Bardsey Bird and Field Observatory
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Bardsey Bird and Field Observatory is a bird observatory
on Bardsey Island
, off the Welsh
coast.
It was founded in 1953 by a group of ornithologists from the West Midland Bird Club (still represented on the observatory's management committee), the West Wales Field Society, and local people.
Bardsey is the only fully accredited bird observatory in Wales. It is a registered charity.
Bird observatory
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...
on Bardsey Island
Bardsey Island
Bardsey Island , the legendary "Island of 20,000 saints", lies off the Llŷn Peninsula in the Welsh county of Gwynedd. The Welsh name means "The Island in the Currents", although its English name refers to the "Island of the Bards", or possibly the island of the Viking chieftan, "Barda". It is ...
, off the Welsh
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
coast.
It was founded in 1953 by a group of ornithologists from the West Midland Bird Club (still represented on the observatory's management committee), the West Wales Field Society, and local people.
Bardsey is the only fully accredited bird observatory in Wales. It is a registered charity.