Fresh southwesterly force 6 winds brought sea state 5 conditions, good visibility throughout the day, and rain arriving in the evening, with a maximum temperature of 18°C.

Seawatching passage off the West Coast included 149 Kittiwakes, 150 Manx Shearwaters, 50 Gannets, 44 Common Scoters, five Fulmars, and a single Arctic Skua. Terns moving along the coast included 54 Sandwich Terns, 24 Common Terns, 16 Arctic Terns, 11 unassigned Commic Terns, 25 Razorbills and seven Guillemots. Wader passage along the West Coast brought good diversity, headlined by two Curlew Sandpipers, a Golden Plover, and a Knot moving south in the morning. Additional coastal wader counts featured 30 Curlews, 16 Dunlin, nine Turnstones, seven Ringed Plovers, five Whimbrels, and a single Redshank. Other wetland and coastal species included 18 Shags, and five Cormorants. 

Kittiwakes (c) Steven Stansfield

Visible movement and grounded passerines included 32 White Wagtails, 16 Grey Wagtails, four unassigned alba wagtails, one Pied Wagtail, 42 Swallows, eight House Martins, 29 Linnets, 22 Rock Pipits, 17 Meadow Pipits, 11 Robins, five Chiffchaffs, two Willow Warblers, a male Blackcap on the Mountain, four Wheatears, three Goldcrests, three Stonechats and a Song Thrush.

Butterflies and insects active during the clearer parts of the day included 20 Painted Ladies, eight Clouded Yellows, five Red Admirals, three Small Coppers, two Large Whites, two Small Whites, two Speckled Woods, and a Humming-bird Hawk-moth.

Southerly force 5 winds generated sea state 4 conditions with good visibility and temperatures reaching a warm 20°C.

Offshore passage today was varied including two Arctic Skuas passing South End, alongside 17 Manx Shearwaters, 111 Common Scoters including one drake showing partial asymmetric leucism, 83 Gannets, 11 Fulmars, and 27 Shags. Terns moving along the coast included a Black Tern off the West Coast, 76 Sandwich Terns, and six Common Terns off the North End. Gulls and alcids were represented by 12 Kittiwakes, ten Lesser Black-backed Gulls, five Great Black-backed Gulls, four Herring Gulls, three Black-headed Gulls, two Yellow-legged Gulls, 13 Razorbills and two Guillemots. High numbers of waders passed by the West Coast during the morning with the highlights being two Curlew Sandpiper and a Snipe heading south off the North End. Additional shorebird records included 165 Dunlin, 14 Ringed Plovers, seven Sanderlings and seven Purple Sandpiper in passage and nine Turnstones, 19 Curlews, three Whimbrels and a Snipe on the coast. Raptors logged were a male Sparrowhawk in the lowlands and a Kestrel at South End. 

Fulmar (c) Joel Tragen

Mixed flock of waders (Dunlin, Snipe, Ringed Plover) moving past the North End (c) Joel Tragen

Landbird migration and grounded songbirds featured a Spotted Flycatcher at Nant, three Goldcrests, five Chiffchaffs, two Willow Warblers, a Blackcap, three Wheatears, five Robins, six Stonechats and a Song Thrush. Visible movement overhead included 20 House Martins heading south, eight Swallows, a Sand Martin off the North End, 14 White Wagtails, ten unassigned alba wagtails, three Grey Wagtails, three Pied Wagtails, eight Meadow Pipits, nine Rock Pipits and 17 Linnets.

Invertebrate activity was exceptionally high, led by 50 Painted Ladies scattered across the island, 10–15 Clouded Yellows, eight Red Admirals, three Small Coppers, three Common Blues, two Green-veined Whites, a Comma, a Speckled Wood, a Humming-bird Hawk-moth, a Silver Y, and a Migrant Hawker.

West winds at force 5 brought sea state 4 conditions with good visibility, dry weather, and a maximum temperature of 17°C.

Seawatching offshore was headlined by 30 Common Dolphins moving south off the West Coast alongside a brief feeding frenzy off the North End featuring 25 Manx Shearwaters and 29 Gannets (with possible tuna present). Additional seabird passage included four Fulmars, eight Kittiwakes, six Sandwich Terns, a single Balearic Shearwater off the West Coast, a male Common Scoter heading south off the West Coast and a Razorbill. Coastal sightings included 32 Curlews, 27 Shags, two Redshanks, a Snipe, a Whimbrel, and a Turnstone. Raptor sightings featured an adult male Sparrowhawk at the Wetlands and a Peregrine on the Mountain. 

Migrant passerines and grounded songbirds showed a steady presence, led by 10 Willow Warblers (two trapped and ringed at Nant), five Chiffchaffs (one retrapped at Nant), four Blackcaps, two Goldcrests (one trapped and ringed at the Observatory), a Sedge Warbler, and a Song Thrush. Visible passage and resident counts included 20 White Wagtails, eight unassigned alba wagtails, nine Grey Wagtails, 22 Meadow Pipits, 17 Swallows, four House Martins, 12 Linnets and seven Robins with one trapped and ringed at Nant.

Butterfly and insect highlights benefitted from the dry weather, featuring 12 Red Admirals, 11 Painted Ladies, a Comma and three Migrant Hawkers.

Comma in the Green Lane (c) Phoebe Moss