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.
Another winters day!
30th November 2023 – bright and frosty NE1/3 Wildfowl and Waders Waders included 17 Greenshank. Miscellaneous A Buzzard hunted the island and the Hooded Crow remains.
