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Calf of Man Bird Observatory

@CalfObs

The @manxheritage Bird Observatory | Internationally renowned & accredited since 1959 | Managed in partnership with @manxnature | A jewel of #ManxNature 🇮🇲

 Isle of Man, United Kingdom
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Joined October 2017
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BirdObs Council GB&I@birdobs_council7 Sep 2024
If you are @spurnbirdobs #Migfest24 tomorrow pop to the BOC stand and speak to Chris and Phil from Hilbre Bird Obs and find out about the great work Bird Observatories are doing.
Chris Williams Hilbre* (@HERDOFHERDHALL) profile pictureChris Williams Hilbre*@HERDOFHERDHALL7 Sep 2024
Having a great weekend @spurnbirdobs #Migfes24 come and see us @birdobs_council stand in between seeing some of the great birds that are around.
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Graham Prole@GrahamProle12 May 2024
#HerringGulls on Irelands Eye, Dublin are about 2-3 weeks behind in their nesting 🇮🇪. It's probably due to terrible weather in March & April. No further drop in numbers this year after massive drop 2022-23. Oldest recorded was only hatched 2013. #TeamGull (We had sunshine!) 🌞
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Leigh Morris@MorrisLeigh5 May 2024
Manx Wildlife Trust seeks new woodland rangers ⁦@BBCIsleofMan⁩ 🌳🇮🇲🌳 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1wx…
Manx Wildlife Trust search for new woodland rangers begins

Manx Wildlife Trust search for new woodland rangers begins

The posts will be key in developing and looking after new Manx woodlands, conservationists say.

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Leigh Morris@MorrisLeigh14 Apr 2024
Episode 3 of our @CalfObs warden Chloe’s vlog this season, giving a great insight into how our team run the Bird Observatory for @manxheritage This episode covers such things as water, tidying up, storms & even some #horticulture youtu.be/OP8PZWTc778?si=NIbV… 🏝️🐧🇮🇲 #actionforwildlife
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Leigh Morris@MorrisLeigh26 Mar 2024
Brilliant Vlog by Chloe, one of our wardens at the @manxheritage @CalfObs Calf of Man Bird Observatory. A great insight into our @manxnature team. I’m looking forward to further episodes this season… youtu.be/mFhp8F3JsVA?si=7yZB… 🇮🇲🏝️🐦‍⬛
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The Seabird Group@TheSeabirdGroup21 Feb 2024
The 3 successful applicants of our 2023 Training Grant tell us what they got up to over the summer: 🏝️ Amelia Corvin-Czarnodolski > @SkokholmIsland 🏝️Joel Tragen > @bardseyobs 🏝️Catrin Ferguson > @CalfObs Applications are currently open for 2024! seabirdgroup.org.uk/grants 🔗
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Richard Donaghey@CausewayBirds5 Feb 2024
With the importance of ringing at Bird Observatories, it's no surprise that we have now exchanged birds with 10 of them - @CalfObs @CopelandBirdOb @FI_Obs @IofMayBirdObs @LandguardObs @SkokholmIsland @lundybirds @bardseyobs @CCBOIE @gibpoint 10 more to go - @birdobs_council
Richard Donaghey (@CausewayBirds) profile pictureRichard Donaghey@CausewayBirds5 Feb 2024
Where do the birds that we ring go and the ones that we find, come from? Check out the updated interactive map below. You can pan, zoom and click on the icons for details @_BTO @BTO_NIreland google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid…
All Recoveries - Google My Maps

