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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!

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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! 🤩

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Calf of Man: May Estate update | Manx Wildlife Trust The Estate Team made the most of the gorgeous weather throughout May to tick off many of the outdoor jobs. The sunshine also brought the island's flora to life, while the birds were busy with their br...

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Wondering what the Calf Team got up to in May? Check out our latest blog for an update on the Estate work, special visitors and some wildlife highlights from the past month…

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Calf of Man late-April Antics! | Manx Wildlife Trust Late April saw more spring migrants arrive and pass through the Calf, while other species settled down to breed. The Ornithology Team were successful in their ringing efforts, breaking several records...

📣Our latest blog post is up!

Check it out to find out what the Calf Team got up to in the latter-half of April, including the wildlife highlights, bird monitoring and estate work...

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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!

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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 😅)
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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!

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Yesterday saw the second Whinchat of the spring, a female. Also a Sedge Warbler and 2 Whitethroats. The first Chough’s are now on eggs with lots of the Herring Gull colonies now laying. Full list ⬇️

www.trektellen.org/count/view/2...

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Crane, Kitterland and counting birds... | Manx Wildlife Trust The first two weeks of April on the Calf of Man were marked the arrival of spring migrants, including Twite, Ring Ouzels, Hirundines, and various Warblers, with notable sightings such as Black Redstar...

📣 Our latest blog post it live!

Check it out to find out what the Calf Team got up to in early April, with birding highlights, estate engineering, and our first volunteers of the season...

www.mwt.im/blog/calf-ma...

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Yesterday’s male Whinchat still present today, along with two Whitethroats and three Whimbrels. The long-returning Great Skua has also settled back on the Calf since arriving on the 15th, largely hanging out on Caigher. Full list below ⬇️

www.trektellen.org/count/view/2...

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