Weather

• Visibility: 15 miles
• Wind: 20-25 knts W
• Sky: Clear
• Water: small white caps

Boats/Visitors/Sightings

• Quite a few ecotour boats today, with a couple of private boats as well
• A weirdly shaped plane flew over this morning

Birds

• I spotted two Oystercatcher chicks near the crane as I was standing on the jetty. I grabbed a photo from far but they were gone by the time I got close. I have walked around the entire shore and haven’t seen any other chicks yet – looks like we had some literal early birds.
• Saw a harlequin duck near the east shore of the island. Photographed below.

Marine mammals

• Caught a lone orca swimming past Pedder Bay, but by the time I went to get a photograph it was gone.