Listen out for the Cuckoo on the Isle of Man

One of most eagerly awaited signs of Spring must surely come soon: the return of the Cuckoo. The iconic sound of a Cuckoo calling is known to nearly everyone, but their numbers have dramatically fallen in recent decades so fewer people get the chance to actually hear one.

The first Cuckoos have made it back to the [...]

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Press Release: Exciting future for the Island’s bird life

Manx BirdLife announces a new partnership with the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.

A new chapter for the conservation of birds and their habitats on the Isle of Man is about to begin with the announcement of an exciting new partnership between Manx BirdLife and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB).

Manx BirdLife [...]

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Next Manx BirdLife newsletter to be published before Easter

Another edition of the Manx BirdLife ‘e-Newsletter’ is being prepared. If you haven’t already signed up to receive the Manx BirdLife newsletter, it is not to late to do so. Just enter your name and email address in the boxes under ‘Join the Manx BirdLife mailing list’ and click [...]

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Save Our Shearwaters

This autumn, conservationists will be setting off on a voyage to the Calf of Man, a tiny island off the south western tip of the Isle of Man to help some very special seabirds – the Manx Shearwaters.

Manx National Heritage (MNH), which owns the Calf and runs the bird observatory there, is being joined by a [...]

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Isle of Man bird observations – week ending 22nd January 2012

A typical varied week of winter sightings. Highlights included many reports of Whooper Swans – including an unusual report of a solitary bird in Peel, good numbers of Red-throated and Great Northern Divers passing the Point of Ayre, an Iceland Gull at Peel Breakwater, a Stock Dove at The Phurt, many reports of parties of Long-tailed Tits [...]

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