ISBG News

St. Mary’s – A Ruff, 7 Greenshank, 4 Green & 3 Common Sandpipers. A sea-watch from Giant’s Castle produced 100+ Manx Shearwater, a Great Shearwater, a European Storm-petrel & a Basking Shark.

St. Agnes – The Lesser Yellowlegs was still commuting between the Big Pool and Porth Killier.

The African Bird Club is making available for purchase a number of the orginal plates from The Birds of Africa which Martin Woodcock has refused to sell until recently. You can view the paintings at

http://www.africanbirdclub.org/club/paintingsales.html

or via the ABC home page at

http://africanbirdclub.org/

This is a great opportunity to own a original painting from one of the most significant works to be published in recent years.

I hope you will take advantage of this rare opportunity.

Regards

Keith Betton
Chairman
African Bird Club

The ISBG website (in it’s current format) has been up and running for just over a year now and despite having a poor Autumn birding season the site still managed to attract 9,741 visitors from 84 different countries! The highest daily count of visitors to the site occured on 2nd October when 716 people logged in. Thanks to all our members and visitors for your continued support.

The 2009 Gallery has now been updated with images from October this year including Bluethroat, Citrine Wagatil, Common Rosefinch, Richards Pipit and more.  See HERE.

The season is over for another year & we have the usual detritus left after the Log! If you feel any of this is yours then please send us your home address and a cheque/cash for your estimate of the postage & packing and we will send it back to you. Read more »

RON LEWIS — a dedicated and enthusiastic bird watcher who annually returned to the Isles of Scilly for the past 40 years has died after a brave fight against cancer. Read more »

We are often asked by birders which Mobile networks have the best coverage on the islands. Well it appears after asking around that its best to stick to Vodafone & Orange. 3G had a good reception over the majority of St Mary’s but lost it on the south and eastern side of the island. O2 is not as good as the aformentioned three and no one commented on T-mobile.

WiFi is available in The Deli (nr Bishop & Wolf), in Tregarthen’s and at Turks Head, St Agnes.

Other places have internet access but not wireless – for example Longstones, where you can purchase cards to use the internet.

There was a report of a Bearded tit at Holy Vale flying south today, this is a very rare bird on Scilly, can the observer please submit details to our recorder (contact details on the link in the header above).

Rucksack found on Peninnis Head this afternoon. If you’ve lost one please phone 07930-661402

The bird log will again be held in the Scillonian Club from Monday October 5 to Friday October 30. The usual temporary trails will be open in October these are:

Peninnis Farm Trail which runs from half way down King Edwards Road (the central track along Peninnis) through the fields to Old Town Bay.

Sunnyside Trail which runs from Telegraph Road, just opposite the access gate to Shooters’ Pool across farmland finishing near 4 Lanes.

Tremelethen Trail which runs from Parting Carn through the wood and across fields to Salakee Farm.

There are also several new permanently open trails on The Garrison, which the Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust have cut through the pines