| traon | corncrake. |
| naosg | snipe. |
| feannag | hooded crow. |
| deoch bhuidhe | greenshank. |
| clamhan | buzzard. |
| cearc uisge | moorhen. |
| cuthag | cuckoo. |
| liath thruisg | fieldfare. |
| sgiath dhearg | redwing. |
| gealag bhuachair | corn bunting. |
| iolaire | golden eagle. |
| gobhlachan | great crested grebe. |
| muir bhuachaill | great northern diver. |
| buna-bhuachaille | great northern diver. |
| gealan an t-sneachda | snow bunting. |
| amadan mòintich | dotterel. |
| gealan beinne | twite. |
| iolaire iasgaich | osprey. |
| pàraig | storm petrel. |
| gearr breac | black guillemot. |
| calman creige | rock dove. |
| geadh blàr | white fronted goose. |
| breid air tòin | hen harrier. |
| seabhag | peregrine falcon. |
| meirneal | merlin. |
| clamhan ruadh | kestrel. |
| coileach fraoich | red grouse. |
| feadag | golden plover. |
| guilbneach | curlew. |
| comhachag chluasach | short eared owl. |
| sgraicheag oidhche | nightjar. |
| uiseag | skylark. |
| fitheach | raven. |
| cathag dhearg chasach | chough. |
| dubh chreige | ring ouzel. |
| brù gheal | wheatear. |
| clacharan | stonechat. |
| gocan | whinchat. |
| snàthag | meadow pipit. |
| gealan lìn | linnet. |
| buidheag bhealaidh | yellow hammer. |
| cù stubach | a dog without a tail. |
| snòthdachadh | sniffing at something with your nose touching the commodity, e.g. a cow sniffing at water. |
| ruisidhean | in the sense of giving someone a telling off. “Thug mi ruisidhean air.” Also in the sense of gathering loose peats. “Chaidh mi mach dhan bheinn ’s thug mi ruisidhean air na caorain a chruinneachadh.” |
| sgolladh | also means to lambast or to give someone a telling off. |
| trusadh | also means to lambast or to give someone a telling off. |
| casg breith | abortion. |
| casg gin | contraception. |
| fanaladh | more or less resting on your oars with the boat hardly moving. |
| spidein | skimming stones across a stretch of water. Others call this ‘struitairachd’. |
| spoth an tairbh | skimming stones across a stretch of water. Others call this ‘struitairachd’. |
| piochan | wheezing sound in your chest. “Bha piochan nam uchd.” |
| beithir | fork lightning, combined with rain. Could this be used also of an electric shower? |
| eun crom | fulmar. |
| fachadh bàn | Manx shearwater. |
| sulaire | gannet. Also called ‘eun bàn a’ sgadain’. |
| [eun bàn a’ sgadain] | [See sulaire.] |
| sgarbh an sgumbain | shag. |
| cra gheadh | sheldrake. |
| craidhainn | sheldrake. |
| gille Brìghde | oystercatcher. |
| trìlleachan | oystercatcher. |
| trìlleachan traghad | ringed plover. |
| gobhlachan | turnstone. |
| cam ghlas | redshank. |
| gràillig | dunlin. |
| farspag | black backed gull. |
| faoileag an sgadain | herring gull. |
| ruideag | kittiwake. |
| steàrnag | common tern. |
| falc | razorbill. |
| eun dubh an sgadain | guillemot. |
| buthaid | puffin. Also called ‘peata ruadh’. |
| [peata ruadh] | [See buthaid.] |
| a’ chùbaich | diarrhoea, excessive looseness of the bowels. (Word supplied by Mr K. C. MacKinnon, Bernisdale, Isle of Skye.) |
| duine non | applied to an extremely competent and pleasant man. (Word supplied by Mr K. C. MacKinnon, Bernisdale, Isle of Skye.) |
