Posted: 01 August 2022
Our quizmaster Tony Hull has pulled together a summer quiz for everyone to enjoy and try and earn some quality prizes...
Read morePosted: 19 July 2022
If you’re aged 16–24, this residential course – based here Spurn Bird Observatory and run jointly with the BTO – will help you develop your leadership skills and better equip you to make a difference.....
Read morePosted: 19 July 2022
As we are now under two months away from Migfest 2022, we're excited to be able to share the event programme...
Read morePosted: 14 June 2022
We're excited to be launching a new event, the Spurn Research Day on Saturday 2nd July 2022. The event will start with a guided walk from the Little Tern Wardens to the colony and then several talks in the afternoon at Westmere Farm detailing research projects with a Spurn spin....
Read morePosted: 31 May 2022
We along the BTO are once again on the lookout for the UK’s best young birders. This year’s Spurn Migration Festival (9th –11th September) will play host to the latest edition of the Martin Garner Spurn Young Birder event...
Read morePosted: 20 May 2022
We're excited to launch the Migfest 2022 tickets for sale today!
Read morePosted: 12 April 2022
Thanks to some clever work by Thomas and Paul Willoughby we've now got an electronic sightings screen in the Spurn Hub at the front of the Observatory.
Read morePosted: 18 March 2022
The poor Warren Heligoland trap (repaired extensively in 2019) is now out of action due to the continued erosion south of the Warren, with the area where the catching box once stood now lost to the wave action. As such, talks with the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust and SBOT directors and ringers have focussed on re-siting this historic trap northwards.
Read morePosted: 05 March 2022
A second vacancy has arisen for the rewarding and potentially career-developing position of Assistant Seasonal Little Tern Warden at Beacon Lagoons Nature Reserve. This summer vacancy offers a superb opportunity for an individual seeking a career in conservation to develop their skills and make a real difference to the conservation of one of our most threatened birds
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