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.
Scaup and Hooded Crow
12th February 2023 – overcast /calm Grounded Migrants Not often considered a migrant, a Great Tit newly arrived. Wildfowl and Waders The female Scaup remains. Miscellaneous The Hooded Crow remains in residence with at least one hybrid and a Water Rail was seen.
