The weather today brought some stormy weather with southwesterly force 6 winds, rough seas (Sea State 6), poor visibility, and morning rain showers, with temperatures peaking at 17°C.

Wader passage highlighted the day's sightings, headlined by 26 Bar-tailed Godwits passing over the Narrows. Additional shorebird records included 41 Curlews (40 along the West Coast), 25 Turnstones, five Whimbrels, four Ringed Plovers, four Redshanks, two Purple Sandpipers at the Narrows, and a Common Sandpiper. Seawatching off the West Coast and North End produced a passing Roseate Tern off the South End, 43 Gannets, 20 Common Scoters heading south off the West Coast, two Fulmars, two Manx Shearwaters, two Kittiwakes and two Teal at Pwll Gareth.

Gannet (c) Steven Stansfield

Vismig and landbird movement was led by 62 Swallows and a House Martin, with the majority of these seen passing off the Island from the South End. Grounded migrants and songbirds included a Whinchat (released from the roost at Cristin Garden Lane), eight Chiffchaffs, five Goldcrests, four Blackcaps, a Willow Warbler, 13 White Wagtails, 20 Rock Pipits and five Robins.

An evening of Manx Shearwater ringing produced 20 individuals ringed and 3 recaptured with the vast majority of these now being young birds.

Westerly winds shifting to southerlies at force 3 brought calm sea state 3 conditions, good visibility, and dry weather, with temperatures reaching a pleasant 17°C.

A Whinchat appearance in the late afternoon provided some excitement to a fairly quiet day on the ground and was later trapped and ringed during an attempted Swallow roost catch. Other landbirds on the island included 18 Blackcaps (two trapped and ringed at Nant), a Sedge Warbler at the Tŷ Planwydd reeds, nine Chiffchaffs (five trapped and ringed at Nant), seven Willow Warblers (two trapped and ringed at Nant), six Goldcrests (three trapped and ringed at Nant), 16 Robins (three trapped and ringed at Nant), two Song Thrushes (one retrapped), a Wheatear, 22 Linnets, 19 Rock Pipits and17 Meadow Pipits. Overhead passage included 17 Grey Wagtails (13 at Nant), 17 White Wagtails, 17 unassigned alba wagtails, five Pied Wagtails, 51 Swallows, four House Martins, a Sand Martin, a Skylark, and a late night Tree Pipit calling over the Observatory.

Whinchat (c) Joel Tragen

Passing seabirds off the West Coast included 24 Dunlin (19 heading south), 16 Kittiwakes, eight Gannets, eight Razorbills, two Common Scoters, a Fulmar, and a Manx Shearwater calling past Tŷn y Ffynnon. Coastal wader counts featured 40 Curlews at South End, nine Turnstones, four Ringed Plovers, four Redshanks, two Whimbrels, and two Common Sandpipers. The two Teal were still present on the wetlands.

Cetaceans featured two Common Dolphins off the West Coast and Grey Seal counts reached 106 individuals, with the pup count now up to six. Sunny weather prompted interesting butterfly and insect sightings, including 11 Painted Ladies, six Small Coppers, two Clouded Yellows, a Comma, two Humming-bird Hawk-moths, two Harlequin Ladybirds and three Migrant Hawkers.

South-to-southwesterly force 6 winds brought sea state 4 conditions, good visibility, and moderate rainfall until late afternoon, with a maximum temperature of 16°C.

Coastal waders and waterbird sightings included 30 Curlews at Tryfan, alongside nine Turnstones, four Whimbrels, four Ringed Plovers, two female Teal at Pwll Gad, a Dunlin, a Redshank, and a Common Sandpiper. The day's single raptor sighting was a male Sparrowhawk around the Observatory. An evening catch on the Narrows produced two Ringed Plover, one of which was a recaptured bird from earlier in the week and the other was new.  

Whimbrel (c) Steven Stansfield

Songbirds and small migrants noted across the island featured a Spotted Flycatcher at Nant, five Chiffchaffs, four Blackcaps, three Willow Warblers, three Goldcrests, five Wheatears, nine Robins and a Song Thrush. Visible movement overhead and resident counts included 19 Swallows, a House Martin, seven White Wagtails, two unassigned alba wagtails, two Grey Wagtails, 21 Rock Pipits, 12 Meadow Pipits, 20 Linnets, 

Marine mammal activity was highlighted by three Risso's Dolphins off the West Coast and Grey Seal counts reached 106 individuals across the island.