Tommy was at Baltray for 10am to find Maurice, Laura and Sylvan already working away.  Baz and Sean, Peter, Kieran, Anto, Cathal, Jacque and Patricia all turned out to help.  We hired a tractor and trailer this year and that made a huge difference to the workload, along with the fact that we didn't have chicken wire on the outside - we had to dig it out last year as it had been buried by the spring tides.

Also a big thanks to Dominic for organising storage facilities.  We had a picinic break at 12:30 and then straight back to work, but at that stage we had the bulk of the work done and by about 3 pm it was finished and oh how naked the beach looked....... and how quiet without the chattering of our Little Terns.  Julie and Bella paid a visit to see how we were getting on and we all marvelled at the beauty of this special place. 

Louth Nature Trust would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who contributed to the success of the 2008 project.                   You all know who you are  - 
You are the volunteers who week in week out, in good weather, but mostly in poor weather turned out to warden the beach, always in good humour and without complaint.
You are the people who turned out to help with the fencing.
You are the people who raised funds or provided a service for the project.
You are the people who put your dogs on leads while in the area.
You are the people who used a different route for your walk so as to avoid the nesting area.
You are the people who came out to check on how the project was progressing.


Thank you to the NPWS who funded the fencing, without which the project could not have gone ahead. To Maurice Eakin and his rangers for the time given to the project, we could not have managed without this help.  To the Louth Ranger Kieran Buckley for his unstinting help and support, we wish you the best of luck with the Grey Partridge Project. 
I cannot finish without mentioning our own Maurice Conachy  -  priceless!!