Eyre Bird Observatory
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Eyre Bird Observatory is an educational, scientific and recreational facility in the Nuytsland Nature Reserve
, Western Australia
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Cocklebiddy
is the nearest locality on the Eyre Highway
49 km to the north.
Sandwiched between the Nullarbor Plain
to the north and the Great Australian Bight
to the south, it lies in one of the least populated places on the Australian continent. It was established in 1977 by Birds Australia
in the disused Eyre Telegraph Station
as Australia's first bird observatory, in order to provide a base for the study and enjoyment of the birds of the area.
Western Australia's official lowest temperature of -7.2 °C (19.0 °F) was recorded at Eyre Bird Observatory on 17 August 2008.
Nuytsland Nature Reserve
Nuytsland Nature Reserve is a protected area of Western Australia in the far south eastern part of the state.Nominally located at 32° 18' S 125° 52' E, it has an area of 6,253.44 km², and takes in over 500 kilometers of coastline from Cape Pasley to Red Rocks Point. It was gazetted in 1969...
, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
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Cocklebiddy
Cocklebiddy, Western Australia
Cocklebiddy is a small roadhouse community located on the Eyre Highway in Western Australia. It is the third stop east of Norseman on the long journey east across the Nullarbor Plain. The area is noted for its underground caves and lakes.-History:...
is the nearest locality on the Eyre Highway
Eyre Highway
The Eyre Highway is a highway linking Western Australia and South Australia via the Nullarbor Plain. Signed as National Highway 1/A1, it forms part of Highway 1 and the Australian National Highway network linking Perth and Adelaide. It was named after explorer Edward John Eyre, who was the first to...
49 km to the north.
Sandwiched between the Nullarbor Plain
Nullarbor Plain
The Nullarbor Plain is part of the area of flat, almost treeless, arid or semi-arid country of southern Australia, located on the Great Australian Bight coast with the Great Victoria Desert to its north. It is the world's largest single piece of limestone, and occupies an area of about...
to the north and the Great Australian Bight
Great Australian Bight
The Great Australian Bight is a large bight, or open bay, off the central and western portions of the southern coastline of mainland Australia.-Extent:...
to the south, it lies in one of the least populated places on the Australian continent. It was established in 1977 by Birds Australia
Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union
The Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union, also known as Birds Australia, was founded in 1901 to promote the study and conservation of the native bird species of Australia and adjacent regions. This makes it Australia's oldest national birding association. It is also Australia's largest...
in the disused Eyre Telegraph Station
Eyre Telegraph Station
The Eyre Telegraph Station is a building on the remote south-east coast of Western Australia, on the Great Australian Bight. Built in 1897 of local limestone, it is a substantial one-storey structure, with a wide timber-framed verandah and a corrugated iron roof, that housed a telegraph repeater...
as Australia's first bird observatory, in order to provide a base for the study and enjoyment of the birds of the area.
Western Australia's official lowest temperature of -7.2 °C (19.0 °F) was recorded at Eyre Bird Observatory on 17 August 2008.