Counting large numbers of birds

One Stonechat – what could be easier to count? Photo: John Donnelly

When birdwatching, attention tends to be focused on the rare or the unusual. Though a solitary rare bird is interesting to see, it is the larger flocks or gatherings of a species that has more of an impact on local ecosystems.

Red-legged Partridge form an [...]

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Manx BirdLife is now on Twitter

You can now follow Manx BirdLife on Twitter.

If you use Twitter, please click on this link and [...]

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Welcome to Manx BirdLife

Kittiwakes – Maughold – June 2008. Photo: Pat Cullen

Welcome to Manx BirdLife’s website. Manx BirdLife is a charity based in Laxey in the Isle of Man. It works to conserve the Isle of Man’s wild birds and their habitats through advocacy and by raising public awareness of conservation issues.  We base our work on sound scientific research [...]

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Recent updates to Manx BirdLife website

We’ve added some new items to the website recently:

A page with details about Crossbills on the Isle of Man. See here for details.
First and last dates for some summer visitors to the Isle of Man. Taking information from Peregrine for 2000 – 2008, details are shown here.
The Manx Ornithological Society’s programme for 2011-2012 has been added. [...]

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Bird Mann

From an article on the BBC website originally published on 28th February 2007 and updated on 4th April 2008.

Article by Chris Sharpe.

By Chris Sharpe

Chris Sharpe gave up his career to survey and collect data on Manx birds. The result of his hard work, The Manx Bird Atlas is due to be published at the end of April. [...]

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