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.
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| 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.


