A break in the weather resulted in a calm day of light easterlies. Movement over the South End included a Woodlark, a Tree Sparrow, three House Sparrows, 78 Goldfinches, 21 Greenfinches, 111 Siskins, 105 Linnets, 90 Chaffinches, two Bramblings,  six Reed Buntings, 238 Starlings, 13 Rooks, 45 'Alba' Wagtails, five Grey Wagtails, 215 Meadow Pipits, 268 Skylarks, six Little Egrets and a Great Northern Diver went over. Additionally, seven House Sparrows, two Reed Buntings, three Lesser Redpolls, 40 Linnets, 67 Siskins, 23 Greenfinches, 89 Chaffinches, 35 Starlings, 27 Redwings, seven 'Alba' Wagtails, two Pied Wagtails, two Grey Wagtails, 41 Meadow Pipits, 108 Skylarks was recorded over the rest of the Island.

House Sparrow © Ed Betteridge

Ringing at Cristin in the morning produced the first Brambling of the year, a young female, as well as a Chiffchaff, six Goldcrests, three Redwings, a Lesser Redpoll, eight Chaffinches and a Goldfinch.

Brambling © Ed Betteridge

Lesser Redpoll (left) and Goldfinch (right) © Ed Betteridge

The portable Heligoland trap was put out on Solfach in the afternoon and successfully caught 11 new Rock Pipits and a Meadow Pipit.  

Rock Pipit  © Ed Betteridge

Other birds seen today included two Grey Herons, two Sparrowhawks, a Buzzard, a Merlin, a Water Rail, three Purple Sandpipers, a Dunlin, four Snipe, 45 Curlews, 17 Redshanks, 30 Turnstones. 949 Black-headed Gulls, 19 Common Gulls, 229 Mediterranean Gulls, 300 Kittiwakes, five Lesser Black-backed Gulls, two Collared Doves, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, six Song Thrushes, a Lesser Whitethroat, six Blackcaps, seven Chiffchaffs, a Firecrest, 18 Goldcrests and a late Willow Warbler.