Manx Ornithological Society monthly bird sightings

The charity Manx Ornithological Society shares its monthly sightings reports and encourages the public to record wild birds sightings to inform conservation action that creates a better future for birds and people.
The charity Manx Ornithological Society shares its monthly sightings reports and encourages the public to record wild birds sightings to inform conservation action that creates a better future for birds and people.
  • August 2023 sightings

    Return migration brings a variety of waders and several Osprey. The August 2023 birds sightings report is here.

     

  • July 2023 sightings

    Only the second Isle of Man sighting of a Pectoral Sandpiper, plus a rare Greenshank on the Calf of Man . The July 2023 birds sightings report is here.

  • June 2023 sightings

    A Grey-headed Wagtail is spotted for the first time and there is the rare sighting of a Roseate Tern. The June 2023 birds sightings report is here.

  • May 2023 sightings

    The first Arctic Tern of the year at the Point of Ayre, Swifts aplenty and the return of a familiar visitor the Great Skua to the Calf of Man. The May 2023 bird sightings report is here.

  • April 2023 sightings

    Terns return, Cuckoo are sighted and there’s an early Spotted Flycatcher on the Calf of Man. The April 2023 bird sightings report is here.

  • March 2023 sightings

    First sightings of the year of the Sandwich Tern and Willow Warbler. The March 2023 bird sightings report is here.

  • February 2023 sightings

    Water Rail heard, an over-wintering Whimbrel is sighted and the Whooper Swans return. The February 2023 bird sightings report is here.

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