More north-westerlies today gusting at 32mph. It was made hard work by heavy rain throughout the morning, however, with clear skies to the east, the sun was shining through created an amazing rainbow over the West Coast.

The most noticeable movement was the Skylarks migrating overhead, every now and then you'd hear their chirruping call as they fly high over the island. There were four Redwings in the Obs garden and four up at Nant, too, one of which was caught in the afternoon.

Finches were once again around the farm and a ringing session in the afternoon yielded six Goldcrests, eight Goldfinches, three Lesser Redpolls, one Chaffinch, one Blackcap, one Linnet, seven Dunnocks.

Lesser Redpoll caught at the Farm this afternoon

Seawatching didnt produce many birds, 108 Kittiwakes, ten Mediterranean Gulls and 57 Razorbills were recorded. But unexpectedly, two Great White Egrets flew along the West Coast past the South End Hide, a great record and the second of the year!

Another good record was a Great Spotted Woodpecker which hung around the obs during the morning. This species has been recorded almost daily in the last week, so whether they are the same birds or passing through is hard to say.

At dusk, a Little Owl could be heard calling from near Carreg and the Barn Owl flew past the Obs and headed towards Ty Pellaf.