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	Association of Lighthouse Keepers
		Burhou was a Trinity House workboat originally built for the Admiralty in 1945 by James Martin & Sons, Granton, Edinburgh, and taken on by TH in 1948.
		“Burhou was purchased in 1948 and was in service in the Channel Islands, stationed at Alderney from 1948 to 1972, part of her duty being the relief of the Casquets Lighthouse.
		“With the advent of helicopter reliefs, THL Burhou transferred to Cowes in 1972 and was used as a workboat in The Solent until 1974.
	pub24.bravenet.com /forum/1999429028/fetch/557607 (532 words)

	Alderney \| Summer Birds
		The complex courting and greeting ceremonies of the Gannets can be studied from here; birds are continually arriving with fish for their young and to take their turn at the nest.
		Although Burhou is a protected area and landing is not permitted at this time, Puffins can be seen from the two round-island boats, the Lady Maris of Braye and the Voyager.
		Both boats go close to the island of Burhou, giving good views of Puffins, and both visit the Gannet colony on the Garden Rocks, giving very close and spectacular views.
	www.alderney.gov.gg /index.php/pid/111 (1941 words)

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		The earliest reference to birds on Burhou which I have found is given by an engraving published by Andrew and Sons about 1830, showing "The Petiel, or Sheerwater, from the Isle of Burhou, near Alderney".
		Burhou is an important breeding ground for seabirds.
		Some years ago the States of Alderney declared Burhou to be a bird sanctuary and forbade landing on the island during the breeding season from 23rd March to 23rd July.
	www.flora.org.gg /Eco13.htm (1741 words)

	wreckshed.com
		Research is constant on and off the island.
		Burhou Island lies just NNWest of the island.
		It is uninhabited but does have a hut for anyone careing to visit and for any shipwrecked mariners.
	www.wreckshed.com /pages/2 (220 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Europe \| Guernsey \| States blamed over puffin numbers
		A leading ornithologist is blaming politics and not conservation for the fall in Alderney's puffin population.
		Mr Sanders has described a Burhou steering committee report on the subject as a whitewash.
		Mr Sanders said: ""The only hope for Burhou's puffins is to persuade all the gulls to go and nest somewhere else
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/world/europe/guernsey/4518548.stm (239 words)

	Alderney Wildlife Trust Links
		The vast array of habitats and the species that exist within the site thrive on the nourishment provided by these tidal races, whilst at the same time struggling to maintain their place in waters that can surge up to and beyond six nautical knots.
		Lying long and low on the horizon Burhou is the largest islet within the site and is home to a wide range of sea birds, including the picturesque puffin and the secretive storm petrel.
		To the north west of Burhou lies the Renonquet reef which is a popular haunt for the Atlantic grey seal.
	www.alderneywildlife.org /html/siteoverview.php (345 words)

	New Page 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The puffins had flown north in July, but would want to find their burrows intact when they returned next year.
		Burhou's sandstone geology was evident everywhere, including rock formations, beach pebbles, and a raised beach.
		Delightful humming-bird hawk moths, with their long, bent probosci were seen.
	www.societe.org.gg /burhou/burhoutrippics.htm (139 words)

	Burhou Island
		Burhou lies to the NNWest of the Channel Island of Alderney about one mile off.
		The channel between the islands is known as "The Swinge" where the tides can reach up to seven knotts and build up to impressive overfalls in strong winds and spring tides.
		Alderney is one of the smaller and one of the quaintest of the Channel Islands and Burhou is looked after by warden Midge Dupont in conjunction with the Alderney Harbour Office.
	www.burhou.com (160 words)

	Alderney Wildlife Trust :: View topic - Burhou - an Introduction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Burhou is important in terms of the bird life, hosting the largest population of both Puffins and Storm Petrels in the Channel Islands as well as a large population of breeding Lesser-Black-backed Gulls, Herring Gulls, Great Black-backed Gulls, Shags, Oystercatchers and occasional breeding Shelduck and cormorants.
		In 2005 a research project was initiated by the States of Alderney to quantify the type of interaction between gulls and puffins.
		From the data collected the States have agreed that appropriate action should be taken in 2006 to increase puffin recruitment to the island and also to reduce the summer mortality rate of puffins on Burhou.
	www.alderneywildlife.org /forum/viewtopic.php?p=2&sid=9aabe4646160065faa1af1b0889fe93d (320 words)

	Revelation - Service News
		Alderney Wildlife Trust are delighted to announce that the United Nations has officially recognised Alderney’s west coast and the Burhou Islands as wetlands of worldwide importance and, as of Thursday 25 August, this area of the island will become the first designated Ramsar site in the Bailiwick of Guernsey.
		Entitled “Alderney West Coast and the Burhou Islands”, the designated Ramsar site extends to 1,500 hectares – some 600 hectares more than mainland Alderney – and includes all the waters from the island’s west coast out to the northern gannet colony of Ortac, Burhou, the islets and reefs that surround it and includes Les Etacs.
		The rich birdlife of the west coast of Alderney and Burhou is particularly well-known and attracts keen birdwatchers throughout the year.
	www.revelation37.freeserve.co.uk /contents/autumn/alderney.htm (452 words)

