Alderney Bird Observatory Warden

ALDERNEY Bird Observatory (ABO) is recruiting a new ornithological warden following the appointment of our current warden as warden of Cape Clear Bird Observatory in SW Ireland. As Alderney’s first ornithological warden Mr John Horton oversaw the development of the observatory from its formation and the ABO board wish him every success in his new post. 

ABO chair Helen McGregor says:

“We have a number of projects at the ABO which will appeal to candidates. We are one of the most recently formed British bird observatories but thanks to a supportive Board of Trustees the incoming warden will have Motus and NocMig bird-tracking projects to run, a constant effort site to manage, breeding seabirds to ring and an amazing number of migrant birds to record in spring and autumn.”

The bird observatory was established in 2016 as the 20th in the British Isles. It is positioned on the East Atlantic flyway for birds migrating to and from Africa and rings are fitted to more than 10,000 birds annually.

The ABO is run under accreditation from the Bird Observatories Council and associated standardised monitoring and survey work is compiled annually.

Anyone interested in the position is asked to send a email to abo.news at outlook.com requesting further information.