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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Steve Dudley" data-source="post: 1823657" data-attributes="member: 5172">A great thread idea Mick! I'll be following this very closely as you might expect.I'll kick things off as I was intending posting some of this anyway.Lesvos Birding log and website update thanksFirstly, the Lesvos Birding log was again supported by many birders (hotel residents and non-residents). It was of course used by many more birders than those of us who contribute, but slowly more and more people contribute. A plea - please contribute your sightings in the future!. I would like to pay particular thanks to Bob Buckler (Wingspan), Andy Swash and Mike Hodgson (Naturetrek), Shena Maskell, Neil Glenn and Bernie Forbes (Avian Adventures), Roger Lawrence and Colin Bushell (Ornitholodays), Ian Ford (Heatherlea), Priscille & Neil Preston, Howard Vaughan, Mark Hawkes, John Glendinning and John Buxton, Ralph & Brenda Todd, Dave & Jackie Nurney, Steve Chalmers, Jeff & Helen Bailey, Merv Jones - sorry if I missed anyone off here but I don’t have the log here (its still in Lesvos until the end of the year) but all contributors will be listed in the 2010 annual report. Thank you everyone.Several folk texted or emailed me most days they were on the island with news to add to the log and daily web updates. So again, particular thanks to Paul Manning, Steven Wytema, Hein Prinsen, Will Bowell, Lee Amery, Mark Hawkes, Paul Doherty, Ian Ford, Killian Mullarney and Terry Robinson.Lesvos Birding website daily updatesI've had some comments about the lack of photos on the website this spring. This is partly down to me not taking as many images myself, but largely due the fact that despite countless folk toting DSLR gear around (and no doubt taking zillions of images between them) despite requests, no one offered any images and those that said yes didn't have the required download facilities (particularly those shooting in RAW format) for me to use their images. My time is also limited with my tour leading, log and website commitments - it would often take me 1-2 hours each evening to collate info, update the log and then update the website, so I actually have little time to prepare images even if I had them! So apologies, but at least the bird news was kept as up to date as possible.A birdwatching guide to LesvosI would just like to thank the numerous people who came up and thanked me for writing the book! Whilst I have been happy with the magazine/web reviews, I was on tenterhooks leading up to this spring when I knew the book would be used in anger and scrutinised by the people that matter most - you lot! Thankfully I received largely praise and only a few minor criticisms which I will take on board for the next edition. I've posted a particularly nice email from a couple I met in Achladeri <a href="http://athene-birdinglesvos.blogspot.com/2010/05/birdwatching-guide-to-lesvos-thanks-for.html" target="_blank">here on my website</a>! Thank you everyone.Faulty copies - as expected, some birders found that their copy of my book fell apart once it was used in earnest leading up to and during their recent Lesvos trips. I've already posted on this before and the problem with the original binding (once the fault was known the publisher returned all stock to the printer for rebinding). If your copy fell apart then please <a href="http://athene-birdinglesvos.blogspot.com/2009/09/birdwatching-guide-to-lesvos-faulty.html" target="_blank">see this page on my website</a> to get a replacement copy. Although I wasn't responsible for the printing of the book, this needless to say tainted things a little for me personally.Some thoughts on other things later - lunch time now over!</blockquote>

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