ISBG News

We have added a new Pelagic Photo Gallery to the Gallery Page covering some of the birds encountered on Pelagics from St Mary’s in 2009. Many thanks to Joe Pender for supplying the superb images. Please feel free to send us your photos to add to the Pelagic or any other of our Galleries.

A relatively quiet month with most of the interest focused on the seasons Pelagic trips. Julys’ Marsh Sandpiper was still in residence at Porth Hellick Pool on the 1st and remained there until the 7th. Read more »

The SeaWatch SW website has recently been updated as we reach the halfway point of the 2009 field season. To view this month’s bumper news edition see: http://www.seawatch-sw.org Read more »

The SeaWatch SW website has recently been updated, as preparations begin for the start of the 2009 survey phase in southwest UK. (See: http://www.seawatch-sw.org) News items are as follows: Read more »

Our new discussion forum is up and running and all we need now is for your input and topics. Feel free to register and use the site. Please do not use the facility as a personal moaning board! Foul or abusive language will not be tolerated and may result in you being banned from using the Forum. Thanks for your support.

The 2009 Gallery is in the process of being updated and currently has some superb photos of the the recent rarities on the islands including Little Bittern, Pallid Swift, Great Reed Warbler, Red-throated Pipit and Red-rumped Swallows. The gallery will be reserved for the best quality rarity shots and thanks to all who have contributed photos up to now, there are more to add, so please be patient while the gallery is compiled.

The ISBG Noticeboard is now up and running for the year outside of The Pilots Gig Restaurant (rear entrance). Feel free to add your daily sightings to the list using the chalk provided.

The ISBG Newsletter for Winter 08/09 is now out and packed full of interesting articles including the bird reports from the October ‘Scilly Season’. This is accompanied with some great rarity images from the period. The Newsletter is available to all ISBG and Friends of ISBG members. To join and get your copy of the Annual report as well as the newletter, click on the MEMBERSHIP link at the top of the page. We look forward to your support!

The new ISBG website hit 1500 total visits yesterday with 387 visitors to the site in one day! Very pleasing at such an early part of the year. Thankyou for your continued support. ISBG.

The Gallery pages have now been updated with images from 2003 right up to Joe Penders photos of the obliging Cattle Egret today. If anyone has photos taken prior to 2003 we will be happy to create extra galleries for those years. Wildlife other than birds will appear in a seperate gallery soon.