The wind swung round to the south-east today which made the temperature a bit more bearable, immediately off the bat were more Goldfinches both in the garden, Nant and the North End. However, once again there was a distinct lack of Wheatears and Meadow Pipits.

The Ravens at Barcut are rearing four chicks, yesterday it seemed as though three were in the nest but another look today showed otherwise. A little recce was undertaken today to see if the nest would be safely accessible for ringing. 

In the afternoon, Stuart and Sam spent some time searching for marked Manx Shearwater burrows, this job can be frustrating if the sheep have been knocking posts over etc. but this time around it only took a matter of minutes to find the posts in each section.

Birds today: two Fulmars, 2500 Manx shearwaters, two Gannets, four Cormorants, one Grey Heron, one Sparrowhawk, one Merlin, one Peregrine, one Whimbrel, four Curlews, three Redshanks, six Turnstones, one Collared Dove, four Swallows, 41 Meadow Pipits, two Robins, four Wheatears, one Blackcap, four Chiffchaffs, two Willow Warblers, 25 Goldcrests, two Rooks, two Chaffinches, ten Siskins, 88 Goldfinches, 46 Linnets.