1.0Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory Trusthttps://sbbot.org.uk/2026Bohttps://sbbot.org.uk/2026/author/bo/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="BOyK1L00Vq"><a href="https://sbbot.org.uk/2026/what-does-a-bird-observatory-do/">What does a bird observatory do?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://sbbot.org.uk/2026/what-does-a-bird-observatory-do/embed/#?secret=BOyK1L00Vq" width="600" height="338" title="“What does a bird observatory do?” — Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory Trust" data-secret="BOyK1L00Vq" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://sbbot.org.uk/2026/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> SBBOT started life as a bird observatory whose only role was to monitor the birds that live in or pass through our recording area. While it is true that we do so much more, now it remains a core activity as evidenced by the constant ringing of birds and monitoring their movements and how our local birds fare, whether they…https://sbbot.org.uk/2026/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/BOC.jpg