Information boards at Broome Bird Observatory , Western Australia A bird observatory is a centre for the study of bird migration and bird populations . 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. Many bird observatories conduct bird ringing or bird banding (term in the United States).
Britain and Ireland
The United Kingdom's first bird observatory was established in 1933 by Ronald Lockley in the Welsh island of Skokholm . This is a list of members of the Bird Observatories Council of Britain and Ireland.[1]
Alderney Bird Observatory, Alderney [2]
Bardsey Bird and Field Observatory , Bardsey Island
Calf of Man Bird Observatory, Calf of Man
Cape Clear Bird Observatory, Cape Clear
Copeland Bird Observatory, Copeland
Dungeness Bird Observatory, Dungeness
Fair Isle Bird Observatory, Fair Isle
Filey Bird Observatory, Filey
Flamborough Bird Observatory, Flamborough Head
Gibraltar Point Bird Observatory, Gibraltar Point
Hilbre Bird Observatory, Hilbre Islands
Holme Bird Observatory , Holme next the Sea
Isle of May Bird Observatory & Field Station, Isle of May
Landguard Bird Observatory, Landguard
North Ronaldsay Bird Observatory, North Ronaldsay
Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre, Portland
SBBOT Field Centre, Sandwich Bay
Skokholm Bird Observatory, Skokholm
Spurn Bird Observatory, Spurn
Walney Bird Observatory , Walney Island
Canada
Observatories belonging to the Canadian Migration Monitoring Network:
Holiday Beach Migration Observatory
Rocky Point Bird Observatory
Vaseux Lake Bird Observatory
Mackenzie, British Columbia|Mackenzie Nature Observatory (www.MackenzieNatureObservatory.ca)
Lesser Slave Lake Bird Observatory
Beaverhill Bird Observatory
Inglewood Bird Sanctuary
Last Mountain Bird Observatory
Delta Marsh Bird Observatory
Thunder Cape Bird Observatory
Whitefish Point Bird Observatory
Long Point Bird Observatory
Haldimand County, Ontario|Haldimand Bird Observatory
Toronto Bird Observatory
Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory
Innis Point Bird Observatory
Observatoire d'oiseaux de Tadoussac
Point Lepreau
Brier Island Bird Migration Research Station
Atlantic Bird Observatory
Gros Morne National Migration Monitoring Station
Bruce Peninsula Bird Observatory
St. Andrews Banding Station
McGill Bird Observatory / Observatoire d'Oiseaux de McGill
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