***************************************************** Saturday 8th February 2025 *********************************************************
Inch Lake is a Man made freshwater lake formed when dykes and embankments were constructed to drain the flat marshland between Inch Island and Bridgend. Blanket Nook is another area of freshwater formed in the same way to the southwest of Inch near the village of Newtocunningham.
These two lakes and the surrounding land support a large population of water birds. The most visible of these are swans. Mute ,Whooper and Bewick’s can be seen. The Mute Swan is the common swan that can be found in city parks but the other two species are winter visitors from Iceland (Whooper) and Siberia (Bewick’s) but for some years past a few Whoopers have been staying in our area through out the summer.
For contact:
Chris Ingram (sec)
086 370 0243, chrisingram43@hotmail.com
Tony Gallagher (chair)
087 383 2935, tonyg@sky.com
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