Northerly winds at force 4 provided good visibility, moderate seas at Sea State 3, and a temperature of 17°C.

Seabird movement was much lower today with 65 Manx Shearwaters, 19 Gannets, three Sandwich Terns, three Cormorants, and two Shags recorded. Waders logged across the island included 35 Oystercatchers, 20 Curlews, six Redshanks, six Turnstones, three Ringed Plovers, a Dunlin and a Whimbrel. Raptor sightings featured a Peregrine at the South End and a Sparrowhawk at the Observatory.

Passerine counts included a Grey Wagtail and seven White Wagtail on the South End, 33 Swallows, 12 Choughs, 10 Woodpigeons, six Willow Warblers, six Meadow Pipits, five Rock Pipits, five Stonechats, four Robins, four Chiffchaffs, three Greenland Wheatears at Narrows, two Pied Wagtails, two Whitethroats, two Blackcaps and two Linnets.

White Wagtail on the South End (c) Ezra Sherwell

Insect records were varied, headlined by three Migrant Hawkers, seven Meadow Browns, six Common Blues, three Silver Y moths, three Painted Ladies, two Red Admirals, a Small Copper, a Green-veined White, and a Humming-bird Hawk-moth at the Observatory.