Update 28 Sep – one was found skulking in rushes around Pondsbury (E. Davis, B. Heasman, I. Lakin et al.) and what was presumably the same bird was seen at Quarter Wall on 1 Oct (E. Davis). Record accepted by DBRC – the 9th occurrence on Lundy and the first in autumn since 1964. More recent sightings have all been in May, including the last in 2004.

Update Tony Taylor has recently reviewed ringing information and comments that: “Forty of the birds ringed between 1972 and 1999 were noted as Greenland Wheatears O. o. leucorhoa and there are others that were not recorded as such but which had wing-lengths well beyond the nominate range. There has been less chance of catching Greenland Wheatears in more recent years, with little ringing activity at the best times for them and Quarter Wall Trap out of action” (received from Tony Taylor 31 October 2007).

Correction The 27 Oct record should be deleted. The final two paragraphs of the Grey-cheeked Thrush species account (p.185) confirm that while the corpse was initially identified as that of Swainson's Thrush, it was later found to be almost certainly a Grey-cheeked Thrush. This means that there are only two accepted records of Swainson's Thrush for Lundy.

Ringing recovery Ringing recovery A Blackbird ringed as a first-year female (ring no. CW21961) on Lundy on 21 Oct 2007 was found freshly dead 736 km away at Echt-Susteren, Limburg, The Netherlands (51°05’N, 5°53’E) on 10 Jun 2008, presumably in its breeding area.

Update 19 Oct – a strong southward diurnal passage involved at least 1,180 birds; the second-highest count ever recorded on the island (the highest being 1,500 on 4 November 1981).

Ringing recovery A Fieldfare ringed as a first-year male (ring no. CW21959) on Lundy on 21 Oct 2007 was found freshly dead 295 km away at Littlehampton, Sussex on 12 Nov 2007, a distance of 295 km over 22 days.

Ringing recovery Ringing control A Redwing ringed as an adult on Lundy on 27 Oct 2006 ring no. RT24343) was controlled on 18 Oct 2007 at Hamme Sint-Anna, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium (51°06’N, 4°09’E) , 615 km from Lundy.

Update 23 Oct – one trapped was the latest ever recorded on the island (the previous latest being one on 20 October 1969).

The first two ringing movements detailed below refer to the Spanish- and French-ringed individuals mentioned at the foot of the table on p. 198 of The Birds of Lundy.

Ringing control A Sedge Warbler ringed as an adult (Spanish ring no. N364976) at Coria del Rio, Sevilla, Andalucia, Spain (37°17’N, 6°03’E) on 25 Apr 2007 was controlled on Lundy on 2 May 2007. This shows rapid movement north during spring migration; from southernmost Spain to Lundy – a distance of 1,547 km – in exactly a week. This is the third movement shown by ringing of a Lundy Sedge Warbler to or from Spain.

Ringing control A Sedge Warbler ringed as a first-year bird (French ring no. 5337496) at Tour aux Moutons, Donges, Loire-Atlantique, France (47°19’N, 2°04’W) on 13 Aug 2006 was controlled on Lundy on 03 May 2007. This is the fifth first-year Sedge Warbler to have been ringed in France in autumn and controlled on Lundy during a subsequent spring migration.

Ringing control A Sedge Warbler ringed as an adult on Lundy on 22 Apr 2006 (ring no. T930767) was controlled at Laguna de la Nava, Palencia, Castilla y Leon, Spain (42°05’N, 4°45’W) on 6 Apr 2008, a distance of 1,010 km from Lundy. This is the fourth movement shown by ringing of a Lundy Sedge Warbler to or from Spain and the second involving Laguna de la Nava, which is designated as a Ramsar site (wetland of international importance) and as an EU Special Protection Area.

Update 29 Oct – one was watched at close range along the East Side, just north of St Helen's Combe (J. Smith, A. Jayne, R.A. Duncan, T. Palmer, R.J. Taylor). An excellent set of photographs and video clips was taken and the bird was trapped and ringed, when it was aged as an adult. Record accepted by BBRC, constituting the first for Lundy and Devon.

