Fauna
Mammals
Rabbits and Foxes are seen on most days throughout the year. Stoats and Weasels are less frequently seen. Both Pigmy and Common Shrews are present along with Wood Mouse. Bats are occasionally seen but rarely identified to species. Most of the more interesting mammal records involve marine animals.
Observations since 2001 are shown below:
2009
Jan.3rd  A Common Seal was seen offshore.
2008
Dec.22nd  A Common Seal was seen in the afternoon.
Dec.10th  A Brown Hare was seen.
Dec.3rd  A Brown Hare was seen.
Nov.27th  A Porpoise was seen offshore.
Nov.21st  A Grey Seal was seen during the morning.
Nov.6th  Two Porpoises were seen offshore.
Nov.3rd  A Grey Seal was feeding at the Patch in the afternoon.
Nov.1st  A Porpoise was seen offshore.
Oct.29th  Two Porpoises were seen offshore, two Brown Hares were seen in the Desert and a Hedgehog was seen near the Observatory.
Oct.26th  A Porpoise was seen offshore.
Oct.23rd  Two Porpoises were seen offshore.
Oct.21st Two Porpoises were feeding very close inshore this morning.
Oct.20th Two Porpoises were seen offshore.
Oct.19th Two Porpoises were seen offshore.
Oct.18th Three Porpoises were seen offshore.
Oct.17th A Porpoise was seen offshore.
Oct.16th A Porpoise was seen offshore.
Oct.13th Sadly, a dead Hedgehog was found on the road outside the Observatory. A Porpoise was seen offshore.
Oct.11th The Hedgehog was in the Observatory garden during the early hours of the morning.
Oct.8th The Hedgehog was in the Observatory garden again this morning and two Porpoises were seen offshore.
Oct.7th A Porpoise and a Common Seal were seen.
Oct.6th Two Porpoises and a Brown Hare were seen.
Oct.4th A Porpoise was seen.
Oct.3rd A Hedgehog was found in the Observatory garden.
Oct.2nd Two Porpoises were seen.
Oct.1st A Brown Hare was seen.
Sep.30th Two Porpoises were seen.
Sep.26th Four Porpoises and two Brown Hares were seen.
Sep.25th A Brown Hare was seen.
Sep.23rd Eight Porpoises were seen.
Sep.20th Two Porpoises and two Brown Hares were seen.
Sep.18th Six Porpoises and a Brown Hare were seen.
Sep.16th Three Porpoises and a Grey Seal were seen.
Sep.15th Two Porpoises were seen.
Sep.14th A Brown Hare was seen in the Desert.
Sep.11th Three Porpoises were seen.
Sep.10th Two Porpoises were seen.
Sep.9th Three Porpoises and a Grey Seal were seen offshore.
Sep.8th Three Porpoises were seen offshore and two Brown Hares were seen on the beach near the fishing boats.
Sep.7th Three Porpoises were seen.
Sep.6th Three Porpoises were seen.
Sep.5th Two Porpoises and a Grey Seal were seen offshore.
Sep.4th Two Porpoises were seen.
Sep.2nd Two Porpoises were seen.
Aug.29th At least six Porpoises were seen.
Aug.28th Two Porpoises were seen.
Aug.27th Three Porpoises were seen.
Aug.26th Four Porpoises were seen.
Aug.25th Two Porpoises were seen.
Aug.24th Six Porpoises were seen.
Aug.23rd One Porpoise was seen.
Aug.20th A Porpoise and a Brown Hare were seen.
Aug.16th Three Porpoise was feeding offshore and two brown Hares were seen in the Desert. 
Aug.14th One Porpoise was feeding offshore. 
Aug.13th Two Porpoises were feeding offshore. 
Aug.12th Four Porpoises were feeding offshore. 
Aug.11th At least five Porpoises were feeding offshore. 
Aug.10th At least four Porpoises were feeding offshore. 
Aug.9th At least five Porpoises were feeding offshore. 
Aug.8th At least eight Porpoises and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore. 
