Bird stamps of Isle of Man
Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus  1973 Definitives Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus  1978 Anniversaries 4v set Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax  1978 Definitives Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus  1979 Natural history society 4v set
Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis  1979 Natural history society 4v set Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes  1980 Wildlife conservation year European Robin Erithacus rubecula  1980 Wildlife conservation year Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus  1980 Definitives 4v booklet
European Robin Erithacus rubecula  1982 Christmas 2v set Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica  1983 Birds Northern Gannet Morus bassanus  1983 Birds Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus  1983 Birds
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo  1983 Birds Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla  1983 Birds European Shag Gulosus aristotelis  1983 Birds Grey Heron Ardea cinerea  1983 Birds
European Herring Gull Larus argentatus  1983 Birds Razorbill Alca torda  1983 Birds Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus  1983 Birds Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna  1983 Birds
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus  1983 Birds Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea  1983 Birds Common Murre Uria aalge  1983 Birds Common Redshank Tringa totanus  1983 Birds
Mute Swan Cygnus olor  1983 Birds Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus  1986 Europa 4v set European Robin Erithacus rubecula  1986 Christmas 3v set Long-eared Owl Asio otus  1988 Christmas
European Robin Erithacus rubecula  1988 Christmas Grey Partridge Perdix perdix  1988 Christmas Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica  1989 Sea birds Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle  1989 Sea birds Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo  1989 Sea birds
Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla  1989 Sea birds European Herring Gull Larus argentatus  1991 Manx photography 5v set Mute Swan Cygnus olor  1991 Swans Black Swan Cygnus atratus  1991 Swans
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus  1991 Swans Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus  1991 Swans Coscoroba Swan Coscoroba coscoroba  1991 Swans Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator  1991 Swans
European Robin Erithacus rubecula  1993 Christmas 5v set European Robin Erithacus rubecula  1993 Christmas 10x23p booklet White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis  1994 Calf of Man bird observatory Western Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica  1994 Calf of Man bird observatory
Goldcrest Regulus regulus  1994 Calf of Man bird observatory Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula  1994 Calf of Man bird observatory Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis  1994 Calf of Man bird observatory Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops  1994 Calf of Man bird observatory
Eurasian Magpie Pica pica  1994 Calf of Man bird observatory  MS European Herring Gull Larus argentatus  1994 Postman Pat 6v set European Herring Gull Larus argentatus  1994 Postman Pat 6v set European Herring Gull Larus argentatus  1994 Postman Pat Booklet
European Herring Gull Larus argentatus  1994 Postman Pat Booklet European Robin Erithacus rubecula  1995 Christmas 4v set Western Barn Owl Tyto alba  1997 Owls Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus  1997 Owls Long-eared Owl Asio otus  1997 Owls
Little Owl Athene noctua  1997 Owls Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus  1997 Owls Tawny Owl Strix aluco  1997 Owls Long-eared Owl Asio otus  1997 Owls Western Barn Owl Tyto alba  1997 Owls Booklet
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus  1997 Owls Booklet Long-eared Owl Asio otus  1997 Owls Booklet Little Owl Athene noctua  1997 Owls Booklet Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus  1997 Owls Booklet Tawny Owl Strix aluco  1997 Owls Booklet
Long-eared Owl Asio otus  1997 Owls Booklet Mallard Anas platyrhynchos  1997 Spring in Man 4v set Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis  1997 Spring in Man 4v set
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica  2000 WWF Strip Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata  2000 WWF Strip Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis  2000 WWF Strip Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella  2000 WWF Strip
European Robin Erithacus rubecula  2004 Christmas European Robin Erithacus rubecula  2004 Christmas European Robin Erithacus rubecula  2004 Christmas European Robin Erithacus rubecula  2004 Christmas
European Robin Erithacus rubecula  2004 Christmas Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus  2004 Harry Potter 8v set Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus  2004 Harry Potter Sheet with 5x28p Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus  2006 Manx study 6v set
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus  2006 Manx bird atlas 2 strips Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica  2006 Manx bird atlas 2 strips Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus  2006 Manx bird atlas 2 strips Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax  2006 Manx bird atlas 2 strips Common Murre Uria aalge  2006 Manx bird atlas 2 strips
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra  2006 Manx bird atlas 2 strips Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus  2006 Manx bird atlas 2 strips Goldcrest Regulus regulus  2006 Manx bird atlas 2 strips Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea  2006 Manx bird atlas 2 strips Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes  2006 Manx bird atlas 2 strips
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus  2006 Manx bird atlas 2 strips, sa Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica  2006 Manx bird atlas 2 strips, sa Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus  2006 Manx bird atlas 2 strips, sa Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax  2006 Manx bird atlas 2 strips, sa Common Murre Uria aalge  2006 Manx bird atlas 2 strips, sa
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra  2006 Manx bird atlas 2 strips, sa Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus  2006 Manx bird atlas 2 strips, sa Goldcrest Regulus regulus  2006 Manx bird atlas 2 strips, sa Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea  2006 Manx bird atlas 2 strips, sa Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes  2006 Manx bird atlas 2 strips, sa
