The weather today brought fresh and breezy conditions, featuring a West wind blowing at Force 6 with a rough sea state of seven and moderate visibility. A brief shower midmorning was the only precipitation recorded, while temperatures reached a mild 16°C.

Coastal view over the West Coast from the Narrows (c) Ezra Sherwell

Seawatching efforts recorded some strong movement throughout the day featuring 117 Gannets, 864 Kittiwakes, 26 Manx Shearwaters, two Common Scoters, two Great Skuas, one Arctic Skua, one Arctic Tern, 1993 Razorbills, 148 Guillemots, four Black-headed Gulls, three Mediterranean Gulls, and two Common Gulls all moving south along the west coast. Other seabird and coastal counts included 21 Shags, five Cormorants, 140 Herring Gulls, 12 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 13 Great Black-backed Gulls, 34 Curlews on Henllwyn, 10 Turnstones, four Whimbrels and three Redshanks. Raptors noted included 2 Merlins and a Peregrine at the North End.

Landbird migration and grounded passerines featured 33 Rock Pipits, 14 Meadow Pipits, one Pied Wagtail at Solfach, 13 Goldfinches, two Linnets, 19 Robins, nine Chiffchaffs, six Goldcrests, one Great Spotted Woodpecker at the Observatory and a Wheatear at the South End.

Marine mammal monitoring offshore recorded a Risso's Dolphin off the west coast. Insects noted were 4 Lunar Underwings at the Observatory, 2 Humming-bird Hawk-moths at the Observatory (including one in Joel's bedroom), and a Red Admiral at the Observatory.