Skomer........first dates

10th;-
First Puffins out to sea.
11th;-
First Manxie on land
12th;-
Hen Harrier (ring tail)
4 Chiffchaff, 7 Goldcrest, 100 Starling, 2 Chaffinch
13th;-
First Stonechat, 4 Chiffchaff, 6 Goldcrest, 40 Jackdaw
14th;-
Several Manxies heard during bird log
Numbers of Gannets around the island increasing (36 today)
13 Cormorant flying over in a flock
1 Grey Heron - Sarah Harris Skomer tick.
Hen Harrier (ring tail), 8 Buzzard, 74 Oystercatcher, 1 Dunlin, 8 Turnstone, 31 Kittiwake,
1 Puffin,
194 Meadow Pipits!!!!! (usually c.50 territories on the island come proper breeding time)
4 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, Peacock butterfly, 68 Grey Seals.

Chris- Warden