Dump Gulls...

Iceland Gulls at the dump

Juvenile (left) and second winter

Above and below: Second winter

Blast from the past...

Cream-coloured Courser, October 2004

Addendum to Storm-petrels and Bulwer's Petrel...

As mentioned in Storm-petrels & Bulwer's Petrel (p 125) a number of extralimital records of Bulwer's Petrel were under review of the respective national committee. We recently heard from Dick Groenendijk, Chairman of CDNA in the Netherlands, the decision about the famous Westplaat petrel. After lengthy discussions, and consultation with experts, the petrel was finally rejected as Bulwers Petrel and the species is therefore removed from the Dutch Avifaunal list. Photos of the bird in question can be found at:

http://dutchbirding.nl/gallery.php?p=bigpic&gal=9&fid=4192&page=zoek

and

http://dutchbirding.nl/gallery.php?p=bigpic&gal=9&fid=4192&page=zoek

More praise for Multimedia ID Guide...

In the latest issue of the journal Seabird, former BBRC member John Martin reviews our Multimedia ID Guide: Storm-petrels & Bulwer's Petrel. As many of you will be aware, John found the fregetta storm-petrel in the Severn Estuary 25 November 2009. To read John's review Click here

To read more comments/reviews Click here

Blast from the past...

Ovenbird at Trenoweth, October 2004

Iceland Gulls...

Some footage from yesterday