This morning was a mix of sunny spells and more overcast periods, but it was warm and pleasant nonetheless. The rest of the day saw the temperature pick up a little more, and then wind began picking up in the early evening.

Sam and Mark headed out early to do census, and Dan headed out soon after too. Warblers seem to have stopped moving for the time being, but some other passerines were on the move today, with two Redpolls and one Grey Wagtail heading over the island.

Wheatears are building in numbers around the Narrows, with 12 present today and a total of 23 across the island.

Some wader passage is clearly evident too, with 53 Curlews today being the largest count by far this autumn and Whimbrels also increased to 15. Turnstone numbers were up too, 22 were on Solfach and 4 were on the South End, two of which came in-off the sea and one gave a quick burst of the song on the rocks - rather confusedly.

Whimbrel on the South End

Rock Pipits have also started to build up on the Narrows, so once the wind dies down tomorrow, we will aim to get the beach Heligoland trap up in the afternoon so we can start catching some soon

Later on, work recommenced on the rather battered Heligoland trap in the Obs Garden, it is hard work taking out all of the old, rusty staples which were used to hold the wire in place, but some headway was made, and we will start some rewiring soon.

Some more work on the Solar Panel area saw the start of some digging to fix the panels in place, but other than that, it was a relatively quiet day.

Other highlights today were: one Grey Heron, two Peregrines, two Purple Sandpipers, 15 Whimbrels, 53 Curlews, 11 Redshanks, six Common Sandpipers, 27 Turnstones, one Black-headed Gull, one Collared Dove, one Grey Wagtail, one Robin, ten Great Tits, two Redpolls.