Chicks progressing well with regular feeding going on.  They can usually be seen in the middle of Ringed Plovers and Dunlins outside the nesting enclosure.  A Starling in the enclosure rummaging around for food yesterday, greatly upset some of the Terns and they were diving on it though the Starling simply hissed back and continued feeding.  Just to be on the safe side, I clapped my hands to move it on. 

The large influx of Terns seems to have reduced in numbers. 

The volunteers on duty at Baltray came across a juvenile Kestrel which seemed to be starving.  I believe that Leo and Breffni were feeding it snails and Maurice was called out to give some expert advice.  Having fed the bird, hopefully that will give it enough energy to survive and improve its hunting skills.  I went out to snatch a photo of it as it sat on a post just above one of our signs.  I got a few photos and got really close before it flew off.

Tommy was told that an adult Kestrel was killed on the golf course in Baltray by a Peregrine on Tuesday, so that was probably the parent of the juvenile.