Sunday 29th April

Today I saw a lark on the south end of the island. It was very small and pale, probably a short-toed lark but I did not see it well enough to be sure. We had a good search for it, but it eluded us. Later in the day Steve came up to the lighthouse and set about mending the washing machine. We replaced the pair of tights (which were acting as a drive belt) with an elastic band! It seemed to do the trick.