Sunday on Skomer

On a flat calm day managed to spend a couple of hours on and around Skomer. Not much on the island plateau except for a woodcock, a couple of robins, probably 4 redwing and a goldcrest but the cligffs were completely full of Guilli's Razorbills and Kittiwakes. The gulls are back in force and there seemed to be Buzzards everywhere - at least seven I think. The ponds very quiet - probably less than 20 teal and a couple of mallard. No Peregrine or Short-eared owls and no curlew seen or heard.

However there were 21 Purple Sandpipers at the long established South Castle roost which may be something of a record.