	The Alderney Museum -Exhibits
		The eastern, and much of the southern cliffs are composed of the attractive Alderney sandstone, which was laid down by turbulent streams flowing from a landmass, which had been raised to the northwest after the intrusion of the granites.
		The islets of Casquets, Ortac and Burhou to the northwest of the island are also composed of this same sandstone
		The term "Alderney Cow", found in literature from Tobias Smollet to A.A.Milne, indicates a small, fawn, dairy cow, once popular in England with the landed gentry and prosperous farmers, often used as a house cow and yielding delicious rich milk and yellow cream.
	www.alderneymuseum.org /exhibits.html (1033 words)

	Alderney
		Puffins on Burhou and gannets on Les Étacs just off Alderney are a favourite of many visitors to the island.
		In August 2005, the west coast of Alderney and associated islands, including Burhou and Ortac, were designated as Ramsar wetlands of international importance.
		There are two treacherous tidal streams on either side of the island: the Swinge between Alderney and Burhou, just outside the harbour, and Le Raz between the island and the Norman mainland.
	www.globalguide.org /index.html?id=42902 (1861 words)

	Guernsey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British crown dependency off the coast of France.
		As well as the island of Guernsey itself it also includes Alderney Sark Herm Jethou Brecqhou Burhou and other islets.
		Together with the Bailiwick of Jersey it is included in the collective known as the Channel Islands.
	www.freeglossary.com /Guernsey (1029 words)

	Fort Clonque Handbook
		It is reached by a causeway and was originally designed for ten 64-pounder guns in four open batteries, manned by two officers and 50 men.
		The marine views are second to none: of the other islands, rocks and stacks; of two great colonies of gannets, which fish round the fort; of the lighthouses on the Casquets; and of the formidable race or current called the Swinge, which runs between Clonque and Burhou.
		On all counts Fort Clonque is a most worthwhile place to have tackled, not least because when we embarked on it in 1966 military works such as this were disregarded everywhere.
	www.anotherurl.com /travel/fort_clonque/handbook.htm (524 words)

	Alderney Wildlife Trust Links
		Burhou is closed to all landings between 15th March and 27thJuly
		Do not disturb birds on the water or on land and please restrict your boat speed when near bird colonies.
		Boats in close to the puffin colony on Burhou can, if not careful, cause considerable disturbance to nesting birds.
	www.alderneywildlife.org /html/useofsite.php (168 words)

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		However, the Committee also stipulated that the States of Alderney would not be prepared to allocate resources for the Ramsar application process until it could be assured that such an application would be successful.
		The Trust is also in the process of collecting all ornithological data in relation to the proposed Ramsar site, especially for Burhou, Les Etac and Ortac because of the importance of their bird colonies upon which a future Ramsar application is likely to rest.
		Fort Clonque; Casquets, Ortac and Burhou on the horizon
	www.flora.org.gg /Eco14.htm (723 words)

	Le Royaume-Uni inscrit des îles anglo-normandes sur la liste de Ramsar
		Es además hábitat de una colonia de focas al norte de la isla de Burhou y de algunas especies de peces y mariscos, por ejemplo, langostas, lubinas y platijas.
		A large nesting population of northern gannets are established on the Garden Rocks and Ortac with about 11,900 individuals.
		It also provides habitat for a seal colony to the north of Burhou Island and some fish and shellfish species such as e.g.
	www.ramsar.org /archives/archives_trans_uk_alderney.htm (859 words)

	Boat to burhou
		In 1990, Tom was camped out in a hut (which stands in the ruins of the cottage above) on the tiny uninhabited bird island of Burhou, filming puffins and storm petrels (who only come ashore at night) for a wildlife documentary.
		Working at the whistle, he passed the days trying to play Columcille by Iona, which he was planning to use on the sound track of the film.
		And we first took my boat to Burhou
	www.turnstone.tv /boattoburhou.html (339 words)

	Sailing to Alderney
		Burhou - the Lug, SW end of Burhou, below half-tide on the SW stream.
		Good in Braye Harbour, but not in strong N - NE winds, nor occasionally in a heavy SW swell.
		Burhou is a bird sanctuary, and landing is prohibited between the 15th March and 27th July.
	www.sailalderney.com /voyages.html (770 words)

	Association of Lighthouse Keepers
		Further to Patrick's answer Neil, the ALK archive has some other information on THV Burhou, in fact I worked her at Wolf Rock during the 1970s when a mechanic was taken off station.
		It's good to know the old girl is still afloat.
		Numerous local boats were used to service offshore AtoNs, like THV Strathclyde based in Milford Haven and Martha based in Barry Island, so Burhou is in good company.
	pub24.bravenet.com /forum/1999429028/fetch/571924 (91 words)

	Belle Vue Hotel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Our addition of an executive suite offers a stunning new amenity, a luxury room to satisfy even the most discerning of guests.
		Truly wonderful sea views first thing in the morning until the sun sets in the evening over the Island Of Burhou.
		Complete with colour coordinated furnishings, drapes and linens to complement the distinctively modern but comfortable surroundings.
	www.bellevue-alderney.com /suite1112.html (95 words)

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