September 29, 2026 at 8:24 PM
'Block Eary' - in the evening sunlight. The little rowen tree full of berries. #IsleofMan #IsleofManLandscapes #ManxNature
September 29, 2026 at 8:12 PM
'Block Eary' - in the evening sunlight. The little rowen tree full of berries. #IsleofMan #IsleofManLandscapes #ManxNature
Yesterday’s ‘star bird’ was this control Spotted Flycatcher, which had been ringed in Norway 🐦🇳🇴An amazing record!!
#ukbirding #ManxNature
#ukbirding #ManxNature
First Spotted Flycatcher of the year trapped on the Calf this morning had a Norwegian ring!! This is only the 2nd Norwegian Spot Fly to be recovered in the UK following one in 1992 on North Ron with only three UK ringed birds from North Ron/Isle of May being recovered in Norway!! #ukbirding
May 2, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Yesterday’s ‘star bird’ was this control Spotted Flycatcher, which had been ringed in Norway 🐦🇳🇴An amazing record!!
#ukbirding #ManxNature
#ukbirding #ManxNature
📣 NEW BLOG POST! 🦆
We had some great birding highlights throughout May, and the Ornithology Team have been busy following the progress of our breeding birds. Head over to our new blog to find out more... 👇
www.mwt.im/blog/calf-ma...
@manxwildlifetrust.bsky.social
#calfofman #ManxNature
We had some great birding highlights throughout May, and the Ornithology Team have been busy following the progress of our breeding birds. Head over to our new blog to find out more... 👇
www.mwt.im/blog/calf-ma...
@manxwildlifetrust.bsky.social
#calfofman #ManxNature
June 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
📣 NEW BLOG POST! 🦆
We had some great birding highlights throughout May, and the Ornithology Team have been busy following the progress of our breeding birds. Head over to our new blog to find out more... 👇
www.mwt.im/blog/calf-ma...
@manxwildlifetrust.bsky.social
#calfofman #ManxNature
We had some great birding highlights throughout May, and the Ornithology Team have been busy following the progress of our breeding birds. Head over to our new blog to find out more... 👇
www.mwt.im/blog/calf-ma...
@manxwildlifetrust.bsky.social
#calfofman #ManxNature
1/ 🐧🧐 Can you spot the real Puffin?
The team had a very exciting encounter yesterday during seabird productivity checks on Burroo Neck…
As we walked back, a Puffin circled close by and landed right next to our decoy Puffin colony! 🤩
@manxwildlifetrust.bsky.social
#calfbirdobs #ManxNature
The team had a very exciting encounter yesterday during seabird productivity checks on Burroo Neck…
As we walked back, a Puffin circled close by and landed right next to our decoy Puffin colony! 🤩
@manxwildlifetrust.bsky.social
#calfbirdobs #ManxNature
June 16, 2025 at 8:36 AM
1/ 🐧🧐 Can you spot the real Puffin?
The team had a very exciting encounter yesterday during seabird productivity checks on Burroo Neck…
As we walked back, a Puffin circled close by and landed right next to our decoy Puffin colony! 🤩
@manxwildlifetrust.bsky.social
#calfbirdobs #ManxNature
The team had a very exciting encounter yesterday during seabird productivity checks on Burroo Neck…
As we walked back, a Puffin circled close by and landed right next to our decoy Puffin colony! 🤩
@manxwildlifetrust.bsky.social
#calfbirdobs #ManxNature
'The woodland floor' - No shortage of fungi in the woodlands at the moment. Several stacked images of this little mossy woodland gathering to capture the detail in depth. #IsleofMan #IsleofManLandscapes #ManxNature
October 26, 2025 at 10:20 AM
'The woodland floor' - No shortage of fungi in the woodlands at the moment. Several stacked images of this little mossy woodland gathering to capture the detail in depth. #IsleofMan #IsleofManLandscapes #ManxNature
A brilliant spot by Ed this morning, with the Calf and Isle of Man’s 1st Red-rumped Swallow! A good arrival of other migrants too.
