Ireland - it would be Foley to write off the rest just yet...........

Sorry for another bad pun but again I'll blame Mark for this one. Owen has a healthy points lead over Niall in 2nd who in turn is closely followed by Eamonn. These scores may be outdated as I pinched soem from the wonderful blog http://patchbirdingireland.blogspot.ie/ so check there for the very latest. The comparative league see's Paul M pip Neal at Rathlin to the top spot by 1%, meanwhile patch challenge old timer Colin at Galley props up the table and points leader Owen finds himself 2nd bottom!

Ireland
Position	Name	Patch	Species	Points	%
1	Owen Foley	Ballycotton	120	159	49.6
2	Niall T. Keogh	Kilcoole/Newcastle/Blackditch ECNR	113	140	71.61125
3	Eamonn O Donnell	Ninch/Laytown	112	138	N/A
4	Dave Suddaby	Blacksod	96	130	60.18519
5	Tom M	Kilmore Quay	101	127	54.2735
6	Keith Bennett	Ballyquintin	99	126	N/A
7	Neal W	Rathlin Island	93	115	90.55118
8	Paul Walsh	Brownstown Head	92	114	78.08219
9	Michael O'Donnell	Kilmichael/Kilpatrick/Kilgorman	91	108	N/A
10	Colin Barton	Galley Head	74	93	44.71154
11	Jason Starbuck	Clea Lough/Toye/Shrigley	83	90	N/A
12	Kilian K	Tralee	74	84	68.29268
13	Alan Lauder	Wicklow Head to Broad Lough	66	75	N/A
14	Stephen McAvoy	South Dublin Coast	63	74	74.74747
15	Chris Murphy	Killough, incl. St Johns Pt	52	56	N/A
16	Paul Moore	IW 87 Midleton	66	76	91.56627
17	Declan Murphy	Wicklow Woodlands and Uplands	51	52	N/A
18	Richard Hunter	Lough Beg	47	49	N/A
19	Alan Lauder	Carrick Mountain	38	40	72.72727
20	David McCormick	Millisle	14	16	N/A
Ireland
Position	Name	Patch	Species	Points	%
1	Paul Moore	IW 87 Midleton	66	76	91.56627
2	Neal W	Rathlin Island	93	115	90.55118
3	Paul Walsh	Brownstown Head	92	114	78.08219
4	Stephen McAvoy	South Dublin Coast	63	74	74.74747
5	Alan Lauder	Carrick Mountain	38	40	72.72727
6	Niall T. Keogh	Kilcoole/Newcastle/Blackditch ECNR	113	140	71.61125
7	Kilian K	Tralee	74	84	68.29268
8	Dave Suddaby	Blacksod	96	130	60.18519
9	Tom M	Kilmore Quay	101	127	54.2735
10	Owen Foley	Ballycotton	120	159	49.6
11	Colin Barton	Galley Head	74	93	44.71154

Wales - South vs West vs North

The south coast proudly boasts the highest points total, Mathew pipping Ben at Bardsey by 2 points. Henry makes up the top three on the north coast, only 9 pts from the top.

Henry holds a large lead in the comparative table, 122% already is an impressive score. Below him it is very close with Marc (99%) & Graham (98%) about 0.2% between them in 2nd and 3rd.

Wales
Position	Name	Patch	Species	Points	%
1	Mathew Meehan	Newport Wetlands	119	142	N/A
2	Ben Porter	Bardsey Island	110	140	51.47059
3	Henry Cook	Conwy RSPB	119	133	122.0183
4	Ken Croft	Soldier's Point	108	128	N/A
5	Marc Hughes	Great Orme	97	123	99.19355
6	Julian Hughes	RSPB Conwy	105	114	N/A
7	Henry Cook	Little Orme	92	113	94.16667
8	Graham Powell	Ogmore to Southerndown	79	91	98.91304
9	Steve Stansfield	Bardsey Island	68	80	29.41176
10	Adam Tilt	Cefn Drum and Bryn-bach-Common	52	54	79.41176
11	Alison C	LlanfairTalhaearn	38	40	N/A
12	Paul Derbyshire	Penmaenmawr/llanfairfechan	0	0	N/A
Wales
Position	Name	Patch	Species	Points	%
1	Henry Cook	Conwy RSPB	119	133	122.0183
2	Marc Hughes	Great Orme	97	123	99.19355
3	Graham Powell	Ogmore to Southerndown	79	91	98.91304
4	Henry Cook	Little Orme	92	113	94.16667
5	Adam Tilt	Cefn Drum and Bryn-bach-Common	52	54	79.41176
6	Ben Porter	Bardsey Island	110	140	51.47059
7	Steve Stansfield	Bardsey Island	68	80	29.41176

The South Coast - Comparatively Close part 3

Andy J has a massive points lead, 41 pts, with Ian, in 2nd, also holding a comfortable 25 pt lead over Adam in 3rd. Mark L at our most southerly patch is currently last although 74 points is respectable as the patch is considerably smaller than 3km squares!

Andy J is also top of the comparative table, although his lead is somewhat less with Ian less than 0.2% behind him and with Chris in 3rd only 3% behind it is yet another really close mini league.

South Coast
Position	Name	Patch	Species	Points	%
1	Andy Johnson	Sandy Point	142	192	74.56311
2	Ian Roberts	Samphire Hoe	115	151	74.38424
3	Adam Faiers	Sandwich Bay	108	126	N/A
4	Joost Brandsma	Hythe	101	116	N/A
5	Cameron Bespolka	St.Catherines hill, winchester	104	112	N/A
6	Liam Curson	Cuckmere Haven and Splash Point	85	100	62.89308
7	Chris Powell	Chartham	90	98	71.01449
8	Mark Lawlor	Pulias Headland	66	74	56.92308
9	Andy Appleton	Haysden	0	0	N/A
10	Ashley Howe	Needs Ore NR	0	0	N/A
11	Barry H	Foreness point	0	0	N/A
12	Dave Boddington	Sheepcote valley to Brighton marina	0	0	N/A
13	Jacob Everitt	Arlington Reservoir	0	0	N/A
14	Jim waterman	Hamble Point	0	0	N/A
15	Michael Booker	Black Ditch/Poling	0	0	N/A
16	Tony Beckett		0	0	N/A
17	Craig Sammels	Pegwell Bay	0	0	N/A
South Coast
Position	Name	Patch	Species	Points	%
1	Andy Johnson	Sandy Point	142	192	74.56311
2	Ian Roberts	Samphire Hoe	115	151	74.38424
3	Chris Powell	Chartham	90	98	71.01449
4	Liam Curson	Cuckmere Haven and Splash Point	85	100	62.89308
5	Mark Lawlor	Pulias Headland	66	74	56.92308