Tuesday 29th May

Today I did a tour of the island surveying Oystercatcher nests. Quite a pleasant task you would think but this is not the case! Oystercatchers are one of the most wary, loud, aggressive waders. When you are around their nests I think one word sums them up: hysterical. Two or three hours of their constant noise could drive even the most patient person mad. I got the survey done as quickly as possible and found about 30 nests.