Eyre Bird Observatory

Eyre Bird Observatory

Eyre Bird Observatory is an educational, scientific and recreational facility in the Nuytsland Nature Reserve, Western Australia.
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.

References

* "Eyre Bird Observatory report". Perth, Western Australia : Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union, Western Australian Group, 1970s - 1980s

External links

* [http://www.eyrebirds.org/observatories/index.htm Eyre Bird Observatory]
* [http://www.dundas.wa.gov.au/highway Eyre Highway]


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