First Trip to Comino
By Nicola Cox Last month I was lucky enough to visit Comino for the first time since arriving in Malta to help with the Malta Seabird Project. Comino is a […]
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Malta’s Secretive Seabirds
Standing on the golden limestone cliffs that were once the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea, I paused to appreciate these sheer vertical forms on the island of Gozo in Malta […]
Jack has flown the nest box!
We’re happy to report Jack-in-the-box has fledged – that is flown out to sea to start his adult life. Last time the team saw him he was outside the nest […]
Shearwaters from the boat
The annual boat trips to Ta’ Cenc organised by BirdLife Malta took place last week. As the breeding season of our commonest breeding seabird is in full swing, members had […]
Jack in the box
Our nest box chick has been named by HSBC Malta Foundation, our new sponsor for this project. Jack (as in Jack-in-the-box) is doing very well and we have a video […]
New arrival in our Yelkouan nestbox!
Last month we announced the first instance of a Yelkouan Shearwater using an artificial nest box in Malta, now we are happy to report an exciting update from inside the nest […]
Berta, bertina…
My experience as a Leonardo Intern with BirdLife Malta, by Ilaria Murgia. It was with the autumn BirdLife Malta’s Raptor camp that I was introduced for the first time to […]
Discover Seabirds!
From 3pm on Wednesday 21st May, join BirdLife Malta at the Malta National Aquarium to celebrate Natura 2000 Day. We’re offering discounted entry to the aquarium where you can learn all about Malta’s seabirds, […]
Out of my Ordinary
My experiences with the dedicated, enthusiastic people I meet on Malta has switched me onto wild birds in a way I never expected. I now carry around binoculars and can bore […]
FILFLA YELLOW LEGGED GULL COLONY TRIP
The first week of April a Birdlife Malta team went to Filfla to make the annual Yellow legged gull (Larus michahellis) census. Filfla is the more important site breeding site […]