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus  2006 Belgica Sheet Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica  2006 Belgica Sheet Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus  2006 Belgica Sheet Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax  2006 Belgica Sheet Common Murre Uria aalge  2006 Belgica Sheet
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra  2006 Belgica Sheet Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus  2006 Belgica Sheet Goldcrest Regulus regulus  2006 Belgica Sheet Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea  2006 Belgica Sheet Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes  2006 Belgica Sheet
Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus  2007 The polar year 6v set Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata  2008 Ballaugh Curragh 6v set Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus  2009 Wildlife 6v set Western Barn Owl Tyto alba  2009 Wildlife 6v set
Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus  2009 Wildlife 6v sheet Western Barn Owl Tyto alba  2009 Wildlife 6v sheet European Robin Erithacus rubecula  2011 Winter birds p 13¼ Redwing Turdus iliacus  2011 Winter birds p 13¼
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis  2011 Winter birds p 13¼ Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus  2011 Winter birds p 13¼ Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus  2011 Winter birds p 13¼ Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus  2011 Winter birds p 13¼ European Robin Erithacus rubecula  2011 Winter birds sa
Redwing Turdus iliacus  2011 Winter birds sa Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus  2011 Winter birds p 12½x13 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus  2013 The Times, stamp on stamp 6v set Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis  2013 A journey through Africa 4v sheet European Robin Erithacus rubecula  2013 Christmas 6v set
Humboldt Penguin Spheniscus humboldti  2015 Curragh 6v set Northern Bald Ibis Geronticus eremita  2015 Curragh 6v set Common Linnet Linaria cannabina  2017 Food 6v set Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus  2017 Coastal birds Common Eider Somateria mollissima  2017 Coastal birds
Little Tern Sternula albifrons  2017 Coastal birds Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis  2017 Coastal birds Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle  2017 Coastal birds Razorbill Alca torda  2017 Coastal birds
Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa  2017 Christmas 12v set European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur  2017 Christmas 12v set Common Blackbird Turdus merula  2017 Christmas 12v set Canada Goose Branta canadensis  2017 Christmas 12v set Mute Swan Cygnus olor  2017 Christmas 12v set
Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa  2017 Christmas 12v set, sa European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur  2017 Christmas 12v set, sa Common Blackbird Turdus merula  2017 Christmas 12v set, sa Canada Goose Branta canadensis  2017 Christmas 12v set, sa Mute Swan Cygnus olor  2017 Christmas 12v set, sa
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus  2019 Wildlife 10v set Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis  2019 Wildlife 10v set European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola  2019 Wildlife 10v set Northern Gannet Morus bassanus  2019 Wildlife 2x5v booklet, sa Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis  2019 Wildlife 2x5v booklet, sa
European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola  2019 Wildlife, Europa 10x1v sheet House Sparrow Passer domesticus  2019 Town and country birds Coal Tit Periparus ater  2019 Town and country birds Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe  2019 Town and country birds
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus  2019 Town and country birds European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis  2019 Town and country birds European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola  2019 Town and country birds Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs  2019 Town and country birds
Common Blackbird Turdus merula  2019 Town and country birds European Robin Erithacus rubecula  2019 Christmas cards 10v set European Robin Erithacus rubecula  2019 Christmas cards 10v sheet, sa Domesticated Domesticated  2021 Show Birds
Gouldian Finch Chloebia gouldiae  2021 Show Birds Domesticated Domesticated  2021 Show Birds Hybrid Hybrid  2021 Show Birds Paradise Tanager Tangara chilensis  2021 Show Birds Diamond Firetail Stagonopleura guttata  2021 Show Birds
Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus  2021 Calf of Man, Europa 10v set Common Whitethroat Curruca communis  2021 Calf of Man, Europa 10v set Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus  2021 Calf of Man, Europa 10v booklet, sa Common Whitethroat Curruca communis  2021 Calf of Man, Europa 10v booklet, sa Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus  2021 Calf of Man, Europa 10x1v sheet
Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes  2022 The Creative Network 10v set, sa Little Tern Sternula albifrons  2023 Manx Wildlife Trust 50th anniversary 10v set Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax  2023 Manx Wildlife Trust 50th anniversary 10v set Little Tern Sternula albifrons  2023 Manx Wildlife Trust 50th anniversary 10v booklet, sa Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax  2023 Manx Wildlife Trust 50th anniversary 10v booklet, sa
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus  2023 Birds of prey Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus  2023 Birds of prey Common Buzzard Buteo buteo  2023 Birds of prey Merlin Falco columbarius  2023 Birds of prey
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus  2023 Birds of prey Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus  2023 Birds of prey European Robin Erithacus rubecula  2023 Manx winter wildlife 6v set Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica  2023 Manx winter wildlife 6v set
European Herring Gull Larus argentatus  2024 Peel Traditional Boats 6v set Northern Raven Corvus corax  2024 Celtic Corcvids Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax  2024 Celtic Corcvids Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula  2024 Celtic Corcvids
Rook Corvus frugilegus  2024 Celtic Corcvids Carrion Crow Corvus corone  2024 Celtic Corcvids Hooded Crow Corvus cornix  2024 Celtic Corcvids Eurasian Magpie Pica pica  2024 Celtic Corcvids
Isle of Man map

