Monday 18th June

Yesterday, Bob, Lesley and Distillery Dave had carried out the WeBS count from Blackrock to Port Charlotte.   Their tally came to: 8 GND, 1 Heron, 3 Cormorant, 8 Greylag, 2 Mallard, 25 Eider, 23 Common Scoter, 18 Herring Gull, 40 Common Gull, 7 Gbb Gull, 1 Arctic Tern, 2 Sandwich Tern, 1 Curlew, 1 Sanderling, 15 Dunlin, 3 Turnstone, 37 Oystercatcher, 1 Common Sandpiper, 18 Ringed Plover, 1Tystie and 3 Gannets.