ae or two about the Saltees Islands
jnunon in Carlingford Lough. This sj
t,' but there and round the west and north
ies, although numbers of the smaller kind
nd the sheltered Sounds of Achill and D
The Common Seal is also common about
v Seal is also found.
inti:
—The Common S
will remain withir
year to the same rocks
as smooth and polished
unless other species take
oast of Wexford,
lirly numerous on
Grey Seal is the
nit Clew Bay, the
i, especially about
dstone in Galway,
so long as food is
tis will resort year
t surfaces of these
ting their ground,
them, so the latter
e, subject to wind
is not of a roving disposition . s
restricted area all its life. Seals
1 the same lying places until the
marble. Fish are always shift,
eir place the Seals must follow tl
>e absent from their regular resort a few days at a time,
eather. From a close study of the habits of these anir
;ider that the majority of those frequenting the east coas
tory, while those on the west are, except for local movement:
the big firths on the east coast may be swarming with Seals,
eek not one is to be seen. Their knowledge of the time o
a and grilse is very accurate, for about August i they an
south, reappearing again aooui int <
salmon movement takes place. After 1
they are not plentiful again until Ju
young ones. Certainly the majority <
immediately after pupping in the no
circumstances they do not bring forth
any part of the rocks of the east o<
or little islands between the Fames ;
1 More than one fish expert thinks that the ‘ fungus ’ ■
created by Seal-bites.
the north
otlaad are
aaary. At
the following
of the
11 strength
of the Tay estuary to meet the
■ first big m-s August 22.
^ thr!!' ? instances from
v ? they get them in the
will reach the upper
• tW.-k or tail.1 After the first
;■ along the coasts to north and
September, when a further big
'October few Seals are seen, and
when many appear with their
st coast Seals must work south
ds, for save Under exceptional
ones on the sandbanks or on
otland, there are no holms
Pentland Firth that are regularly
i certain seasons na the Tay and Tweed, is