It was still cold with the wind still strong and from the Northwest. It was mostly dry with the odd hail shower. The visibility was so good that from the top of the Mountain you could see all the way round from Anglesey in the North to Pembrokeshire in the South. There was also views back inland to the snow capped peaks of Snowdonia.

View towards Snowdonia from the Mountain

Sam and Stuart went out around the mountain to check on the Manx Shearwater productivity burrows. These are marked by a red post and individually numbered. As you would expect, many are worn after the winter and will need repainting. Whilst around the East Side they checked on a Raven nest and found it had four chicks. These will hopefully be ringed if anyone is brave enough to climb down to them...

Raven nest

The strong winds were still putting a limit on the number of migrants on the island. Two Bullfinches were in the Withies, 37 Goldfinches were at the North End and at least one Siskin flew over the Mountain. A total of 11 Goldcrests were recorded and five Wheatears.

Birds today: 35 Manx shearwaters, 33 Gannets, one Grey Heron, one Buzzard, one Peregrine, one Snipe, one Whimbrel, two Redshanks, five Turnstones, one Black-headed Gull, five Puffins, one Collared Dove, 76 Meadow pipits, five Wheatears, one Song Thrush, five Chiffchaffs, seven Goldcrests, one Chaffinch, one Siskin, 37 Goldfinches, two Bullfinches, 18 Linnets