Is it possible this thread could become a "sticky", therefore alleviating the tedious task of searching through threads looking for a name of a bird when someone has called it by it's "other name" I'm not that well up on birdy nicknames etc, I have a hard time as it is with their "proper" names!After delving into the archives, I stumbled upon the following post, written, I believe, by Mr Frankis. 1 synonym for skua: bonxie. Together with various dialects, Old Norse was used in many regions, including present territories of Scandinavian countries, Scotland, Ireland, England, Wales, Isle of Man, Normandy and Vinland. It will directly attack and kill other seabirds, even those larger than itself. In the last ten years there have been records of Great Skua off Arran in nine of these years and Arctic in seven of these years. Like other skuas, it will fly at the head of … Long-tailed and Pomerine Skua have only been recorded each once in the last ten years. Antonyms for skua. (Photo: John Baker/ videnskab.dk) I seem to remember someone telling me that Bonxie > is onomatopoeic- a reference to the sound they make as they peck the back > of your skull? Many English villages and towns were founded by Vikings. A mid-sized bird, the skua comes in smaller than the great black-backed gull, and can be seen abundantly around Foula island. Is it possible this thread could become a "sticky", therefore alleviating the tedious task of searching through threads looking for a name of a bird when someone has called it by it's "other name" I'm not that well up on birdy nicknames etc, I have a hard time as it is with their "proper" names!After delving into the archives, I stumbled upon the following post, written, I believe, by Mr Frankis. Bonxie was in use when I lived in Ireland from 2000-2002 On 28 July 2012 09:48, Mark Carter < > wrote: > Bonxie is a Northern Isles (Shetland/ Orkney) name for Great Skua > Stercorarius skua only. Together with various dialects, Old Norse was used in many regions, including present territories of Scandinavian countries, Scotland, Ireland, England, Wales, Isle of Man, Normandy and Vinland. It is also known as the Catharacta Skua. We used digital mapping and statistical models to quantify changes in population size and breeding success of Arctic skuas, their hosts, and great skuas. Home › Culture › Hundreds of Place Names of Old Norse Origin in the British Isles. There are 620 species of birds on the British list as of 1 August 2019, the latest addition being the white-rumped swift. The definition of an offshore island used in this list is "land that is surrounded by seawater on a daily basis, but not necessarily at all stages of the tide, excluding human devices such as bridges and causeways". In Britain, the Great Skua is sometimes known by the name Bonxie, which is a Shetland name of unknown origin. This is a list of islands of Scotland, the mainland of which is part of the island of Great Britain.Also included are various other related tables and lists. It will directly attack and kill other seabirds, even those larger than itself. We also used it to determine the relative effects of host breeding success and great skua density on Arctic skua breeding success and population trends. In Britain, the Great Skua is sometimes known by the name Bonxie, which is a Shetland name of unknown origin. In those last ten years, there have been thirty-two records of Great Skua and eighteen of Arctic Skua usually single birds but occasionally two or three.