By Kirsty Cox.
Another busy day on Lundy!
I started in the office catching up with seal based admin – IDing yesterday’s pup checks and making contact and sharing information with two other organisations who work with seals, one in Devon/Cornwall and the other much further afield on the Isle of Lewis!
Then after the official Lundy Island toast break, I helped Simon clean the Vestry as Tara and quite a few other staff are off island at the moment so it was all hands on the housekeeping deck to get the properties clean and ready for the next guests arriving on island today.
Before long there was the radio shout from the Oldenburg to say they were half an hour away so it was time to head down to the Landing Bay to take up my role as Pup Police. We have three pups in the Landing Bay at the moment. All of them are now fully moulted and weaned so they are experiencing life on their own and seem to be enjoying it so far! 
Moulted Seal Pup by Kirsty Cox
After Pup Police, it was back up to the office to finish a bit of admin before lunch and then I headed out on the daily pup check. The check was split into two halves today with my second stint of Pup Police in the middle so I could speak to people heading back to the Oldenburg in the afternoon.
Sadly today's pup check was a mixed experience. There was the joy of seeing three chunky weaned pups in the Landing Bay and another seven healthy looking pups on other beaches. But there were also two dead pups – one in the water and another on the beach beside its mother, which is never an easy thing to see.
Back in the office again, it was time to look at the photos from pup check to ID the pups and add the data to the ever growing pup check spreadsheet!
After a quick dinner in the Tavern, I attended the online Seal Alliance Masterclass meeting. It was a fascinating evening with talks about Photo ID Software, Social Solitary Seals, the Give Seals Space Campaign, the Flying Rings Campaign, and Seal Disturbance. Over 100 people were in attendance from all across the UK and so much knowledge was shared.
And when the meeting ended, it was time to switch the lights off in the office and the day was done!
Aside from the seals there were a lot of good sightings today. Thomas was heading off island and sent through his totals for the Oldenburg crossing! Not all were in the recording area but in total he saw 3 Manx Shearwater, 11 Common or Arctic Terns, a female Common Scoter, 100+ auks both Guillemot and Razorbill, 6 Gannets, Fulmar, 23+ Kittiwake, Herring Gull and a Great Black Backed Gull.