISLE OF MAN - Facing page 88
"LION ROCKS",PORT SODERICK, ISLE OF MAN - Facing page 102
KITTERLAND, ISLE OF MAN - Facing page 120
CASTLETOWN FROM SCARLETT BAY, ISLE OF MAN - Facing page 130
CORMORANT ON NEST - Facing page 136
DHOON GLEN, ISLE OF MAN - Facing page 180
SPANISH HEAD, ISLE OF MAN - Facing page 186
SUNSET OVER BARRULE, ISLE OF MAN - Facing page 192

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