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Learn the wildlife of Isle of Man

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1,648 species have research-grade observations in Isle of Man on iNaturalist. KnowKi turns the most recorded into short lessons with real photos, so you can learn a country's wildlife from home.

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Most recorded here

The species with the most research-grade observations on iNaturalist, and how many each has. Most recorded doesn't mean native.

Birds

  1. European Herring Gull Larus argentatus164
  2. Common Eider Somateria mollissima141
  3. Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus107
  4. Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax107
  5. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos90
  6. European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola83
  7. European Shag Gulosus aristotelis79
  8. Rook Corvus frugilegus76
  9. Eurasian Jackdaw Coloeus monedula76
  10. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea74

Plants

  1. Sea Thrift Armeria maritima118
  2. Red campion Silene dioica79
  3. Common heather Calluna vulgaris78
  4. Bell Heather Erica cinerea74
  5. Sea Campion Silene uniflora72
  6. Wall Pennywort Umbilicus rupestris70
  7. Lesser celandine Ficaria verna68
  8. Purple foxglove Digitalis purpurea64
  9. Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis63
  10. Lawn daisy Bellis perennis62

Mammals

  1. Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus120
  2. European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus41
  3. Common Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus36
  4. Red-necked Wallaby Notamacropus rufogriseus36
  5. Brown Hare Lepus europaeus19
  6. Domestic Goat Capra hircus17
  7. Harbor Seal Phoca vitulina8
  8. Eurasian Stoat Mustela erminea8
  9. Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus8
  10. Harbour Porpoise Phocoena phocoena7

Insects

  1. Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina95
  2. Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta92
  3. Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria89
  4. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui84
  5. Seven-spotted Lady Beetle Coccinella septempunctata64
  6. Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae63
  7. Fox Moth Macrothylacia rubi55
  8. Cinnabar moth Tyria jacobaeae48
  9. European Peacock Butterfly Aglais io48
  10. Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus42

Spiders and kin

  1. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus47
  2. European Nursery Web spider Pisaura mirabilis11
  3. Long-bodied Cellar Spider Pholcus phalangioides9

Mollusks

  1. Garden Snail Cornu aspersum35
  2. Brown-lipped Snail Cepaea nemoralis30
  3. Common Whelk Buccinum undatum20
  4. Atlantic Dogwhelk Nucella lapillus11
  5. Common European Limpet Patella vulgata10
  6. Diaphorodoris luteocincta10
  7. Common Periwinkle Littorina littorea9
  8. Green Cellar Slug Limacus maculatus9
  9. Great Scallop Pecten maximus7

How a trip works

A trip has its own trail of lessons: meet six species, match them to new photos, then practice with four choices. Species you learn go into your Fieldbook, and starting a trip earns its Passport stamp. Your home place stays as it is.

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Species lists and counts from research-grade observations on iNaturalist, as of October 2026. Free, with no ads, no account and no purchases.