Last night saw George heading out to try and ring some Manxies as it was a bit too breezy to net Stormies, and was a good dark night for them. It was very successful, before the moon came up around 2am, he ringed 46 and retraced a further 29, the oldest of which was ringed back in 1999.

Manx Shearwater

Today was another beautiful day weather-wise, flat calm and sunshine throughout.

looking towards the South End from Pen Cristin

George and Josie headed out to check more Manxie Burrows early afternoon and again, there were a couple of burrows still with eggs, but the majority now with chicks. It seems that quite a few burrows have been predated at egg-stage, but once we have been and checked all of them, we can work out a figure for definite.

Josie getting stuck-in with the Manxie checks.... quite literally!!

The evening was then spent having a socially-distanced curry night infront of the Obs, taking advantage of the pleasant warm evening. After, Josie and George headed North to catch Storm Petrels, as the overcast sky and flat calm conditions are ideal.

looking North from the Obs.

Other sightings of note today were: one Grey Heron, one Buzzard, one Peregrine, one Dunlin, 47 Whimbrels, one Curlew, one Redshank, two Common Sandpipers, two Black-headed Gulls, three Sandwich Terns, one Cuckoo, one Little Owl, six Swifts, one Robin, three Sedge Warblers, one Whitethroat, one Willow Warbler, three Great Tits and four Redpolls.