Alderney Bird Observatory
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Abbreviation | ABO Ltd |
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Formation | 2016 |
Type | Registered charity |
Purpose | Monitoring bird migration and seabird colonies |
Headquarters | The Nunnery |
Location | |
Official language | English |
Warden | John Horton |
Website | Alderney Bird Observatory |
Alderney Bird Observatory is a bird observatory on the island of Alderney, in the Channel Islands. It was setup in March 2016, with the logistical support of the Alderney Wildlife Trust to study bird migration and the island's seabird colonies. Progressed to become and independent company 'Alderney Bird Obervatory Ltd' in April 2019, a Channel Islands registered company and charity. Became the 20th accredited bird observatory in the Biritsh Isles at a recent meeting of the Bird Observatories Council. The first observatory was Skokholm, Pembrokeshire, Wales which opened in 1933.[1][2]
The observatory was featured on the BBC's Countryfile on 15 May, 2016.
In its first year the observatory recorded 180 species including five new to the island, and shows the importance of Alderney as a ″stop-over″ for migrant birds. Thirteen thousand birds were ringed including 777 storm petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) and 500 gannet (Morus bassanus).[3]
References[]
- ^ Horton, John (January 2020). "Alderney". BOC News. The newsletter of the British Birds Observatories Council. pp. 4–6.
- ^ "Alderney becomes Britain's 20th Bird Observatory". Birds on the edge. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Bumper first year for Alderney Bird Observatory". Natur. 2017.
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