A Manx Safari

A safari to discover the wonderful Natural History of the Isle of Man and its waters. All pictures taken on the Island at various times by Albert. Originally in A-Z order but later ones have been added.
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Balaghennie Bunny

Black Rabbit.

Blackbird

Blackcap

Blackcap female

Bunting Reed.

Bunting Snow.

Bunting Snow.

Bunting Snow.

Burnett Caterpillar

Six Spot Burnett

Buzzard Common

Chaffinch

Chiff Chaff

Chough Red-billed

Comma

Comma

Coot. Eurasian

Cormorant Greater

Crossbill. Common

Crossbill. Common

Crow Hooded

Crow. Carrion

Cuckoo Eurasian.

Curlew. Eurasian.

Red Darter

Diver. Great Northern

Dolphins. Bottle-nosed

Dolphins. Bottle-nosed

Dolphin Common

Dolphin Common

Dolphin Common

Dolphin Risso's

Dolphin Risso's

Dove. Eurasian Collared .

Duck. Tufted male.

Dunlin

Dunnock

Egret Little

Egret Little

Eiders

Eiders f.

Eider.

Fieldfare

Flycatcher Spotted

Flycatcher Spotted

Flycatcher Spotted

Frog. Common

Frog. Common

Fulmar Northern

Fulmar Northern

Gannet. Northern

Gannet. Northern

Goats Wild

Goats Wild

Godwit Bar-tailed

Godwit Bar-tailed

Goldcrest.

Goldcrest.

Goldfinch

Goldfinch

Goosander

Goose Barnacle

Goose Barnacle

Goose Barnacle

Goose. Light-bellied Brent .

Geese Greylag .

Goose. Greylag

Goose. Canada

Geese. Pink-footed

Geese. Pink-footed

Grasshopper. Field

Grebe Little

Greenfinch.

Guillimot. Black

Guillimot. Black

Guillimots Common

Guillimots Common

Gull. Black-headed Spring

Gull Black-headed . Winter.

Gull Common

Gull. Herring

Gull. Lesser Black-backed West European Race.

Gull. Baltic race of Lesser Black-back.

Gull. Greater Black-backed

Hares Brown. Mating

Hares Brown. boxing.

Hare. Brown

Harebell.

Harebells.

Hare. Mountain

Hare. Mountain

Harrier Hen

Harrier Hen .Male.

Harrier Hen . (juv or "Ringtail".)

Swans Whooper , Header photo.

Orchid. Heath Spotted

Hedgehog. Not native and a pest.

Heron. Grey

Jackdaw. Eurasian

Kestrel. Common

Kestrel. Common

Kittiwake. Black-legged

Kittiwake. Black-legged

Kittiwakes. Black-legged

Lapwing, Green Plover or Peewit.

Lark Sky

Lark Sky

Linnet.

Lizard. Common

Lizard. Common

Lizard. Common

Mallard

Mallard

Orchid Spotted

Martin. House

Martin. House

Martin. Sand

Meadow Brown.

Merlin.

Merlin.

Moorhen. Eurasian

Orchid. Early Purple Marsh

Oystercatchers. Eurasian

Oystercatchers.They raised a brood each year by the bridge.

Oystercatchers. Chick growing well.

Partridge. Red-legged - Introduced.

Partridge. Red-legged - Introduced.

Peacock Indian . Naturalised 'escape.'

Peacock Butterfly.

Pheasant. Eurasian

Pipit Meadow

Pipit. Rock

Pipit. Rock

Pipit. Tree

Plover. Golden

Plover. Golden

Plover. Ringed

Polecat. Native but have interbred with domestic Ferret.

Polecat. Native but have interbred with domestic Ferret.

Primrose.

Sandpiper. Purple

Ringed Plover, Little Stint and Knot.

Rat. Brown

Raven.

Razorbill.

Razorbill.

Red Admiral.

Redpoll. Lesser

Redshank. Common

Redstart Black

Redstart Black

Redwing.

Robin

Rook.

Sanderling.

Sanderling.

Scarce Scarlet and Gold.

Scoter Common

Seal. Atlantic Grey

Seal. Common

Shag.

Shag.

Shearwaters. Manx

Shearwaters. Manx

Sheldduck. Common

Sheldduck. Common

Shoveller Northern

Skua Great "Bonxie".

Skua Great "Bonxie".

Small Copper

Small Heath

Small Pearl Bordered Frittilary.

Small Tortoiseshell.

Sparrow. House

Sparrow. Tree

Sparrowhawks Eurasian at nest.

Sparrowhawks Eurasian at nest.

Speckled Wood.

Starling. Eurasian

Stonechat. Common

Stonechat. Common

Swallow. Eurasian (Barn)

Swan. Black, A native of Australia but thriving.

Swan. Black,

Swan. Mute . The common Park Swan.

Swan Whooper. Winter Visitor from Iceland.

Swan Whooper. About 50 or so come every year.

Teal. Eurasian

Teal. Eurasian

Tern. Arctic . Summer breeding visitor.

Tern. Arctic .

Tern. Little Summer visitor.

Tern. Little Usually about 40 pairs come to breed.

Tern. Little chick. Do NOT disturb.

Tern. Sandwich Not known to breed.

Tern. Sandwich Breeds in Northern Ireland .

Tern. Sandwich. Adult and juv.

Thrush.Mistle

Thrush.Mistle

Thrush. Song

Tit. Blue

Tit. Coal

Tit.Great

Tit. Long -tailed

Tit. Long -tailed

Turnstone. "Ruddy"

Turnstone. "Ruddy" . in Winter.

Twite.

Wagtail. Grey

Wagtail. Grey

Wagtail. Pied - Actually the Yarelli race of "White Wagtail!."

But we prefer Pied as that is what it is.

Wall Brown

Wall Brown

Wallaby. Red-necked . Escaped but well established.

Wallaby. Red-necked with young.

Young Joey!

Breeding has increased the total population to 200 or more.

Warbler. Sedge -Summer Visitor.

Warbler. Sedge

Warbler Willow -in hand for ringing.

Warbler Willow

Waxbill. Bohemian -Winter visitors.

Waxbill. Bohemian - Flocks erupt from Northern Europe in hard winters.

Waxbill. Bohemian

Whale. Minke

Wheatear. Northern - Passage migrants.

Whimbrel.

Whinchat. Rare passage migrant.

Whinchat. Rare passage migrant.

Whitethroat. Common - Summer breeder.

Wigeon. Eurasian (female) Winter visitor.

Wigeon. Eurasian . male or Cock.

Pigeon Wood, Ring Dove or Cushat.

Wren. Now refered to as Winter but here all year.

Redstart Black

Yellow Hammer. Bunting. Scarce and maybe extinct as a breeding bird.

Yellow Hammer. Bunting

Grebe Little