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.
Brent Geese continue to build
29th September 2019 – rain, rain, rain NE2/3 Wildfowl and Waders Little field work in the atrocious conditions with just 100 pale-bellied Brent Geese and 500 Wigeon logged.
