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, by 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]

Alderney Bird Observatory
AbbreviationABO Ltd
Formation2016 (2016)
TypeRegistered charity
PurposeMonitoring bird migration and seabird colonies
HeadquartersThe Nunnery
Location
Official language
English
Warden
John Horton
WebsiteAlderney Bird Observatory

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
  1. Horton, John (January 2020). "Alderney". BOC News. The newsletter of the British Birds Observatories Council. 4–6.CS1 maint: location (link)
  2. "Alderney becomes Britain's 20th Bird Observatory". Birds on the edge. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  3. "Bumper first year for Alderney Bird Observatory". Natur. 2017.
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