Full day counts 🐦⬇️
www.trektellen.org/count/view/2...
@manxwildlifetrust.bsky.social
#ukbirding #ManxNature
Full day counts 🐦⬇️
www.trektellen.org/count/view/2...
@manxwildlifetrust.bsky.social
#ukbirding #ManxNature
Red-rumped Swallow over the Calf this morning! Showed well for around 10 mins circling the Obs, amazingly the 1st Calf and Isle of Man record!! Also Yellow Wag, c20 Spot Fly, Whinchat, Sib Chiff and Swift #ukbirding
May 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
A brilliant spot by Ed this morning, with the Calf and Isle of Man’s 1st Red-rumped Swallow! A good arrival of other migrants too.
Full day counts 🐦⬇️
www.trektellen.org/count/view/2...
@manxwildlifetrust.bsky.social
#ukbirding #ManxNature
Full day counts 🐦⬇️
www.trektellen.org/count/view/2...
@manxwildlifetrust.bsky.social
#ukbirding #ManxNature
A bit of excitement this afternoon when Ed found TWO Quails!
The seventh Calf record and first since 1990. It’s also the first involving more than one individual!
@manxwildlifetrust.bsky.social
#calfbirdobs #ukbirding #ManxNature
The seventh Calf record and first since 1990. It’s also the first involving more than one individual!
@manxwildlifetrust.bsky.social
#calfbirdobs #ukbirding #ManxNature
I did not expect to flush not 1 but 2 Quails, metres apart from the cliffs on the Calf of Man this afternoon!! Not typical Quail habitat right next to a Herring Gull colony! #ukbirding
June 22, 2025 at 7:25 PM
A bit of excitement this afternoon when Ed found TWO Quails!
The seventh Calf record and first since 1990. It’s also the first involving more than one individual!
@manxwildlifetrust.bsky.social
#calfbirdobs #ukbirding #ManxNature
The seventh Calf record and first since 1990. It’s also the first involving more than one individual!
@manxwildlifetrust.bsky.social
#calfbirdobs #ukbirding #ManxNature
Ringing highlights today included 2 Reed Warblers, a male House Sparrow, and two foreign controls (a Belgian Sedge Warbler 🇧🇪 and French Chiffchaff 🇫🇷).
Other migrants included Dunlin, Collared Dove, Grey Heron, 4 Spot Flys.
www.trektellen.org/count/view/2...
#ukbirding #ManxNature
Other migrants included Dunlin, Collared Dove, Grey Heron, 4 Spot Flys.
www.trektellen.org/count/view/2...
#ukbirding #ManxNature
May 9, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Ringing highlights today included 2 Reed Warblers, a male House Sparrow, and two foreign controls (a Belgian Sedge Warbler 🇧🇪 and French Chiffchaff 🇫🇷).
Other migrants included Dunlin, Collared Dove, Grey Heron, 4 Spot Flys.
www.trektellen.org/count/view/2...
#ukbirding #ManxNature
Other migrants included Dunlin, Collared Dove, Grey Heron, 4 Spot Flys.
www.trektellen.org/count/view/2...
#ukbirding #ManxNature
'Sphagnum Moss' - the mossy mounds at Mullagh Ouyr catch the first glimpses of morning sunlight through the cloud as the mist atop of Snaefell and Clagh Ouyr starts to clear. #IsleofMan #IsleofManLandscapes #ManxNature
March 7, 2026 at 2:46 PM
'Sphagnum Moss' - the mossy mounds at Mullagh Ouyr catch the first glimpses of morning sunlight through the cloud as the mist atop of Snaefell and Clagh Ouyr starts to clear. #IsleofMan #IsleofManLandscapes #ManxNature
'It's behind you' - a nice eerie plantation wander in yesterday's fog. Just the occasional sound of the trees creaking in the breeze.
#IsleofManLandscapes #IsleofMan #ManxNature
#IsleofManLandscapes #IsleofMan #ManxNature
January 13, 2025 at 7:51 PM
'It's behind you' - a nice eerie plantation wander in yesterday's fog. Just the occasional sound of the trees creaking in the breeze.
