DePooperit Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 Nae doot someen will bring me tae heel on dis but we aye used da name Baukies mair as a generick term for all the Auk family, dat is Razorbills, Guillemots and Tysties. We used tae set aff in da fifties and first o da sixties wi buckets for Baukies eggs but laekely widna get awa wi it noo. Canna say it's a name I hear much at da Ness , possibly a link from my Fair Isle roots. Hmm. Maybe if it's a sort of allsorts name for Auks, it would explain why I've never been able to pin it down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stilldellin Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 ^^ Yep, wid run wi dat DePooperit and wid agree " Baakies " definately Burra. Wid be interesting tae ken whit day caa dem in Unst ?. Wir kinda drifted aff da treed but dis wiz da Baukies on da Sumburgh Stack on 10th April. Dis moarnin only aboot a dizzen so hope dem and da Norries back damoarn. :- http://i1207.photobucket.com/albums/bb479/beenister/Baukies.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Njugle Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 Drawing fae a fairly strong Ness connection, Baukies were specifically Guillemots, Sea-Craa's were Razorbills. I'm heard dat aa me life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Njugle Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 Baukies, we a slight "ch" soond on da k. No sure how tae properly write it phonetically! Edit - and dirs a rumour o a tirrick back da day!Edit 2 - And tysties are definitely black guillemots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stilldellin Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 Fae Njugle :- Baukies, we a slight "ch" soond on da k. No sure how tae properly write it phonetically! Wid agree wi dat, which micht tak wiz tae Channerwick versus Shandrick ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 Fae Njugle :- Baukies, we a slight "ch" soond on da k. No sure how tae properly write it phonetically! Wid agree wi dat, which micht tak wiz tae Channerwick versus Shandrick ! Off topic entirely, but a tourist many years ago apparently couldn't get her head round either name and insisted on calling it "Candlewick". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groilick Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 Fae Njugle :- Baukies, we a slight "ch" soond on da k. No sure how tae properly write it phonetically! Wid agree wi dat, which micht tak wiz tae Channerwick versus Shandrick ! Off topic entirely, but a tourist many years ago apparently couldn't get her head round either name and insisted on calling it "Candlewick". an a bit farder aff topic:I heard dat Scousburgh wis an owerseas colony o’ Liverpool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DePooperit Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 Drawing fae a fairly strong Ness connection, Baukies were specifically Guillemots, Sea-Craa's were Razorbills. I'm heard dat aa me life. Right. I'm familiar with 'tystie' - Black Guillemot, and get 'sea-craa' as Razorbill, although I'm not familar with it. So what sort of Guillemot was 'baukie' in your area? A specific variety, or any sort of Guillemot that didn't have another name? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 Fae Njugle :- Baukies, we a slight "ch" soond on da k. No sure how tae properly write it phonetically! Wid agree wi dat, which micht tak wiz tae Channerwick versus Shandrick ! Off topic entirely, but a tourist many years ago apparently couldn't get her head round either name and insisted on calling it "Candlewick". an a bit farder aff topic:I heard dat Scousburgh wis an owerseas colony o’ Liverpool! Well, there was one scouser and some of her family that did live there for quite a while. I didna think they'd taken the place over though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Njugle Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 Drawing fae a fairly strong Ness connection, Baukies were specifically Guillemots, Sea-Craa's were Razorbills. I'm heard dat aa me life. Right. I'm familiar with 'tystie' - Black Guillemot, and get 'sea-craa' as Razorbill, although I'm not familar with it. So what sort of Guillemot was 'baukie' in your area? A specific variety, or any sort of Guillemot that didn't have another name?Common Guillemothttp://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/g/guillemot/index.aspxAs far as I'm aware there are only two types of guillemot, tystie and baukie, while there are several other auks, each with their own specific local names. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DePooperit Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 Drawing fae a fairly strong Ness connection, Baukies were specifically Guillemots, Sea-Craa's were Razorbills. I'm heard dat aa me life. Right. I'm familiar with 'tystie' - Black Guillemot, and get 'sea-craa' as Razorbill, although I'm not familar with it. So what sort of Guillemot was 'baukie' in your area? A specific variety, or any sort of Guillemot that didn't have another name?Common Guillemothttp://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/g/guillemot/index.aspxAs far as I'm aware there are only two types of guillemot, tystie and baukie, while there are several other auks, each with their own specific local names. Ah, the penny's dropped at last. I think I imagined that all the other auks might be called 'guillemot' - didn't realise the term only applied to these two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stilldellin Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 John J Graham ( The Shetland Dictionary ) sea craa = razorbill longie = common guillemot tystie = black guillemot swabbie = black backed gull Naethin aboot baukies ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Njugle Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 Though a splendid piece of work, that is what was wrong we dat Shetland Dictionary. I doot it's time tae split diss thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kavi Ugl Posted May 1, 2011 Report Share Posted May 1, 2011 Is onybody heard da swaabie caa'd da "swart back"?. I believe it means/translates as "Black Back". Is it connected tae "Swaarbaks Minn"(am I spelt it right)?. What we need in Shetland is a picture book wi da names. You could hae different catagories like, fish, birds, insects, animals etc. It would also help preserve da names. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heimdal Posted November 27, 2011 Report Share Posted November 27, 2011 Onybody mind da Shetland name for a wren ?I'm fairly sure I have heard it called a 'rindil' on the wastside, and there was another longer name I've forgotten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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