Manx BirdLife

Recent reports

MBL — Sun, 13 May 2012 23:22:05 +0000

Apologies for the lack of recent reports. I hope to add reports from recent reports shortly. Meanwhile keep sending in your [...]

Dawn Chorus event

MBL — Tue, 08 May 2012 22:35:27 +0000

The next Manx Ornithology Society’s new event is an outing this Saturday, 12th May, to hear the dawn chorus in Silverdale Glen. This event is a joint venture with the Manx Wildlife Trust, and your knowledgeable guide will be the President of the Manx Ornithology Society, Pat Cullen. Meet at the car park next to the [...]

Week ending 22nd April 2012 – bird sightings on the Isle of Man

MBL — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 13:14:08 +0000

Yet another fascinating week on the bird front on the Isle of Man. Considerable numbers of summer visitors are back – some may be continuing further north, but no doubt many will be staying. Considerable numbers of Whimbrels were reported, both from Langness/Derbyhaven and also from the Ayres, while smaller numbers of Common Sandpipers were seen [...]

Manx bird observations – week ending 15th April 2012

MBL — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 15:20:21 +0000

For full details of last week’s sightings, please click here. They can also be seen by clicking on ‘RECENT REPORTS’ at the top of the screen, go down to ‘April’, then clicking on ‘15th’. Thank you to everyone who has sent in their observations and photographs.

Please continue to send in your observations and photographs using this form.

So [...]

Bird sightings on the Isle of Man for week ending 8th April 2012

MBL — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:11:29 +0000

For full details of the week’s sightings, please click here. They can also be seen by clicking on ‘RECENT REPORTS’ at the top of the screen, go down to ‘April’, then clicking on ‘8th’. Thank you to everyone who has sent in their observations and photographs.

Please continue to send in your observations and photographs using this form.

So [...]

New pages added for the Calf of Man

MBL — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:59:45 +0000

A new set of pages have been added to the Manx BirdLife website for the Calf of Man.

The initial page for the Calf is situated below the ‘Recent Reports’ page. For details of the wildlife seen in 2012, click on the link in the ‘Calf of Man wildlife sightings’ section. Details for each week’s sightings (both [...]

Listen out for the Cuckoo on the Isle of Man

MBL — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:04:40 +0000

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 [...]

Bird observations on the Isle of Man – week ending 1st April 2012

MBL — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 21:57:16 +0000

For full details of last week’s sightings, please click here. They can also be seen by clicking on ‘RECENT REPORTS’ at the top of the screen, go down to ‘April’, then clicking on ‘1st’. Thank you to everyone who has sent in their observations and photographs.

Please continue to send in your observations and photographs using this [...]

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

MBL — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:18:28 +0000

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).

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Next Manx BirdLife newsletter to be published before Easter

MBL — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:37:48 +0000

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 [...]