Bird recording on Lundy
After 22 years as Lundy's Bird Recorder, Tony Taylor stood down from the role at the end of 2007. Tim Davis and Tim Jones have picked up the mantle and are currently preparing the bird report for 2008, to be published in the Lundy Field Society (LFS) Annual Report for 2008.
Part of the role of Bird Recorder is to prepare the annual LFS logbook, in which visitors to the island may enter details of their bird and other wildlife sightings. For ease of access - and also to encourage entries! - the logbook is kept in the Tavern. Additional information can also be submitted by email to records@birdsoflundy.org.uk.
Tony Taylor is staying on as coordinator of bird ringing on the island. Ringing on the island takes place almost exclusively in the spring and, especially, autumn migration periods. Bird ringers interested in ringing on Lundy should contact Tony.
Updates to "The Birds of Lundy"
The book's website has been redesigned to make it easier to access particular species updates. These are now clumped together in six separate sections: click on Species Updates in the menu bar on the left-hand side of this page.
Updates to the species accounts will be posted periodically. You can register to receive emails announcing updates by clicking on the 'Register' link below the menu bar.
Raising funds for bird conservation
Proceeds from sales of The Birds of Lundy are held in a fund managed by the Devon Bird Watching & Preservation Society (DBWPS), to be spent on bird-related projects on Lundy. The total raised by the end of 2008 stood at just over £12,000. Three project proposals have been received so far and other applications for funding are welcome via email.
Initial assessments of grant applications will be made by a small group consisting of the Chair or representative of both the DBWPS and the LFS and the book's authors, Tim Davis and Tim Jones. Before going ahead, all shortlisted projects will need approval by the Lundy Management Forum, which includes representatives of the Landmark Trust, the National Trust, Natural England and the RSPB.
Manx Shearwaters by Mike Langman, from The Birds of Lundy
For the latest sightings and photos of birds on Lundy visit www.lundybirds.org.uk.