Gentle southerly Force 2 winds brought calm conditions (Sea State 2) and very good visibility with no precipitation and mild temperatures reaching 16°C.

Evening view over the South End and Narrows from Pen Cristin (c) Ezra SHerwell

Coastal and seawatching counts featured seven Kittiwakes, four Gannets and two Razorbills along the West Coast, a Teal at Solfach, 39 Curlews at the Narrows, 19 Purple Sandpipers at the Narrows, 16 Turnstones, seven Whimbrels, seven Redshanks moving from the Narrows to Solfach, three Ringed Plovers, and two Golden Plovers. Gull records featured 54 Herring Gulls, one Lesser Black-backed Gull at Solfach four Great Black-backed Gulls, four Mediterranean Gulls, a Black-headed Gull and a Common Gull. One secretive Water Rail was also recorded at Nant.

Landbird sightings delivered some new arrivals on the island, highlighted by two Great Spotted Woodpeckers caught and ringed at Nant and a Crossbill over the Observatory. Other passage counts included 55 Skylarks, 42 Meadow Pipits, 15 Alba Wagtails, seven Grey Wagtails, nine Siskins, seven Goldfinches, 22 Chaffinches and 23 Linnets. Passerine counts around the island featured 29 Robins, seven Chiffchaffs, two Blackcaps, seven Goldcrests, three Spotted Flycatchers, two Swallows, two Woodpigeons, and a Wheatear along the West Coast.

Grey Seal counts totaled 124 adults across island haul-out, along with 29 pups spread around the coast.

Strong southerly Force 6 winds accompanied by rain passing through in bands until midday kept the bird activity fairly quiet, especially in the morning, with little movement and most landbirds strictly keeping to sheltered areas and thick undergrowth. As the weather improved into the afternoon with less wind, reachign a maximum of 17°C a few birds started appearing including a Whinchat in the Wetlands and a Lesser Whitethroat at Ty Pellaf. Other passerines observed included 18 Chiffchaffs mostly at Nant, one Blackcap, seven Goldcrests, two Spotted Flycatchers, 40 Robins, 15 Linnets, two Goldfinches, nine Meadow Pipits, five Rock Pipits, and three Swallows. 

Lesser Whitethroat at Ty Pellaf (c) Ezra Sherwell

Seawatching and coastal counts featured a steady mix of seabirds, waterfowl, waders, and gulls.This included 12 Gannets, 17 Razorbills, three Kittiwakes, four Black-headed Gulls and two Common Gulls on Solfach, 45 Curlews over the Narrows, 14 Turnstones at Solfach, two Ringed Plovers  a Dunlin on Solfach, one Snipe, and a Whimbrel along the West Coast. 

Insect activity yielded seven Humming-bird Hawk-moths, 15 Red Admirals, three Painted Ladies, a Clouded Yellow at North Observatory, a Comma at the Observatory and four Bedstraw Hawkmoth caterpillars on the fuchsia at the Observatory. 

The highlight of the day came from a Red-breasted Flycatcher found down in Cristin Withy mid-morning. The rest of the island was fairly quiet throughout the day, however, some small numbers of passage migrants were evident. This included four Blackcaps, eight Chiffchaffs, eight Goldcrests, seven Skylarks, three Grey Wagtails, three Alba Wagtails, one Siskin and two Goldfinches over the wetlands, 28 Linnets, 26 Robins, 26 Rock Pipits, 23 Meadow Pipits, 30 Swallows, and a Song Thrush.

Red-breasted Flycatcher in the Withies (c) Joel Tragen

Offshore and coastal sightings included 222 Kittiwakes, 126 Razorbills, seven Guillemots, 20 Gannets, three Manx Shearwaters, 35 Curlews, two Whimbrels on Solfach, 16 Turnstones at Solfach, four Purple Sandpipers at the Narrows, three Ringed Plovers at Henllwyn, a Dunlin, a Redshank, one Common Sandpiper and a single Teal at Pwll Gareth.

Despite fairly strong southwesterly Force 5 winds which created moderate sea state 3, the visibility was excellent and the temperatures mild, peaking at 17°C enabling some insect records to be collected. This included 19 Red Admirals (largely at Nant), a Small Copper in the Wetlands, a Common Blue near the Observatory and two Humming-bird Hawk-moths at the Observatory.