Yep, Pufflings are still being seen, amazing. At the moment there's plenty of Puffin activity, but the confirmed sighting of a youngster today took us all by surprise, so worth keeping an eye out for others. The Kittiwake fledging is continuing apace too, although the high winds over the weekend meant that large numbers were blown inland and have had to be given a helping hand back out to sea. Our oldest Gannet chick is now engaging in some furious flapping and looks set to take its first flight in a few days; thousands of other chicks are a long way behind it though and I'm not convinced some of of the others are hugely impressed by being bashed by its six foot wings! Ask the visitor centre staff to zoom the camera in onto pair 33 and then pop out onto the reserve and try and find the chick amidst the throng of other birds - the flapping will easily give it away.
Something to listen for is the creaky sound of Sandwich Terns; they're often difficult to see as they fly past, but there's plenty gathering offshore now and their presence should see the arrival of the piratical Arctic Skuas. Look for the sleek dark shape of the skua chasing the equally sleek, but smaller and white terns - probably the best way of finding both.
Around the reserve Tree Sparrow numbers are building and building and the cacophony is a welcome sound, knowing that they've seemingly had such a successful season so far. So too are the finch flocks building in numbers and the weedy field adjacent to the reserve is also proving a popular spot to sort out your pipits from your larks. Meadow Pipits are out numbering Skylarks right now, but strongly suspect that's because the larks have a habit of sitting tighter. If you are in the area, keep an eye out for Brown Hares as well; I was startled by one a few days ago, although to be fair we actually startled each other.