Another nest with 1 egg has hatched and there are more hatchings imminent.  The latest hatching is at the southern end of the nesting enclosure while the previous ones are at the northern end!  It's quite a walk from one end to the other, so we will continue to concentrate on the northern end as it is more vulnerable at the moment particularly with people walking and dogs off their leads. 

The chick count is now 25 with 17 fully fledged and 4 flying well, they are within a week of fledging. 

The Peregrine has been seen a number of times patrolling the beach, it seems to be a juvenile.

As I left the beach last night around 6.30pm and went to the car, a flock of Swallows and Swifts were swarming around that area.  Both Andrew (who was taking over from me) and myself stood for almost half an hour watching their aeriel acrobatics.  They flew so close to us it was fantastic, they really put on a wonderful display for us, it was a truly magical moment.  I think that Andrew should have got a few good photos, though they were difficult to capture on camera.  I did however, get a photo of a Stonechat perched on the aeriel of my car. 

We are seeing a juvenile Cuckoo in Baltray, it is a strange sight hanging out with its tiny parent which I think is a meadow pipit.  I haven't managed to get a photo of them yet!