The nest count at Baltray has now reached 27 and we think still rising, with a total so far of 46 eggs.

We think that 3 of the nests may be first attempts which were abandoned, each with 1 egg, so this would leave 24 nests, which is already up on last year, and at least 43 eggs.

We have to keep our fingers crossed that with the fencing and wardening that we'll manage to keep predators at bay.