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Manx BirdLife Secures Key Coastal Habitat on Langness Peninsula!
1 Apr 2025

Manx BirdLife Secures Key Coastal Habitat on Langness Peninsula!

by Manx BirdLife | posted in: Birdwatching, Conservation, News, Point of Ayre National Reserve blog | 0

We’ve got some amazing news to share with you this week! Thanks to the generous support of Langness Golf Course Ltd and Nature Vannin Ltd, Manx BirdLife has officially acquired over 60 acres of stunning coastal land on the Langness … Continued

Creating a new home for Sand Martins at the Manx BirdLife Point of Ayre National Reserve.
7 Mar 2025

Creating a new home for Sand Martins at the Manx BirdLife Point of Ayre National Reserve.

by Manx BirdLife | posted in: Conservation, Migration, Nestboxes, Point of Ayre National Reserve blog | 0

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

Manx BirdLife Point of Ayre National Reserve now open!
29 Jul 2024

Manx BirdLife Point of Ayre National Reserve now open!

by Manx BirdLife | posted in: News, Point of Ayre National Reserve blog | 0

We are thrilled to announce that the Manx BirdLife Point of Ayre National Reserve is now open to the public two days a week. Over the last few months, a huge amount of work has been carried out to get … Continued

Nominate Manx BirdLife for £5,000
20 Feb 2024

Nominate Manx BirdLife for £5,000

by Manx BirdLife | posted in: Education blog, Point of Ayre National Reserve blog, Uncategorized | 0

Please take a minute to nominate Manx BirdLife for one of ten donations of £5000 from the Benefact Group to charities working to support wildlife. Manx BirdLife is the conservation charity based in the Isle of man working to protect … Continued

Manx BirdLife selected for Co-op Local Community Fund
24 Oct 2023

Manx BirdLife selected for Co-op Local Community Fund

by Manx BirdLife | posted in: Conservation, Nestboxes, Point of Ayre National Reserve blog, Uncategorized | 0

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

One Good Tern..
4 Oct 2023

One Good Tern..

by Manx BirdLife | posted in: Conservation, Point of Ayre National Reserve blog, Seabirds, Uncategorized | 0

Progress in conservation is often many steps along the path towards success. The work Manx BirdLife is doing at the new Point of Ayre National Reserve includes building new islands made of gravel, but also artificial islands in the form … Continued

Last chance to see!
8 Dec 2022

Last chance to see!

by Manx BirdLife | posted in: Conservation, Events, Point of Ayre National Reserve blog | 0

The exhibition of Manx BirdLife’s detailed, bonze sculptured frieze by renowned artist Dave Tomlinson at the Manx Museum is coming to an end. This display in the Natural History Gallery highlights Manx BirdLife's plans to develop the Point of Ayre … Continued

Bird flu suspected in large die-off of geese at the Manx BirdLife Point of Ayre National Reserve
31 Oct 2022

Bird flu suspected in large die-off of geese at the Manx BirdLife Point of Ayre National Reserve

by Manx BirdLife | posted in: Birds of Prey, Disease, Geese, Gulls, Point of Ayre National Reserve blog | 0

This weekend, Manx BirdLife recorded 131 dead and dying birds on the charity's flagship reserve at the Point of Ayre. Manx BirdLife Managing Director, Neil Morris, picks up the story: 'Yesterday (31st October 2022), I undertook a routine check of … Continued

Sure becomes Manx BirdLife’s Telecommunications Partner
18 Nov 2021

Sure becomes Manx BirdLife’s Telecommunications Partner

by Manx BirdLife | posted in: Point of Ayre National Reserve blog | 0

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

Evening presentation: Envisioning the Manx BirdLife Point of Ayre National Reserve
28 Feb 2020

Evening presentation: Envisioning the Manx BirdLife Point of Ayre National Reserve

by Manx BirdLife | posted in: Birdwatching, Conservation, Point of Ayre National Reserve blog | 0

POSTPONED … POSTPONED … POSTPONED For obvious reasons, this event has been postponed. We shall make new arrangements at an appropriate future time. Our apologies. =====================================   Please join us for an evening presentation by Neil G. Morris (Managing Director, … Continued

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    1 April 2025
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    Creating a new home for Sand Martins at the Manx BirdLife Point of Ayre National Reserve.

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