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.