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.
Grey Phalarope still
16th November 2010 – misty/murky start E2 Rarities The Grey Phalarope was again in the flooded fields along Biggar Bank. View only from the road and do not enter the private fields.