So we set sail on Thursday last, enjoying one last visit to the chipper in Skerries before Eoin and Gerry of Skerries Seatours brought us out to Rockabill.
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| Three months of supplies......mostly just teabags..... |
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| Our last view of land before we set sail. (Skerries Harbour) |
As
expected, we were greeted by some curious seals at the pier and plenty of
screeching terns overhead. The number present were only a fraction of what will
breed here over the summer, but their numbers continue to build every day!
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| The Rockabill seals are always keeping an eye on us. |
So it's been a hectic week - we've been busy making the
island suitable for the Terns, we've had plenty of rain and sunshine as well as
gale force winds that have given us a rapid start to our species list for the
summer, and we've had our first eggs already...from two species! Expect blog
posts on all of the above and more in the very near future.... We also have
some new technology we'll be testing out soon, and our Roseate Terns are going
to be on TV !
Brian talking to Neil Delamare on Today FM, before leaving for Rockabill
Brian talking to Dave Fanning on 2FM a day or two into the season
And read a newspaper article on the upcoming season/adventure here: Inishowen News
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| Rockabill Island - May 2015 |
As ever, a big thanks to the National Parks and Wildlife
Service for funding the project, the Commission of Irish Lights for letting us
use the island, the guys at Skerries Seatours for dropping us and our supplies
out safe and sound, and to Dr. Steve Newton and Heather Cuddy for their help in
getting everything set up!
Expect plenty of updates soon!
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