Place Type
Recreation - Tourist Attraction
Location
985.62kms East of Perth
Address & Contact
Cocklebiddy WA
Phone: +61 8 9039 3450
Email: eyre@birdlife.org.au
Web: https://www.birdlife.org.au/visit-us/observatories/eyre
Information
Restored Eyre telegraph station now functioning as the Eyre Bird Observatory. Visitors are welcome, you can even stay in guest rooms overnight. Has is a very interesting museum,with much of the old telegraph equipment still in place. There is a small entrance fee and you need to ring ahead even for a day visit. Only accessible with a high clearance 4WD. Manned by volunteers who make bird observations and run a weather station. Tea and scones if you're lucky.
Day visitors and overnight guests to the observatory welcome. Bookings essential. Contact Eyre Bird Observatory caretakers before arrival.