Dialect Names for Local Birds

Below is a list of local dialect names from the "Concise Ulster Dictionary" (Macafee, 1996). 

Many are of Ulster Scots or Irish/Scottish Gaelic origin.

There are many more, but I've just picked out the ones which I see on my daily dog walk, here in the North Antrim countryside.

Blue Tit ~ Billy Blue-Bonnet, Tittymouse, Tam Titty Mouse

Carrion Crow ~ Black-Neb

Chaffinch ~ Apple-picker 

Cuckoo ~ Gowk

Dunnock ~ Blue Wran, Futtock, Grey Robin, Hedgeling, Shuffle Wing, Whin Sparrow

Fieldfare ~ Frost Bird

Goldfinch ~ Corney of the Cap

Great Tit ~ Black skull

Greenfinch ~ Green Linnet

Hen Harrier ~ Gled

Hooded Crow ~ Hoodie

House Sparrow ~ Spug

Jackdaw ~ Greyhead, Daw

Linnet ~ Lintie

Meadow Pipit ~ Cuckoo’s Maid, Mosscheeper, Tattle, Titling

Mistle Thrush ~ Butcher Bird, Cornageerie

Peregrine ~ Game Hawk, Goosehawk

Pied Wagtail ~ Willie wagtail, Devilin

Reed Bunting ~ Black Bonnet, Rush Sparrow
Robin ~ God's Bird

Rook ~ Croupy, Craa

Sedge Warbler ~ Wee Nightingale

Skylark ~ Laverock

Snipe ~ Blooterwheep, God’s Goat, Guttersnipe, Heather-bleat

Song Thrush ~ Mavis, Throstle

Sparrow Hawk ~ Blue hawk

Starling ~ Stucky

Stonechat ~ Corney of the Cravat

Swift ~ Black Martin
Wheatear ~ Stone twister

Willow Warbler ~ Sally Picker, Sally Wren

Woodpigeon ~ Croodlin doo

Wren ~ Chitty Wren, God’s Hen, Jinny wran

If you know of any others, please let me know.