Sub-Alpine Warbler trapped and ringed

Tuesday, 13 May - female Sub Alpine Warbler trapped and ringed. Other birds today of note: 1 Great Northern Diver and 2 male Redstarts.

Bev and Neil Healey drove up from Staffordshire with a Van load of materials which Colin took over in the afternoon. Main things being timber and panels.

And Birds today (Wednesday 14th) - 2 drakes and 1 duck Eider.

YHC (Yellow Helicopter Club) - I have also discovered four other people that are eligible, one unfortunately who is no longer with us. That person was Maurice Tibbles, the famous Wildlife Film Maker (Life of the Cuckoo - remember?) who was taken off the island in October 2001 by the RAF Air Sea Rescue. He died later that year.

The other three people were Adele Powell, a volunteer with the Whale and Dolphin Society; Libby Barnden, who farmed with her husband Dave at Ty Pellaf; and one of my fellow Vice Presidents, known to all Bardsey Island lovers - Peter Hope Jones. Peter had to be taken off in 1998 because of a serious nose bleed. So two of your Vice Presidents have spilt blood on the island :-))

So the total number of YHC members has now risen to 8 (eight). We don't want any more :-))

Oh! and finally, Steve tells me that Ian Wright has been helping the staff with re-fitting the office in Cristin and re-decorating. You won't recognise the Observatory - it seems to be getting a complete "make-over".

Bevan