Location: Western Europe, island in the Irish Sea
Population: 76,200
Climate: cool summers and mild winters; temperate
Terrain: hills in north and south bisected by central valley

Links:
IOM Stamps postal administration website
Calf of Man bird observatory - web search



BIRD SPECIES SHOWN

Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
European Robin Erithacus rubecula
Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
Razorbill Alca torda
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
Common Murre Uria aalge
Common Redshank Tringa totanus
Mute Swan Cygnus olor
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
Long-eared Owl Asio otus
Grey Partridge Perdix perdix
Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
Black Swan Cygnus atratus
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
Coscoroba Swan Coscoroba coscoroba
Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator
White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis
Western Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica
Goldcrest Regulus regulus
Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
Little Owl Athene noctua
Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus
Tawny Owl Strix aluco
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
Redwing Turdus iliacus
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Humboldt Penguin Spheniscus humboldti
Northern Bald Ibis Geronticus eremita
Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
Common Eider Somateria mollissima
Little Tern Sternula albifrons
Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa
European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur
Common Blackbird Turdus merula
Canada Goose Branta canadensis
European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Coal Tit Periparus ater
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
Domesticated Domesticated
Gouldian Finch Chloebia gouldiae
Hybrid Hybrid
Paradise Tanager Tangara chilensis
Diamond Firetail Stagonopleura guttata
Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
Merlin Falco columbarius
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
Northern Raven Corvus corax
Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
Rook Corvus frugilegus
Carrion Crow Corvus corone
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix


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