Aug.7th At least six Porpoises were feeding offshore. 
Aug.6th At least eight Porpoises were feeding offshore in very calm conditions this evening. 
Aug.5th Just two Porpoises and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore. 
Aug.4th At least five Porpoises were feeding offshore. 
Aug.3rd At least five Porpoises were feeding offshore. 
Aug.2nd At least five Porpoises and a Grey Seal were feeding close inshore. 
Aug.1st Rough conditions made observations more difficult than of late but at least six Porpoises were still feeding offshore.
July 31st At least 12 Porpoises and a Grey Seal were feeding close inshore. 
July 30th A nearly flat sea this evening revealed at least 20 Porpoises and a Grey Seal feeding close inshore. A Brown Hare was also seen on the Point. 
July 29th At least seven Porpoises were feeding close inshore throughout the day and a Hare was seen in the Desert.
July 28th At least nine Porpoises were feeding close inshore throughout the day.
July 27th At least 12 Porpoises were feeding close inshore throughout the day.
July 26th At least five Porpoises were seen.
July 25th At least five Porpoises and a Common Seal were seen offshore.
July 24th Two Porpoises were seen offshore.
July 23rd Six Porpoises and a Common Seal were seen offshore.
July 22nd Six Porpoises were seen offshore.
July 21st Only one Porpoise was seen offshore.
July 20th At least six Porpoises and a Grey Seal were seen offshore.
July 19th At least three Porpoises were seen.
July 18th At least six Porpoises were seen offshore and a Hedgehog (a very uncommon mammal on the Point) was seen outside the Observatory in the evening.
July 17th Four Porpoises were seen again.
July 16th Four Porpoises were seen again.
July 15th There was a noticeable increase in Porpoise activity today with at least ten individuals showing very well from the point.
July 14th At least three Porpoises were seen.
July 13th Four Porpoises were seen again.
July 12th Four Porpoises were seen.
July 11th At least three Porpoises were seen.
July 10th Three Porpoises were seen.
July 8th One Porpoise was seen.
July 6th Three Porpoises were feeding offshore and a Brown Hare was also seen.
July 4th At least three Porpoises were feeding offshore.
July 2nd A Brown Hare and two Porpoise were seen.
June 29th Four Porpoise and a Common Seal were seen.
June 26th One Brown Hare was seen.
June 26th One Brown Hare was seen.
June 22nd One Porpoise and one Brown Hare were seen.
June 20th One Porpoise was seen.
June 18th At least two Porpoises offshore and a Brown Hare on the beach.
June 17th At least three Porpoises were seen.
June 16th At least three Porpoises offshore and a Brown Hare on the beach.
June 15th Two Porpoises were seen.
June 14th There were at least three Porpoises offshore.
June 13th Four Porpoises were seen.
June 12th Two Porpoises and a Brown Hare were seen.
June 11th Four Porpoises were seen.
June 10th Two Porpoises were seen.
June 9th A Brown Hare was seen.
June 8th Two Porpoise were seen.
June 7th A Brown Hare and a large family of Stoats were seen.
June 6th Three Porpoises were seen offshore.
June 2nd The two Porpoises were seen again.
May 31st The two Porpoises were seen again.
May 28th The two Porpoises were seen again.
May 27th Two Porpoise were seen again.
May 26th Two Porpoise were seen.
May 25th At least four Porpoises and a Brown Hare were seen.
May 24th Two Porpoise were seen.
May 23rd One Porpoise was seen.
May 22nd One Porpoise was seen.
May 21st Two Porpoise were seen.
May 19th A Brown Hare and a Porpoise were seen.
May 18th Two Brown Hares were seen.
May 17th A Porpoise was seen.
May 16th A Brown Hare was seen.
May 15th Two Porpoises were seen.
May 14th Two Porpoises were seen.
May 13th A Porpoise and three Brown Hares were seen.
May 12th Two Porpoises were seen.
May 11th A Porpoise and a Brown Hare were seen.
