Saturday 22 May 2010

15:00 Sunny 25 o C. Wind W 6mph. Humidity 51%. Pressure 1028 mB. Visibility good. High tide today 18:23, 7.97m

The terns are back, standing on the pontoons. No nest building as yet. There are a few old tyres, painted in a light colour, along the pontoons where the birds are. Hopefully these will make suitable nesting site.

The swans have remained in the nest they started some weeks ago, it is now looking far more substantial.



If anybody is in need of some light exercise, there's a sponsored walk around the dock on June 6th, to raise funds for The SPACE Centre

Forms available at the SPACE centre (01772 760403) or the Marina.

Wednesday 19 May 2010

Docklands Days have been away for the past few weeks, watching marine wildlife around the Western Isles.

15:00 Grey cloud 15 o C. Wind SSW 6mph. Humidity 76%. Pressure 1028 mB. Visibility moderate. High tide today 15:01, 8.39m

Spring is well and truly sprung around the dock, the trees are looking beautiful in all their fresh greenery.

The swans are still around their nest on the pontoons near the apartments.

There are 2 families of coots nesting on the pontoons close to the Green Frog this year. It's amazing that the coot chicks manage to survive the attentions of the blackbacked gulls, but they do somehow. The nests are ingenious constructions of twigs, straw and fast food cartons, and it's quite comical watching the male presenting the female with drinking straws etc. for her approval.


2 Terns have been flying around the dock today, have not yet seen any sign of a nest.