Last week, our amazing team of staff, volunteers, and contractors came together to add a wonderful new feature to the Manx BirdLife Point of Ayre National Reserve—an artificial sand martin bank. Stretching 10m wide by 2m tall, this new addition … Continued
This week, Manx BirdLife is celebrating 20 years of our Garden Birdwatch by releasing a report analysing the data that has been collected in that time. Initially set up in 1999, the Garden Birdwatch was fully rolled out across the … Continued
We are delighted that this year a Manx BirdLife project to build a Sand Martin bank has been selected as part of the Coop Local Community Fund. At our Point of Ayre nature reserve, we wish to build a nest … Continued
Every summer, Swifts Apus apus migrate epic distances from sub-Saharan Africa to grace our skies with their aerial mastery and screaming calls. These ancient birds are part of the taxonomic Order ‘Apodiformes’, along with their closest living relatives: Tree Swifts … Continued
Manx BirdLife’s Education Programme is encouraging homeowners and landowners to install nestboxes around their homes, gardens and properties in order to provide much needed nesting opportunities for the Island’s birds. National Nestbox Week is celebrated for one week every year … Continued
