Gannets - Dublin Bay

Mon Apr 26, 2010 2:43 pm

Lads,

Seeing a load of Gannets diving and feeding heavily in Dublin bay over the last 2 weks - any ideas out there what they're eating ?

Re: Gannets - Dublin Bay

Mon Apr 26, 2010 2:50 pm

saw some myself lately think there feeding on sandeel even though i heard the docks in galway was full of sprat

Re: Gannets - Dublin Bay

Mon Apr 26, 2010 10:02 pm

that should be a good sign i hope. Someone told me recently that there was loads of sandeels in dunlaghaire harbour

Re: Gannets - Dublin Bay

Mon Apr 26, 2010 11:31 pm

They're up as far as the Co. Down coast too... Saw a few diving last night.

Re: Gannets - Dublin Bay

Tue Apr 27, 2010 4:12 pm

midnight oil wrote:that should be a good sign i hope. Someone told me recently that there was loads of sandeels in dunlaghaire harbour


i saw ganzy loads of sandeel from the boat on the Bray side of Dalkey sound, terns diving all around me for em, and then a large shoal of good size Bass/Mullet (hard to make out exactly what species as they were about a foot below the water) chasing em through... bring on the sunshine and a good seasons fishing :twisted:

Re: Gannets - Dublin Bay

Tue Apr 27, 2010 5:25 pm

Lots of Gannets in Bray yesterday evening.