The wind had switched to northerly overnight and dominated the days weather, causing a few birds to drop on the island. A vocal Blue-headed Wagtail was on Solfach during the high tide before heading north alongside seven White Wagtails. A good variety of wading birds were also in Solfach, including the first Sanderling of the year, 15 Dunlins, three Turnstones, six Whimbrels, three Ringed Plovers and a Common Sandpiper. Three Jackdaws at the North End were the first for a while with a female Chaffinch new in at Cristin where the eighth Garden Warbler of the year was ringed. A Grasshopper Warbler was reeling around Ty Pellaf anbd a Swift went north. The wind dropped in the evening and saw a Short-eared Owl cruise north along the Mountain from Pen Cristin.

Blue-headed Wagtail © Ed Betteridge

Sanderling © Ed Betteridge

In the evening a nocturnal survey around the Narrows produced four Dunlins, a Ringed Plover, a 'Greenland' Wheatear and three Whimbrels including a bird ringed in 2020. All the Dunlins and the Ringed Plover were colour ringed with the new rings from the Mid-Wales Ringing Group. 

Other birds of note included a Grey Heron, a Kestrel, a Buzzard, a Merlin, a Feral Pigeon, nine Wheatears, two Sedge Warblers, a Blackcap, four Chiffchaffs, a Willow Warbler,  12 Swallows, nine Sand Martins, four Lesser Redpolls and six Goldfinches.

Pied Wagtail © Ed Betteridge