It was a pleasantly warm and sunny day to be out in the field once the mist had departed. A male Ring Ouzel found on the mountain above Nant and a Grasshopper Warbler reeling in the gorse both spiced things up on the migrant front whilst a good number of other species were noted. Birds today including a Fulmar, a Gannet, five Cormorants, 22 Shags, two Sparrowhawks, a Buzzard, a Merlin, 126 Oystercatchers, four Whimbrels, two Curlews, a Collared Dove, two Little Owls, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Sand Martin, nine Swallows, a White Wagtail, just one Robin (!), ten Blackcaps, 30 Chiffchaffs, 27 Willow Warblers, 17 Goldcrests, the first Rook of the year, three Chaffinches, two Siskins, six Goldfinches, 34 Linnets, four Lesser Redpolls, a Crossbill and a Reed Bunting.

Migrant warblers can be found everywhere and anywhere at the moment, from the dry heathland of the east to the damp bogs of the west!

Ephraim has been making the most of Bardsey's beautiful night skies to create this amazing star trail photography. He's explained it to me before but I still don't have a clue how he does it.