Weather:

• Visibility 8 NM
• Sky clear changing to some cloud cover later in the day
• Wind 10-20 knots W
• Sea state: waves up to .5 m
• We had an interesting ‘burst’ of fog around 1700hrs: while outside we noticed the wind picking up quickly and a fog front moved over us such that we could see the edge of it pass overhead – the fog horn went off for maybe 5 minutes, and then the fog disappeared as fast as it came!

Marine Traffic/Island Visitors:

• Greg visited today
• There have been some eco-tourism boats, about 5 so far day.
• Some private vessels: mostly staying outside of the area and fishing, a couple of them came through and looked around.

Ecological Observations: 

• We noticed a pair of pigeon guillemots mating on the rocks above the jetty today, this is the first time we have observed this.
• Also near the jetty, the oyster catcher chick living in and above the intertidal area is growing quickly – it moves fast and sometimes strays away from its parents but cannot fly yet. It is still relying on the adults for food.

Census:

• 13 geese
• 12 oyster catchers
• 3 oyster catcher chicks
• 142 harbour seals
• 2 elephant seals
• 442 seagulls
• 2 sea lions
• Roughly 40-50 pigeon guillemots – these are hard to count!