May 10th A Porpoise and a Brown Hare were seen.
May 9th Two Porpoises were seen.
May 8th Two Porpoises were seen.
May 7th Porpoise, Common Seal and Brown Hare were all seen during the day. A young Hedgehog was also picked up.

In addition, although sightings of Stoat are almost daily and do not normally merit a mention, today we witnessed an adult (presumably female?) moving its litter of six young to a new burrow.
May 6th One Porpoise was seen.
May 5th Three Porpoises and a Common Seal were seen.
May 4th Three Porpoises and three Brown Hares were seen.
May 3rd Three Porpoises and a Common Seal were seen.
May 2nd Four Brown Hare and a Porpoise were seen.
Apr.30th Three Porpoise was seen.
Apr.29th Two Porpoises were seen.
Apr.28th A Porpoise and a Brown Hare were seen.
Apr.27th A Brown Hare was seen.
Apr.26th Two Porpoises were seen.
Apr.22nd Two Porpoises were seen.
Apr.21st Two Porpoises were seen.
Apr.19th Two Brown Hares were seen.
Apr.18th A Porpoise was seen.
Apr.16th Two Porpoises were seen.
Apr.13th A Porpoise was seen.
Apr.11th A Brown Hare was seen.
Apr.10th A Porpoise and a Brown Hare were seen.
Apr.7th A Brown Hare was seen.
Apr.5th A Porpoise and a Brown Hare were seen.
Apr.4th A Porpoise was seen.
Apr.3rd A Brown Hare was seen.
Mar.29th A Brown Hare was seen.
Mar.28th The Porpoise was seen again.
Mar.27th The Porpoise was seen again.
Mar.26th A Porpoise was seen.
Mar.25th A Porpoise was seen in the evening.
Mar.23rd A Brown Hare, a Common Seal and a Porpoise were seen.
Mar.18th A dead Hedgehog was seen on the road near the Pilot Inn.
Mar.17th One Brown Hare was seen.
Mar.16th A Porpoise was seen offshore and a Brown Hare was also seen.
Mar.12th A Common Seal gave superb views off the fishing boats.

The storms have brought a large deposit of sealife on to the beach with thousands of starfish, various shellfish, crabs and lobsters and even a few fish being washed up.
Feb.4th A Common Seal was seen.
Jan.30th Singles of both Common and Grey Seal were seen.
Jan.25th A Common Seal was seen.
Jan.16th A Brown Hare was seen.
Jan.8th A Grey Seal was seen.
Jan.7th A Common Seal was seen.
Jan.3rd A Porpoise was seen.
Jan.1st A Grey Seal was seen.
2007
Dec.3rd A Brown Hare was seen.
Nov.30th A Grey Seal was seen.
Nov.19th Two Brown Hares were seen.
Nov.18th A Brown Hare was seen.
Nov.12th A Porpoise and a Common Seal were seen.
Nov.11th A Porpoise was seen.
Nov.10th A Common Seal was seen.
Nov.7th A Grey Seal was seen.
Nov.6th A Brown Hare was seen.
Nov.4th Two Porpoises were feeding offshore during the day.
Oct.24th Two Porpoises were feeding offshore during the morning.
Oct.22nd One Porpoise was feeding offshore during the morning.
Oct.18th Two Porpoises were feeding offshore. 
Oct.17th Two Porpoises were feeding offshore and the third dead Hedgehog in as many days was found on the road. 
Oct.16th Two Porpoises were feeding offshore and a second dead Hedgehog was found at the northern end of the recording area. 
Oct.14th A dead Hedgehog was found on the road at the northern end of the recording area. 
Oct.13th Two Porpoises were seen. 
Oct.12th Two Porpoises were seen. 
Oct.9th One Porpoise was seen. 
Oct.8th One Porpoise was seen. 
Oct.7th A Porpoise and a Grey Seal were seen. 
Oct.5th Two Porpoises were seen. 
Oct.2nd One Porpoise was seen. 
Oct.1st Two Porpoises and a Grey Seal were seen. 
