The wind turned south-westerly today, but it dint seem to halt finch passage too much. There were still large flocks of Goldfinches around the farm, the Obs garden and up at Nant, often mixed in with Linnets. A small flock of Siskins was in the Obs garden too, and Lesser Redpolls were seen and heard in small numbers.

One species that made for some nice variety was Redwing, there were ten around the island today, not a huge number, of course, but a sign of movement none-the-less. Eight of these were enjoying the hawthorn in Ty Capel garden. As has been the case recently, Robin numbers remained quite high, with many around the farm, Nant and the Withies, often given away by their persistent ticking. White Wagtail passage has nearly come to an end, we are now just recording a few per day and today was no exception, with two on the Narrows being the total.

Once again a large flock of seabirds, primarily Kittiwakes, but with many Herring Gulls mixed in was seen to the south-east. It was hard to estimate the number as they were flying in all directions, but roughly 2000 Kittiwakes and 400 Herring Gulls was the best guess. Gannets were also within in this flock, plunge-diving, amongst the Kittiwakes more delicate shallow dives.

The Eastern Yellow Wagtail was present once again in the Wetlands, showing as well as ever, and a Yellow-browed Warbler made an appearance in Ty Pellaf Withy later in the day, too.

Totals today include: nine Lesser Redpolls, 126 Linnets, 130 Goldfinches, five Siskins, 27 Chaffinches, 19 Goldcrests, two Chiffchaffs, one Blackcap, one Wheatear, 19 Stonechats, 24 Robins, 12 Dunnocks, 38 Meadow Pipits, 18 Swallows, 431 Herring Gulls, nine Great Black-backed Gulls, 14 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 54 Turnstones, eight Redshanks, 49 Curlews, three Snipes, one Merlin and 40 Gannets.