There was a scattering of clouds today, with sunny intervals warming the island and a calm breeze passing over the island. It was a little quieter today on the bird front, but the day still held its surprises.

A Yellow-legged Gull was a surprise find passing off the North End today becoming only the seventh record for the island, but the fourth record in three years. Also noted passing by were 7050 Manx Shearwaters and one Common Scoter.

Again, Solfach was bustling with activity holding the majority of the waders recorded today which included five Ringed Plovers, one Lapwing, one Knot, one Dunlin, 11 Whimbrel, ten Curlews, 12 Redshanks, three Common Sandpipers, 19 Turnstones and the first Green Sandpiper of the year!

A small number of hirundines were noted passing overhead totalling 37 Swallows and 11 House Martins, also logged were four Grey Wagtails. Inland a Song Thrush, five Sedge Warblers, two Whitethroats, one Blackcap and 21 Willow Warblers were the best of the rest.

Wednesdays have become growth rate monitoring day since our first Manx Shearwaters hatched a little over a month ago, some chicks have already hit their peak weight, whereas other are only in their second or third week of life.