Update 28 Sep – one was seen in the rushes around Pondsbury. Full details have been submitted to BBRC. If accepted, this will constitute the first record for Lundy.

Update 15 to 20 Sep – a first-winter bird was watched in bracken along the East Side on 15 & 16 Sep, then in Millcombe on 19th & 20th (A. Williams). Record accepted by DBRC – the first for Lundy since Sep 2005.

Correction p.203 table (a): the 1st-year bird ringed on Lundy on 20 October 1988 and found in Switzerland in May 1990 was a female, not a male as stated. The original BTO recovery form showed male, but a correction was issued subsequently (Tony Taylor, personal communication).

Update 22 to 27 Dec – a male was seen daily outside Quarters/Pig's Paradise, photographed feeding on a fat-ball on 26 Dec (see photo by Stuart Leavy posted on www.lundybirds.org.uk).

Update 1 Jan – presumably the same bird as that seen in December was again seen outside the staff accommodation at Quarters/Pig's Paradise.

Update 25 Apr – a Spanish-ringed bird was controlled on Lundy (C. McShane et al.); ringing details awaited.

Ringing recovery A Blackcap ringed as a second-year female (ring no. R873165) on Lundy on 10 May 2004 was found dead (having hit a window) in Antrim, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, on 19 May 2007, a distance of 411 km from Lundy. This is the second Lundy-ringed Blackcap to have been found in Ireland and is likely to have been in its breeding area. The first instance involved a bird found in Co. Cork in the Irish Republic in June 1996.

Ringing recovery A female ringed on 6 Nov 2007 at Junta de los Rios, San Roque, Cadiz, Andalucia, Spain was controlled on Lundy on 25 Apr 2008. This is the second ringing movement of a Blackcap involving Lundy and Spain.

Clarification At least 25 different individuals occurred during the period 1947 to 2006 (first record in this period 1949, last in 2005).

Update 12 Sep – a first-winter bird trapped in St John's Valley (D. Kightley, A. Plant, A.M. Taylor et al.) was the 11th Barred Warbler to be ringed on the island and constituted the fifth Lundy occurrence since 2000. Record accepted by DBRC.

Update 1 Nov – one in Millcombe was one of the latest recorded on Lundy in autumn (the latest ever being 19 Nov 1954).

Ringing control A Whitethroat ringed as an adult on Lundy on 7 May 2008 (ring no. X226113) was controlled at Land's End, Cornwall three days later on 10 May 2008, a distance of 143 km from Lundy.

Update 22 Apr – a male seen in St John's Valley (C. McShane) constitutes the 7th record for Lundy (the last was in October 2005) and the 3rd in spring (the others were in March 1963 and April 1988).

Update 11, 19 & 20 Apr – the record of a male in Millcombe (A. Jayne, J.W. Leonard et al.) has been accepted by DBRC and constitutes the 13th record for Lundy. The sightings are presumed to refer to a single individual, though the possibility that two birds were involved cannot be entirely discounted.

Correction p. 210, third paragraph, fifth line: 2006 is quoted as one of the years in which Yellow-browed Warbler was recorded on 16 September. Owing to the lack of an adequate supporting description, the logbook entry for one seen on 16 September 2006 was not accepted by LFS/DBRC. It was therefore excluded from the listing on p.211 and the reference on p.210 should also have been deleted.

Update 8 to 18 Oct – recorded daily with a record maximum count of at least eight different individuals present on 13th, the highest one-day count ever recorded on Lundy. Birds were seen in Millcombe, St Helen's Copse, Quarter Wall Copse and the willow clump growing in the small quarry between VC Quarry and the Terrace Trap. The eight birds recorded on 13th were all in Millcombe (multiple observers including C. Baillie, T. Bedford, R. Campey, A.L. Cooper, S.L. Cooper, T. Davis, J. Diamond, T. Jones, I. Lakin, J.W. Leonard, R.M Patient and K. Rylands). Records accepted by DBRC. 2007 was the fifth consecutive autumn for this species on Lundy.

