Not a very inspiring selection to report today with, migrant-wise, 3 departing Sand Martins overhead and a lingering Arctic Skua offshore ...

A temporary blip of overcast skies at dawn marked the passing a weather front but presaged no more than the later return of blue skies and p...

A short, sharp eastbound movement of c1000 Manx Shearwaters in the couple of hours after dawn was a surprise on another balmy day; 7 Balear...

With potential stifling heat alleviated by a pleasantly brisk breeze today wasn't too bad a day to be out and about. Overnight, a lone S...

The hopefully only temporary loss of the offshore gull flock was a grievous blow to prospects today since this and what it's attracted b...

  Fogged out for a lot of the day so less to report from the Bill than might have been hoped on a weekend day: 2 Balearics & 2 Arctic Sk...

  Still not a lot going on the bird front: the sea again on repeat, with 200 Manx, 3 Balearics and the Sooty Shearwater off the Bill; no ear...

Quieter offshore today in at first misty and later increasingly breezy conditions, with just 100 Manx Shearwaters , 20 Mediterranean Gulls ,...

  A diary date for Obs members: this year's AGM will be held at the Obs at 4.30pm on Saturday 19th July; as usual, refreshments will be ...

22nd June  Big movement of Manx developed as the wind freshened this afternoon - at least 1200/hour by the evening; the Sooty Shearwater sti...

  Manx mostly departed from local waters for the time being but still min 13 Balearics off the Bill. Med Gulls continuing to increase with 1...

  Reduced nos of Manx offshore today but the Sooty and 15 Balearics still about; also 24 Com Scoter, 15 commic terns, a Curlew, a Whimbrel a...

  Still more than 1000 Manx offshore this mrng + min 10 Balearics (suspicions of more - c45 - later but not completely clinched in the shock...

  Manx still dominating on the bird front - c1000 offshore at the Bill this mrng along with the Sooty Shearwater (first time that's been...

Still more than 200 Manx offshore + at least 3 Balearics and 15 Med Gulls lingering; also 40 Common Scoter, 3 Teal and a Whimbrel thru. A H...

Good numbers of Manx offshore today - at least 500 off the Bill + 8 Balearics and an Arctic Skua. Migrants incl 3 Whimbrel, a Grey Heron an...

The day's only reports were of a steady trickle of Manx Shearwaters heading back west off the Bill, where 6 Balearic Shearwaters and a...

  Sooty Shearwater still off the Bill during the morning + a single Balearic and an Arctic Skua; c300 Manx thru east/lingering during the ev...

Post-breeding dispersal getting going with Med Gull nos up to 35 off the Bill, also 31 Common Scoter 'departing' west; the Sooty She...

  Last night's moth migration a wee bit disappointing at the Obs: Bird's Wing only the second island record and Chequered Grey a goo...

Sooty Shearwater still lingering offshore; Manx increased today but fewer Balearics, also 37 Common Scoter and a GNDiver thru on the sea. Q...