First dead baby seagull

Weather

  • Visibility: 15 miles
  • Wind: 20-25 knts W
  • Sky: partly cloudy
  • Water: Calm in the morning, small waves in the evening

Boats/Visitors/Sightings

  • An average number of ecotour boats in the area
  • A few fishing boats just outside Pedder Bay as well

Birds

  • Just when I thought the Seagulls couldn’t get any more aggressive, they did just that. Noticed the first dead baby seagull, possibly due to a predator bird, and the adult seagulls around it were extremely violent.

Marine mammals

  • 3 Elephant seals on the island today – all male.

Technical

  • Placing the new batteries on the insulated rack and the technicians’ work on the grid has made an impact – over the last 48 hours the island has only consumed 3% of the battery charge. Will continue to monitor charge and voltage over the week to see the effect.