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Encyclopedia > Bird observatory

A bird observatory is a centre for the study of bird migration and bird populations. They may be located anywhere around the world. They are usually focused on local birds, but may also include interest in far flung areas. Most bird observatories are small operations with a limited staff, many volunteers and a not-for-profit educational status. // Long-distance land bird migration Many species of land birds migrate very long distances, the most common pattern being for birds to breed in the temperate or arctic northern hemisphere and winter in warmer regions, often in the tropics or the southern hemisphere. ... Orders Many - see section below. ...


Observatories in Britain and Ireland

(all are members of the Bird Observatories Council of Britain and Ireland)

Bardsey Bird and Field Observatory is a bird observatory on Bardsey Island, off the Welsh coast. ... The Calf of Man is a small island, almost 1 square mile (2. ... Clear Island (Irish Gaelic: Oileán Chléire), also known as Cape Clear, lies south west of County Cork in the Republic of Ireland. ... Dungeness is the headland of a shingle beach on the Romney Marsh in Kent, England. ... Fair Isle (From Old Norse frioar-øy) is an island administratively part of the Shetland Islands, although in fact closer to North Ronaldsay island which is part of the Orkney Islands group. ... Filey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The chalk tower near Flamborough Head. ... Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve is an area of approximately 430 hectares. ... The Firth of Forth from Calton Hill The Forth Bridges cross the Firth The Firth of Forth is the estuary or firth of Scotlands River Forth, where it flows into the North Sea between Fife to the north, and West Lothian, the City of Edinburgh, and East Lothian to... Map sources for Felixstowe at grid reference TM3034 Felixstowe is a North Sea seaport in Suffolk, England. ... North Ronaldsay shown within Orkney Islands North Ronaldsay is the northernmost of the Orkney Islands, Scotland. ... Chesil Beach from the hill above Fortuneswell, Portland Harbour is on the right. ... Sandwich Bay grid reference TR354617 is a coastal area of Kent, England. ... A photograph of Spurn in May, showing the lighthouse and sand-dunes. ... Morecambe Bay at low tide from Hest Bank, looking towards Grange-over-Sands Morecambe Bay is a large bay in northern England, with the largest area of intertidal mudflats and sand in the United Kingdom. ...

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Isle of Man Government Manx National Heritage: - The Work of the Bird Observatory (393 words)
The Bird Observatory on the Calf was established in 1959 and became an official British Bird Observatory in 1962.
The ringing of the birds is one of the main duties of the wardens of the Calf Observatory.
By the end of the year 2001 99,042 birds of 134 species had been ringed since the Observatory opened of which 11,280 have been traced along their migration routes by other bird observatories.
Who is the BBFO? (1880 words)
Members of the Observatory and some of the locals from Gwynedd initiated the purchase of the island and formed the Trust, whose main aim is to conserve the rich heritage and natural history of the island.
Bird migration is monitored using ringing and observational notes as tools; a census of birds on the island is undertaken daily and all birds recorded are logged.
Birds that are re-trapped are of most interest, especially those found abroad, allowing a picture to be built up of the birdÂ’s history and its travels.
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