Founded in 1964, the work of Walney Bird Observatory is funded entirely by membership subscription. Since 1965 it has been an accredited member of the British Trust for Ornithology’s bird observatories network which operates across Britain and Ireland. Bird Observatories are at the forefront of conservation, monitoring bird populations through the medium of census work, daily recording of migrants and ringing.
Southbound Cuckoo
29th June 2010 – early rain then sunny WNW1/2 Grounded Migrants A southbound Cuckoo was the only record of note. Moths Heavy overnight rain dampened activity around the moth trap with just 409 moths of 50 species with Argyresthia bonnetella the only new addition for the year. Images Cuckoo