Isle of Man technology company PDMS has written a new utility for the Manx Ornithological Database to help Manx BirdLife cope with the increase in bird records it receives from across the Island. Manx BirdLife is grateful to PDMS for … Continued
Sure has taken its sponsorships to the skies by becoming the Telecommunications Partner for Manx BirdLife. Manx BirdLife is delighted to announce that the telecoms company, Sure isle of Man, has signed a three-year sponsorship arrangement. Sure’s support includes the … Continued
Chris Sharpe, founder of Manx BirdLife and editor of the Isle of Man's first bird atlas, has been honoured in the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2021. Chris has been appointed an MBE, remarking that the award had come as a … Continued
Follow Michael Davis's excellent account of his 'round the Isle of Man' swim. As well as keeping us updated on his progress, Michael will be sharing some of the family history that sparked this huge challenge and writing about the … Continued
The Isle of Man's first Swallow of the year was reported on the extraordinary date of 21st February at The Stables near St Judes. The unfortunate bird had probably arrived on the unusual stream of warm southerly winds blowing up … Continued
Breaking news from RSPB today: Rare Hen Harrier goes missing in Wales North Wales Police and the RSPB are appealing for information following the disappearance of a satellite-tagged hen harrier near Wrexham. The harrier, named Aalin, was tagged as part of … Continued
Hot off the press is the new Garden Birdwatch newsletter (Dec 2017). With news of how the Island's garden birds are faring and much more, the December 2017 edition includes: - Garden Birdwatch Top Ten - Garden bird identification challenges - … Continued
A rare warbler spotted in Ballasalla in January has now been identified as being from the Central Asian population found in Kazakhstan. Ballasalla resident Paul Bromley first spied the diminutive warbler on 30th January 2017 when it was feeding on … Continued
Manx BirdLife is bidding for a funding boost from the Tesco Bags of Help initiative, in support of the charity’s “Help us watch out for Manx birds” project. It is one of three organisations shortlisted to receive the cash award … Continued
Download your free copy of the December 2016 Garden Birdwatch Scheme update. With a warm welcome from Michelle Storton - Manx BirdLife's newly appointed Education Officer and Garden Birdwatch coordinator - and the latest Garden Birdwatch Top Ten plus lots more news, you … Continued
If you are reading this post, chances are you're visiting our new website! We are currently testing this new website (currently 'in beta') and would welcome your feedback. Is it an improvement on the previous website, is there anything missing that you … Continued