All Recoveries - Google My Maps

All ringing recoveries and controls

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Graham Makepeace-Warne@GrahamMakepeace23 Jan 2024
Please share my hedgehog😄🦔
Manx Wildlife Trust (@manxnature) profile pictureManx Wildlife Trust@manxnature23 Jan 2024
💚 Help us protect the IoM's wildlife & discover the nature on your doorstep with 6 month's free membership 🐦 Receive Manx Nature magazine twice a year 🗣 Support our work and become part of nature's voice 18 month's for the price of 12 only at mwt.im 🌳🦔🪻
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Manx Wildlife Trust@manxnature18 Dec 2023
We are recruiting for an Officer to work with our new Head of Conservation & Land @ManxAgriEnviro Wonderful opportunity to help steer our #isleofman whole Nation Agri Environment Scheme mwt.im/jobs/wildlife-officer… 🇮🇲🌱🐑🐄🐝 #Agrienvironment
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Manx Wildlife Trust@manxnature30 Nov 2023
Ever wondered what it would be like to live and work on the Calf of Man?! We are on the hunt for the 2024 Calf of Man Estate Warden and Assistant Volunteer Estate Warden, application deadline 8th December! Full details: mwt.im/jobs Photography: Brook Wassall
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David Bellamy@ManxNatureMan18 Oct 2023
Effective TOMORROW the #IsleofMan 🇮🇲will lead the British Isles by becoming the 1st country to ban the supply of single-use plastic bags (incl 'degradable' bags) with fines of up to £10k!👏Also banned are polystyrene food trays currently found on many of our beautiful beaches!
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Manx Wildlife Trust@manxnature12 Oct 2023
We have a few job openings at MWT currently: 🌱 - Head of Conservation 🐟 - Calf of Man Estate Warden 🍄 - Assistant Volunteer Estate Warden - Calf of Man Check out our website to find out more about each role - mwt.im/jobs #ManxNature #TeamWilder
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Leigh Morris@MorrisLeigh2 Oct 2023
We @manxnature are recruiting for our first Head of Conservation & Land - exciting new opportunity for us to deliver even more for #ManxNature Please share this role widely… mwt.im/jobs/head-conservatio…
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Manx Wildlife Trust@manxnature14 Jul 2023
MWT’s Festival of the Sea, sponsored by @OceanWebLtd is going ahead despite the Port Erin Beach Festival being cancelled! 🤩 We’re in a marquee so it’s a great wet day activity 🌧️ 10-4 sat and sun by the RNLI in Port Erin, PLEASE SHARE 😁 #ManxNature
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Sarah@harris_sjh26 Jun 2023
The Young Bird Observatory Volunteers programme is now open for applications: BTO provide a number of grants of up to £250, to support young people (aged 24 and under) looking to visit one of the accredited British and Irish Bird Obs: 🔭bto.org/how-you-can-help/tak… @birdobs_council
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🚨 BREAKING 🚨 After intense negotiations, the @UN has adopted the world's first international treaty to protect the #HighSeas. This is great news for the oceans and everything that lives in them. It’s also great news for you 👇📰 news.un.org/en/story/2023/06…
Beyond borders: Why new 'high seas' treaty is critical for the world

Beyond borders: Why new 'high seas' treaty is critical for the world

The UN’s 193 Member States adopted a landmark legally binding marine biodiversity agreement on Monday following nearly two decades of fierce negotiations over forging a common wave of conservation...

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Holme Bird Obs@holmebirdobs3 May 2023
They are learning so much about bird migration in North America thanks to a tracking system called Motus. Which itself has now migrated to Europe, there are already a few Bird Observatories in the U.K. with a Motus Tower and we hope to get one soon! motus.org
Long Point Bird Obs. (@LongPointBirdOb) profile pictureLong Point Bird Obs.@LongPointBirdOb3 May 2023
Breakwater was fortunate enough to band a White-winged Dove on April 27, LPBO’s 4th… So we added a little extra #motuswts bling to learn how long they stay, and where they go when they leave. Well, this bird left #longpoint at 11:45pm April 30, and…👇
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Manx Wildlife Trust@manxnature24 Apr 2023
We’re going to be making a very exciting announcement on Thursday, find out first by joining Wild LIVE 🌳 mwt.im/events/2023-04-27-wil…
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Manx Wildlife Trust@manxnature14 Apr 2023
It's the last couple of days to apply for the role of Assistant Volunteer Estate Warden on the fantastic Calf of Man! A great way to spend the summer and gain practical conservation experience 🌱🤩 Find all the details here - mwt.im/volunteering-opportun… #ManxNature #TeamWilder
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Andrew Clarke@Lleyn_Birding2 Apr 2023
It’s fascinating to compare my sightings with other sites . South Stack lies between the observatories @bardseyobs and @CalfObs which also had a Yellowhammer yday. Analysis of UK @trektellen data shows we’re at peak time for spring passage of this sedentary species. #vismig
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