#IsleofManLandscapes #IsleofMan #ManxNature
#IsleofManLandscapes #IsleofMan #ManxNature
A fresh male Orange-tip butterfly brightened up the afternoon while doing tractor maintenance. And even better, the first record since 2008! 🦋🚜
(Typically flew past when hands were greasy and phone was out of reach 😅)
@manxwildlifetrust.bsky.social
#ManxNature #calfbirdobs
(Typically flew past when hands were greasy and phone was out of reach 😅)
@manxwildlifetrust.bsky.social
#ManxNature #calfbirdobs
The first Sedge Warbler of the year ringed this morning, and 11 Whimbrels around Caigher and the Puddle were today’s highlights. Full list ⬇️
www.trektellen.org/count/view/2...
Also this afternoon a male Orange-tip butterfly was our first record since 2008!
#ukbirding #calfbirdobs #manxnature
www.trektellen.org/count/view/2...
Also this afternoon a male Orange-tip butterfly was our first record since 2008!
#ukbirding #calfbirdobs #manxnature
April 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
A fresh male Orange-tip butterfly brightened up the afternoon while doing tractor maintenance. And even better, the first record since 2008! 🦋🚜
(Typically flew past when hands were greasy and phone was out of reach 😅)
@manxwildlifetrust.bsky.social
#ManxNature #calfbirdobs
(Typically flew past when hands were greasy and phone was out of reach 😅)
@manxwildlifetrust.bsky.social
#ManxNature #calfbirdobs
'Morning has broken' - a humdinger of a sunrise today. Here looking over Lonan All Saints Church. #IsleofMan #IsleofManLandscapes #ManxNature
November 7, 2025 at 4:57 PM
'Morning has broken' - a humdinger of a sunrise today. Here looking over Lonan All Saints Church. #IsleofMan #IsleofManLandscapes #ManxNature
Half Empty' - Beech tree catching the early morning sunlight. A definite feel that summer is ending and autumn is approaching. #IsleofMan #IsleofManLandscapes #ManxNature
September 27, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Half Empty' - Beech tree catching the early morning sunlight. A definite feel that summer is ending and autumn is approaching. #IsleofMan #IsleofManLandscapes #ManxNature
A great night out on the Calf, with @edjbetteridge.bsky.social continuing his dazzling success; ringing the Calf’s 2nd ever Whimbrel, more drake Eiders now ringed this year than in all previous years combined, and the Calf’s first control Eider!
#birdringing #manxnature #ukbirding #calfbirdobs
#birdringing #manxnature #ukbirding #calfbirdobs
Another good night dazzling on the Calf of Man. Starting with a Whimbrel (2nd ever ringed here) and 3 GBB Gulls (2S,4S,4S). Before catching 8 Eiders (6 drakes beating the total ever caught on the Calf), including the 1st ever control!! Also an Oyc and 5 Wheatears.
April 26, 2025 at 7:58 PM
A great night out on the Calf, with @edjbetteridge.bsky.social continuing his dazzling success; ringing the Calf’s 2nd ever Whimbrel, more drake Eiders now ringed this year than in all previous years combined, and the Calf’s first control Eider!
#birdringing #manxnature #ukbirding #calfbirdobs
#birdringing #manxnature #ukbirding #calfbirdobs
'Enchanted' - and more misty woodland shots to come looking at today's forecast. #IsleofMan #IsleofManLandscapes #ManxNature
November 5, 2025 at 7:50 AM
'Enchanted' - and more misty woodland shots to come looking at today's forecast. #IsleofMan #IsleofManLandscapes #ManxNature
The first Sedge Warbler of the year ringed this morning, and 11 Whimbrels around Caigher and the Puddle were today’s highlights. Full list ⬇️
www.trektellen.org/count/view/2...
Also this afternoon a male Orange-tip butterfly was our first record since 2008!
#ukbirding #calfbirdobs #manxnature
www.trektellen.org/count/view/2...
