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.
First Wheatears arrive
14th March 2011 – early frost/bright and sunny SE1/2 Grounded Migrants After an early frost spring-like conditions took hold and single Wheatears were seen at two localities on the island
