Red Admiral

A very obliging Red Admiral butterfly settled outside Alderney Bird Observatory field station this afternoon.
Photo: JH

Blue-Headed Wagtail

Northerly wind made it feel like autumn this morning, with Redwings sweeping overhead at first light… Read more…

A return of stronger winds from the south east today. The first swallows for Alderney… Read more…

We are now just over two weeks into our spring migration work but so far… Read more…

The Alderney Bird Observatory is delighted to announce the appointment of its new Bird Warden.… Read more…

A last opportunity to hear the ABO warden John Horton talk about the birds of… Read more…

ALDERNEY Bird Observatory (ABO) are recruiting a new warden following the appointment of our current… Read more…

A Red Kite this morning over the Observatory at 10am reported by Paul Veron. Also,… Read more…

Surprised to see a White-Speck moth today. Also Whimbrel off Mannez lighthouse this afternoon. Photo…

The Pied Crow is still present in Alderney this morning. Photo ( back of camera)…

It's back! The somewhat bedraggled Pied Crow has re-appeared on the Alderney NE coast today.… Read more…

The Little Bunting was still showing well yesterday. Photo (JH)

Some fascinating and diverse records today. An excellent morning ringing included Fieldfare, Brambling, Yellow -browed… Read more…

The last two unseasonably warm days saw a clear out of birds across the island… Read more…

This Tufted Duck was first spotted by our migration assistant Arcadie Fihey on the 9th… Read more…

Two very calm days have seen a clear out of migrants and little visual migration.… Read more…