The fog from yesterday hung over the island all day today, though it thinned out slightly after early morning. The morning bird census got off to a different start with two Chaffinches singing in the Lowlands, a species that has struggled on Bardsey in recent years. Besides that were: six Teals on Pwll Cain, two Shelducks, eight Mallards, one Buzzard, one Merlin, one Peregrine, 111 Oystercatchers, two Curlews, 28 Redshank, eight Turnstone, five Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 43 Herring Gulls, three Kittiwakes, two Woodpigeons, 23 Meadow Pipits, nine Rock Pipits, five Pied Wagtails, 17 Wrens, two Dunnocks, three Robins, one Wheatear, one Stonechat, one Chiffchaff, one Goldcrest, four Magpies, two Jackdaws, two Choughs, one Starling and Redwings were heard passing during the night, along with the first Manx Shearwaters.

A female Stonechat, this is one of Bardsey's
breeding Species

A female Merlin, usually seen in close proximity
to Meadow Pipits at South End

Work continued as usual, with cleaning and sorting out the accommodation. During the afternoon, a short walk down to the Narrows and South End saw Grey Seals, of which there were 64 in total, but unfortunately the Wheatear numbers remained with just one individual for the day.

Grey Seals can always be seen at
Henllwyn Bay

A male (Northern) Wheatear 

We're nearing the end of March now, and there is a sure sense of migration around the UK. In the coming days and weeks, Bardsey will be experiencing influxes of many species, some will pass through and others will stay to breed.

Day two of fog on Bardsey!