Welcome to Spurn Bird Obs

PRE-SPRING WORK WEEKENDS

We have organized four work weekends before the spring gets well under way, so all hands are welcome, anyone stopping at the Obs on those weekends and participates in the work will have free accommodation for their stay.

Work that is planned includes trap repairs to heligoland traps; ripping out of the old kitchen in the Warren Cottage, ready for a brand new kitchen to be fitted hopefully before spring gets well under way; general spring clean of Warren Cottage; cutting out Brown-tail caterpillar webs in the Triangle to make the spring a more comfortable birding experience but also saving the Hawthorne hedgerows from destruction.

11th-12th February

25th-26th February

10th-11th March – also Andy’s Quiz to be held in the Crown & Anchor on the Saturday night with all proceeds going to the Observatory.

24th-25th March

We will very shorlty be undergoing a total redesign of the website. If you have any suggestions on how we could improve this facility please contact Garry by email garry1366@hotmail.com with your suggestions. We cannot promise to incorporate everything but will consider all suggestions. Thanks

The annual report for 2010 is out now. So if you are at Spurn this weekend and you want to buy a copy, you can find them at the YWT visitor centre or at Kew Villa – cost £8.

FACEBOOK

As well as being on twitter we have now set up a facebook page. You can find our page here

TWITTER

Our twitter page can be found by visiting twitter and searching for spurnbirdobs here

Are you a friend of Spurn?

If not why not? Think back to all the great days and amazing birds you've had here and please help to secure the work of the observatory. Membership normally runs from September to August but if you join now we will give you 4 months free. We will also throw in a copy of Spurn Wildlife of your choice from number 9 (1999) to number 17 (2007). Annual membership is £20 per individual or £28 per family. Please visit the friends of Spurn page for more details and to download a form or see Paul or Andy at Kew.

Sponsorship

Thanks once again to Opticron who are the main sponsor of this website. We are also now offering the opportunity to sponsor the sightings pages on a monthly basis. This could be individuals who want to give something back to Spurn or businesses looking to become involved. The cost is from as little as £30 per month. If you would like to help support the work of the observatory then please get in touch.