Also this afternoon a male Orange-tip butterfly was our first record since 2008!
#ukbirding #calfbirdobs #manxnature
April 25, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The first Sedge Warbler of the year ringed this morning, and 11 Whimbrels around Caigher and the Puddle were today’s highlights. Full list ⬇️
www.trektellen.org/count/view/2...
Also this afternoon a male Orange-tip butterfly was our first record since 2008!
#ukbirding #calfbirdobs #manxnature
www.trektellen.org/count/view/2...
Also this afternoon a male Orange-tip butterfly was our first record since 2008!
#ukbirding #calfbirdobs #manxnature
58 species recorded yesterday, with Swift and Lapwing new for 2025. Other highlights incl Cuckoo, 2 BH Gulls, 4 Whimbrel, Common Sandpiper, Fieldfare, Magpie, 11 House Martins, 127 Swallows, a Skylark, 5 Sedge Warblers & 6 Whitethroats
www.trektellen.org/count/view/2...
#ukbirding #ManxNature
www.trektellen.org/count/view/2...
#ukbirding #ManxNature
April 27, 2025 at 11:46 AM
58 species recorded yesterday, with Swift and Lapwing new for 2025. Other highlights incl Cuckoo, 2 BH Gulls, 4 Whimbrel, Common Sandpiper, Fieldfare, Magpie, 11 House Martins, 127 Swallows, a Skylark, 5 Sedge Warblers & 6 Whitethroats
www.trektellen.org/count/view/2...
#ukbirding #ManxNature
www.trektellen.org/count/view/2...
#ukbirding #ManxNature
Thirst' - it's difficult to recall the last time we had any rain. The ferns and moss on the the old tree trunk are probably feeling the same way. Just a trickle in the stream. Maybe tomorrow. #IsleofManLandscapes #ManxNature #IsleofMan
July 24, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Thirst' - it's difficult to recall the last time we had any rain. The ferns and moss on the the old tree trunk are probably feeling the same way. Just a trickle in the stream. Maybe tomorrow. #IsleofManLandscapes #ManxNature #IsleofMan
'The Aisle' - colourful lead into to St.Michael's Chapel. #isleofman #manxnature #isleofmanlandscapes
May 25, 2025 at 11:28 AM
'The Aisle' - colourful lead into to St.Michael's Chapel. #isleofman #manxnature #isleofmanlandscapes
'The Wall' - The ferns are certainly enjoying this wet Manx Summer! #IsleofManLandscapes #ManxNature #IsleofMan
June 16, 2026 at 8:24 PM
'The Wall' - The ferns are certainly enjoying this wet Manx Summer! #IsleofManLandscapes #ManxNature #IsleofMan
'Between the Sea' - Sky and Marram Grass on the North coast of the Isle of Man. #IsleofManLandscapes #Isleofman #manxnature
December 2, 2024 at 8:18 PM
'Between the Sea' - Sky and Marram Grass on the North coast of the Isle of Man. #IsleofManLandscapes #Isleofman #manxnature
'Over the hedge' The view through the willow herb to Glen Rushen. #IsleofMan #IsleofManLandscapes #ManxNature
July 30, 2025 at 7:31 PM
'Over the hedge' The view through the willow herb to Glen Rushen. #IsleofMan #IsleofManLandscapes #ManxNature
'Peel Road' train stop on the old Northern Line from St. John's to Ramsey. #IsleofMan #IsleofManLandscapes #ManxNature
May 25, 2026 at 4:21 PM
'Peel Road' train stop on the old Northern Line from St. John's to Ramsey. #IsleofMan #IsleofManLandscapes #ManxNature
'Out of the darkness' - on the edge of the soulless plantation a beacon of light. The wonderful colour of the backlit leaves illuminating the scene. #IsleofManLandscapes #IsleofMan #ManxNature
August 31, 2026 at 7:02 PM
'Out of the darkness' - on the edge of the soulless plantation a beacon of light. The wonderful colour of the backlit leaves illuminating the scene. #IsleofManLandscapes #IsleofMan #ManxNature