Today saw all-around blue skies with just a slight north-westerly breeze, meaning it was bright and hot throughout. Stuart, Sam and Megan began the day by saying goodbye to our guests who have been staying for the week. 

After the guests had left, the obs staff went to check some Manx Shearwater burrows for occupancy, many of the chicks are getting nice and fat at this point, but we are still getting some that are a few days old, and even some eggs. 

Sedge Warblers were singing in the withies, but besides them, other warbler species did not make themselves noticed and we drew another blank day for Chiffchaffs and Willow Warblers. The House Martins in front of the obs are still very active and are on eggs, they are an amazing species to see so close up. There was a new species for the month today in the form of a Bar-tailed Godwit, which brought some more variety to the waders, as Common Sandpipers could also be heard calling on Solfach after dark. There was also the second Yellowhammer in three days, it flew over the South End in the early morning, this constitutes the third record of the year for the species!

Birds today: five Gannets, one Grey Heron, one Bar-tailed Godwit, seven Curlews, one Redshank, four Common Sandpipers, two Collared Doves, three Sedge Warblers, one Goldcrest, 22 Starlings, four Lesser Redpolls and one Yellowhammer.