News Release
from us all on Bird 12.00 27 December 2005
All is okay we
have not had any damage as a result of the Sumatran Earthquake. We
experienced tidal surges with extreme high and low waters all within the
space of a few minutes throughout the day yesterday (26/12) However the
water has not gone over the high water mark.
Now it is
settling down and the sun is shining as usual.
Many thanks to
everyone who has emailed or telephoned to ask if we are ok, it is much
appreciated
More details in
the next update in the early new year.
In the meantime
we wish everyone a very happy and healthy New Year
04 December 2004
The website is now one year old and we are very pleased with the
response we have had. As at the end of November we have had almost
11,129 visits to the website which is an average of 927 visits per
month.
Many have downloaded a brochure and many people have come to stay as a
result of reading all about the island. The brochure is in both high and low
resolution format. With so many people now having very fast internet
access we feel that the better resolution is worth spending a couple of
minutes downloading. If you would like to receive a printed copy,
please email us with your postal address. The brochure is available in
English, French and German, please tell us which language you would
prefer.
New additions to the website:
Updated
list of facts and figures about our more unusual feathered visitors as
well as the updated list of all migrants/vagrants recorded as at the end
of November 2004.
Also on this page:
approximate dates of hatching for turtle nests as well as
more recent migrant/vagrant list
We hope that you enjoy browsing
through our site with its many beautiful photographs and
detailed information about the island.
This page is all about what's happening
on the island and how the various conservation projects are progressing.
If you would like us
to advise you when we have an update of the news page or a new web page
please email us at:
thelodge@birdislandseychelles.com
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website.
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contact us directly.
Turtles
On the island our
Turtle season runs from July to June and so we are now at beginning of
our 10th season of turtle monitoring.
Our first Hawksbill
emerged to lay on 26th September 2004.
Turtle Statistics since July 2004
Green
Turtles:
Since July we have had 13 nests.
Green Turtle Hatchling
Hawksbill Turtles:
81 nests
05 December:
94 nests in total
Total Number of beachings (including
beachings which did not result in a nest): 147
Estimated Turtle hatching dates: (Based
on an average 58 days incubation) -
hatching can vary depending the temperature and
rainfall.
Green Turtles - estimated hatching
dates - None expected
Hawksbill Turtles -
estimated hatching dates
December:
05, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13,
14, 16,17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 31
January: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 12, 13, 14, 15,
16, 18, 19, 20,
21,
22, 23, 24, 25,
26, 27, 28, 30, 31
Hatching
Success:
05 December 2004
Nests Hatched:
2
Hatchlings Live:
137
We have relocated 8 nests which were in
danger of being eroded away by the sea. Nests lost as a result of
erosion
 Back
to Turtle Project
Birds
Tropic Birds:
The current number of established nesting sites is
55. Currently we
have 12 birds incubating eggs, 5 chicks and 2 chicks have been ringed and
have recently fledged.
Back
to Tropic Bird project
Migrants/Vagrants:
Rufous Tailed Rock Thrush
Rare visitors include a
Stone Curlew, (spotted by Robbie) this is a very exciting visitor
because if confirmed as correctly identified it will be a first for
Seychelles. Also seen and confirmed as a second sighting for Seychelles
is a Whinchat (both records on Bird Island) and a Rufous-tailed Rock
Thrush - a third sighting for Seychelles and the second record for Bird
Island.
It is
interesting to note that as the European winter sets in the number of
migrants/vagrants increase on a daily basis.
Amur Falcon
Migrant Count.
This count gives the maximum number of Birds seen on any one day since
5th November (the last new update)
Sightings since last News Update:
97 Frigatebirds, 43 Grey Plovers, 22 Lesser Sandplovers, 21 Greater
Sandplovers, 8 Crab Plovers, 70 Whimbrels, 126 Turnstones, 14 Sanderlings,
28 Curlew Sandpipers, 1 Bartailed Godwits, 1 Curlew, 2
Greenshanks, 39 Crested Terns, 51 Bridled Terns, 308 Saunders Little
Terns, 2 Brown Booby, 1 Moorhen, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1
Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush, 1 Wheatear, 1 Redstart, 1 Black-tailed
Godwit, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Stone Curlew, I Whinchat, 2 White
Wagtails, 1 European Roller, 2 European Cuckoos, 1 Terek Sandpiper, 1
Wood Sandpiper, 1 Common Snipe, 1 Garganey, 2 Amur Falcons
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