Sigma APO 2x Tele Converter EX DG - **NOW SOLD** Used less than 20 times. Very good condition, still in box. Just under £200 when new, will accept £110 ovno. Contact Cornwall Birding for details or purchase.

The Cornwall based company HandyKam are now producing superb House Sparrow Terraces in thier range of camera boxes. The boxes fit snuggly under your house eves giving a terrace of three nesting chambers for the local spuggies. Click on the link in the website header to see these and their full range of products.

With Spring just around the corner, theres never been a better time to update your old bird nestboxes. So, why not treat yourself to a birdbox camera from HandyKam and enjoy this years fledglings from the comfort of your own home. HandyKam also produce bird feeders with cameras attached for all year round viewing! Lets face it, theres never anything good on TV! Click on the link to HandyKam in the banner above for further deatils on all their products.

Rare Bird Books is the website of author and Yorkshire birder Russell Slack whose forthcoming book is due for release in January 2009:

“Rare Birds, Where and When: An analysis of status and distribution in Britain and Ireland. Volume 1: sandgrouse to New World orioles”. By Russell Slack with historical perspectives by Ian Wallace

This work is an essential reference for anyone seeking a book about the status, distribution and vagrancy patterns of rare species within the UK and Ireland, together with a comprehensive overview of Western Palearctic records. It pulls together the records for all species presently treated as ‘rarities’ by the British Birds Rarities Committee (BBRC) and the Irish Rare Birds Committee (IRBC).

This book is a must for anyone interested in Rare Birds. Pre-publication orders are being taken now via the website (Link HERE) Please quote Cornwall Birding Website when ordering.