The winds picked up again today as we prepare to receive the remnants of Hurricane Helene, but up until the afternoon it was still calm enough to encourage a fine passage of migrants over the island. The 2271 Swallows that moved overhead in the space of an hour was a pretty exceptional sight, most of them likely to be originating from Ireland. They were joined in the sky by 260 House Martins and six Sand Martins, whilst on the land a Whinchat was with 16 Stonechats and a Pied Flycatcher spent the day in the Plantation.

Two Fulmars, 17 Manx Shearwaters, 157 Gannets, three Grey Herons, 18 Mallards, seven Common Scoters, two Sparrowhawks, a Buzzard, three Kestrels, a Peregrine, two Ringed Plovers, a Snipe, 56 Curlews, three Redshanks, 22 Turnstones, an Arctic Skua, three Great Skuas, a Black-headed Gull, 137 Kittiwakes, 31 Sandwich Terns, three 'Commic' Terns, 121 Razorbills, six Sand Martins, 303 Meadow Pipits, five Grey Wagtails, a White Wagtail, a Whinchat, 16 Stonechats, five Wheatears, a Sedge Warbler, four Blackcaps, 31 Chiffchaffs, two Willow Warblers, 22 Goldcrests, two Spotted Flycatchers, nine Chaffinches, nine Goldfinches and 123 Linnets.

Island warden Siân assembled everyone for the nationwide Great British Beach Clean 2018 event. The Narrows were given a good clean up, resulting in a fair few interesting non-birdy finds. Are any of our readers missing a shoe per chance?