Sep.30th Two Porpoises were seen. 
Sep.28th A Grey Seal was seen. 
Sep.27th Only one Porpoise was seen. 
Sep.25th Four Porpoises were feeding offshore. 
Sep.24th Four Porpoises were feeding offshore. 
Sep.23rd At least six Porpoises were feeding offshore. 
Sep.22nd A Bottle-nosed Dolphin gave some very close views during the day and there were  four Porpoises feeding offshore. 
Sep.21st At least seven Porpoises were feeding offshore. 
Sep.20th At least five Porpoises were feeding offshore. 
Sep.19th At least six Porpoises were feeding offshore. 
Sep.18th At least five Porpoises were feeding offshore. 
Sep.17th At least ten Porpoises were feeding offshore. 
Sep.16th Four Porpoises and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore.
Sep.15th One Porpoise was feeding offshore.
Sep.14th Five Porpoises were feeding offshore.
Sep.13th Another new highest count of at least 22 Porpoises feeding offshore in the evening.
Sep.12th A new high count of 18 Porpoises were feeding offshore in the evening.
Sep.11th Six Porpoises were feeding offshore.
Sep.10th Six Porpoises were feeding offshore.
Sep.9th At least six Porpoises and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore.
Sep.8th Porpoise numbers appear to be building up with at least 17 animals feeding close inshore and often giving excellent views throughout the day.
Sep.7th At least 12 Porpoises were feeding offshore.
Sep.6th Eight Porpoises were feeding offshore.
Sep.5th At least seven Porpoises and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore.
Sep.4th At least six Porpoises and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore and a Brown Hare was also seen in the area.
Sep.3rd At least ten Porpoises were feeding offshore and a Brown Hare was also seen.
Sep.2nd Four Porpoises were feeding offshore and a Brown Hare was also seen.
Sep.1st One Porpoise was feeding offshore.
Aug.31st One Porpoise was feeding offshore.
Aug.30th Six Porpoises and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore again.
Aug.28th Two Porpoises were feeding offshore.
Aug.27th One Porpoise was feeding offshore.
Aug.24th Three Porpoises were feeding offshore.
Aug.23rd At least seven Porpoises and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore again.
Aug.22nd Three Porpoises were feeding offshore.
Aug.21st At least five Porpoises were feeding offshore.
Aug.20th At least five Porpoises and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore again.
Aug.19th At least five Porpoises were feeding offshore.
Aug.18th Two Porpoises were seen.
Aug.17th At least five Porpoises were feeding offshore.
Aug.15th One Porpoise was feeding offshore.
Aug.12th At least two Porpoises and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore.
Aug.11th At least ten Porpoises were feeding offshore during the afternoon.
Aug.10th Six Porpoises were feeding offshore.
Aug.9th At least three Porpoises were feeding offshore.
Aug.8th At least six Porpoises and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore.

Grey Seal
Aug.7th At least ten Porpoises were feeding offshore during the afternoon.
Aug.6th At least three Porpoises and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore.
Aug.5th At least three Porpoises were feeding offshore.
Aug.4th Five Porpoises were seen.
Aug.3rd Two Porpoises were seen.
Aug.2nd Two Porpoises were seen.
Aug.1st Two Porpoises were seen.
July 31st At least ten Porpoises were feeding offshore.
July 29th At least four Porpoises and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore.
July 28th At least three Porpoises were feeding offshore.
July 27th A very young Hare was seen today.
July 26th At least four Porpoises were feeding offshore.
July 25th At least five Porpoises and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore.
July 24th At least five Porpoises were feeding offshore.
July 23rd Four Porpoises were feeding offshore.
July 22nd At least nine Porpoises were feeding offshore.
July 21st Four Porpoises were feeding offshore.

There was a dead Badger on the roadside at the north end of the recording area.
July 20th A Brown Hare was seen.
July 19th Three Porpoises were feeding offshore.
July 18th A Brown Hare was seen.
July 15th