In 1977, Birds Australia restored the rustic stone building of the Eyre Telegraph Station, originally built in 1897, closed down 30 years later.  With the assistance of the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife and the Post Office Historical Society the Eyre Bird Observatory (EBO) became Australia's first bird observatory.

It is situated near the site where John Eyre, a famous Australian explorer, found water and rested during his overland journey in February 1841. In the wilderness of Nuytsland Nature Reserve, the observatory is nestled among the mallees  and sand dunes 50 km from Cocklebiddy Roadhouse on the Eyre Highway, and one kilometre from the sea to the south.

The EBO relies on rainfall for its water supply. It has a prototype solar power plant installed by the Solar Energy Research Institute of WA in 1982 for a 24 hour electricity supply.

There is accommodation available for visitors, as well as research activities and courses. For more information contact the caretakers by visiting the EBO website.