Update Tony Fox of the Greenland White-fronted Goose Study Group has kindly provided the following additional details concerning the colour-ringed bird seen on Lundy from 23 to 30 October (note that the Lundy individual was marked at Wexford Slobs, Ireland, in November 1991, with an orange neck-collar and a white darvic leg-ring, both bearing the letters OXK):

"0XK was an adult female caught with two other adult females, 0XH and 9XK, which stayed together in winter 1991/92 at Wexford after their capture with four unringed birds that they were clearly related to but which escaped capture. Interestingly, 9XK did not make it back to Wexford in winter 1992/93 (as 0XH did), but it was seen at Hvanneyri in west Iceland in October 1993 and appeared at Wexford in winters 1993/94 to 1995/96, moving to Loch Foyle in Northern Ireland in winter 1996/97, after which it was not seen again on the winter quarters. 9XK was seen at Hvanneyri in spring and autumn 1996, and was last seen in spring 1997 at Borgurtun on the south coast of Iceland in April 1997, before being found long dead at in Vestur Bar?astrandar, in the north-west corner of Iceland, on 15 September 1997. 0XH was not seen 1993/94 but was seen on Islay in winters 1994/95 and 1995/96 and was back at Wexford in 1999/2000, not being seen after that. 0XK of course made it back to Wexford in winter 1992/93 but did not associate with 0XH that year (or subsequently), but it had got back together with 9XK when they returned in winter 1993/94 and again in 1994/95. 0XK continued to be seen every winter from then until 1999/2000, apparently returning with a single gosling and its unringed mate in 1997, the only time it was suspected of breeding. Strangely, it was not seen in 2000/2001, and the very last sight record was 31 March 2002 at Wexford before it was reported shot on 22 November 2003 at a farm called Vallnatun, Eyjafjoll in Rangarvallasysla, southern Iceland (63 degrees 33N, 19 degrees 48W) – a rather sad end to the story."

Update 8 to 14 Apr – one seen in the Tillage Field and at Pondsbury constitutes the 9th record for Lundy (J.W. Leonard, G. Sherman). Photographs by Grant Sherman are appended to the description in the 2008 LFS logbook.

Update 22 Oct – one, adult Dark-bellied Brent Goose (B. b. bernicla) in the Landing Bay remained until 28th when it was seen in flight by Rat Island (J. Allen, A. Jayne, R.J. Taylor et al.). This constitutes the 14th LFS record and the 9th in autumn.

Update 9 to 14 May – a pair on Pondsbury.
Update 16 to 18 Jul – a pair, entering eclipse plumage, on Pondsbury.

These constitute the 18th and 19th LFS records for the island and the first since February 2004. The late-spring and midsummer timings are typical.

Update 30 Jan & 19 Feb – daily totals of 87 and 90, respectively, were both high counts for outside the breeding season. The four-yearly census of breeding seabirds, coordinated by the RSPB and Natural England, revealed a total of 170 apparently occupied nest sites, suggesting a small decline from 178 in 2004, but a 12% decline since the population peaked at 203 apparently occupied nest sites in 1996.

Clarification p.64 second paragraph, eleventh line: the 1987 study site was an area 50m x 50m, i.e. 2,500m².

Update From burrows in the colony on the sidelands between the Old Light and Battery Point there were 64 responses to taped calls played in June. During the first two weeks of September David Price, Adrian Plant and Tony Taylor caught and ringed 55 young and 15 adult Manx Shearwaters in the same area, marking the fourth consecutive year of breeding success for this species. There was no monitoring of burrows elsewhere on the island during the 2007 breeding season. There was a series of exceptionally late autumn records: one was heard calling (by Kate and Liza Cole) near Hanmers on the evening of 7 October; one was found on the ground near Brambles on the night of 9 October by Chris and Carol Baillie; four were seen passing offshore on 15 October; and Andy Jayne heard one calling on the West Side near Old Light on the evening of 31 October. Finally, James Leonard saw one off Rat Island on 13 November – the latest Lundy record to date for a Manx Shearwater. The previous record late date (26 October) was set just a year earlier, in 2006, perhaps indicating that more birds are remaining in the vicinity of the breeding grounds much longer into the autumn.

Update A survey in late May – based on the responses of chicks in burrows to recordings of adult shearwater calls – resulted in an estimate of 1,081 breeding pairs. The number of occupied burrows had increased by 250% since a comparable survey conducted in 2001, providing further evidence that Lundy's 'rat-free' status is greatly benefiting the shearwater population (David Price et al./RSPB). Between 30 Aug and 7 Sep, 72 juvenile birds were ringed, along with 41 adults.

Ringing recovery: A bird ringed as an adult (ring no. FC27294) on Lundy on 22 Jul 2004, found dead on Lundy 28 May 2007 – a period of 1,040 days (2 years 10 months) between ringing and recovery.

Update 12 to 16 Oct – up to three were seen daily offshore from the south-east of the island: two on 12th & 13th, one on 14th, three on 15th and one on 16th (R.J. Campey, A.L. Cooper, S.L. Cooper, J. Diamond, T. Jones, J.W. Leonard, R.M. Patient et al.). These constitute the 8th to 12th Lundy records. Records accepted by the Devon County Recorder.

Update 15 Oct – at least three and possibly up to five off the East Side (S.L. Cooper, R.M. Patient); up to six on 20 Oct, with three singles passing South End seen from the Ugly (I. Lakin, K. Rylands) and three singles past North Light (T. Bedford, J. Diamond, T. Jones); three flew WSW off The Castle on 23 Oct (T. Bedford, J. Diamond, T. Jones). Records accepted by the Devon County Recorder. These constitute the 13th, 14th and 15th Lundy records.

Update The 2008 breeding seabird census found 63 apparently occupied nests, exactly the same number recorded in the previous census in 2004 (David Price et al./RSPB).

Update 24 Dec – one (location not recorded by observer).

Update 1 May – one (location not recorded by observer).
Update 30 May – two (location not recorded by observer).

These represent the 20th, 21st and 22nd records for Lundy.