We saw lots of births yesterday – the season is definitely picking up. Three of the known animals pupped yesterday – one of them did a great job of diverting the gulls away from the newborn pup. After giving birth, she moved a metre or two into a pool where she delivered the placenta. Moving back to the pup, it was left to an adult GBB to find the placenta and heave it (it weighs about 2-3 kgs) into the shallows where about 15 other gulls descended on it, all away from the pup and mum.
Luke and Amelia take time out to explore the interior of St Ronan’s cell in the village ruins.