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As the most remote inhabited island in the United Kingdom (and among the most northerly settlements in Great Britain), [12] Fair Isle is known for its wild bird observatory, interesting historic shipwrecks, Scottish and Shetland-style traditional music, and its traditional style of knitting.
George Waterston OBE FRSE FZS LLD (10 April 1911 – 30 September 1980) was a 20th-century Scottish stationer, ornithologist and conservationist. From 1949 to 1954 he owned the remote Scottish island, Fair Isle. He founded the Inverleith Field Club in 1929 [1] and co-founded what was the Midlothian Ornithologists' Club now known as the Scottish ...
George Waterston OBE (1911–1980), the former Scottish Director of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, was a much-loved figure who had a massive and positive influence on Fair Isle. He bought the island after World War II and co-founded the Bird Observatory in 1948, giving the isle's economy a much-needed boost.
He was employed as a Museum Assistant for Natural History from 1946 until April 1949 when he left to become the Director of the Fair Isle Bird Observatory. [4] He remained in the role of director until 1957 when he left to be the inaugural Migration Research Officer for the British Trust for Ornithology. [2]
Bird observatory. A bird observatory is a centre for the study of bird migration and bird populations. They are usually focused on local birds, but may also include interest in far-flung areas. Most bird observatories are small operations with a limited staff, many volunteers and a not-for-profit educational status.
The Erie Bird Observatory has received a state grant to help research and document songbirds along the Lake Erie. Here's how you can participate.
Bird tracker: Most-sighted backyard birds in 50 states and D.C. during January Sue Flocco looks through her binoculars at birds at Carolina Beach State Park on Dec. 20, 2023.
British Birds Rarities Committee. The British Birds Rarities Committee (BBRC), established in 1959, is the national bird rarities committee for Britain. It assesses claimed sightings of bird species that are rarely seen in Britain, based on descriptions, photographs and video recordings submitted by observers.