Update 28 Sep to 29 Oct – another very good year; recorded on 14 days, with a maximum of at least five and probably up to eight present on 17 Oct. Ten different birds were trapped and ringed during the autumn and it is likely that at least 20 different individuals passed through the island. As usual, most were seen in Millcombe/St John's Valley, but others were near Gannets' Combe, along the Terrace/Quarries and in St Helen's Combe. These records, contributed by many observers, have been accepted by DBRC. 2008 was the sixth consecutive autumn for this species on Lundy.

Information for observers: From 2009, DBRC no longer requires fully detailed descriptions of Yellow-browed Warblers seen in Sep or Oct. However, supporting notes must still be sufficient to show that possible confusion with other Phylloscopus species has been ruled out. DBRC also continues to require full descriptions for Yellow-browed Warblers reported from Nov to Aug, inclusive. It will help the Bird Report editors in preparing summaries for future LFS Annual Reports, and in liaising with DBRC, if all observers would be disciplined in entering brief notes in the LFS Logbook whenever Yellow-browed Warblers are reported. These should cover: date, location, number of birds present, name(s) of observer(s), a contact email address/phone number and a few lines to show that potential 'confusion species' have been eliminated.

Update 14 Sep – one was watched for about half-an-hour in lower Millcombe. Full details have been submitted to BBRC. If accepted, this will constitute only the second occurrence on Lundy (the first was on 9 Apr 1976).

Update 1 Jul – one reported in the LFS logbook, but no details were provided. While the species itself is not rare on Lundy, this would constitute the earliest 'autumn' sighting by more than a fortnight. There is a risk that less experienced observers might confuse juvenile (typically very yellow) Willow Warblers, which begin moving through Lundy in July, for this species.

Update 13 Apr – one in Millcombe showed characteristics of the Fennoscandian race P. c. abietinus (A. Jayne). Record accepted by DBRC.

Update 1 Nov – one in Millcombe showed characteristics of the Fennoscandian race P. c. abietinus (A. Jayne). Record subject to acceptance by DBRC.

Update 12 to 22 Oct – Single birds showing characteristics of the Fennoscandian race P. c. abietinus were seen in Gannets' Combe on 12 Oct (A.L. Cooper) and along the East Side between Quarter Wall Copse and St Helen's Copse from 19 to 21 Oct (C.A. Holt et al.), with at least two birds present in the same area from 22-24 Oct (T. Bedford et al.). One showing characteristics of the Siberian race P. c. tristis was also seen along the East Side on 21 & 22 Oct (C.A. Holt, K. Rylands et al.). Details of the latter bird have been submitted to BBRC, which is conducting a review of the status of P. c. tristis in Britain.

Ringing control A Willow Warbler ringed as a first-year female at Bere Regis, Dorset, on 18 Aug 2007 (ring no. 3Z7473) was controlled on Lundy on 02 May 2008, a distance of 179 km from the place of ringing.

Ringing control A Willow Warbler ringed as a first-year bird at Gibraltar Point, Lincolnshire, on 23 Aug 2005 (ring no. BAT291) was controlled on Lundy on 05 May 2008, a distance of 402 km from the place of ringing.

Ringing control A Willow Warbler ringed as a first-year female at Portland Bill, Dorset, on 6 Aug 2007 (ring no. CBN108) was controlled on Lundy on 28 Apr 2008, a distance of 172 km from the place of ringing.

These three movements of birds ringed on the south and east coast during autumn migration and controlled on Lundy during subsequent northward migrations in spring fit well with the overall pattern of ringing movements to/from Lundy described in The Birds of Lundy.

Update p. 220 table (b): the 2nd-year bird ringed in Cornwall on 27 Mar 1996 was a male.

Ringing recovery A Firecrest ringed as a first-year female on Lundy on 14 Oct 2006 (ring no. BCE530) was found freshly dead at Street, Somerset on 16 Dec 2007, a distance of 135 km from Lundy. This is only the third ringing movement of a Firecrest involving Lundy.