Dorset Walks

Sunday September 20th 2009
Seashore Identification Workshop at Underbarn

list of species seen

Trip Report

I knew we were going to have a very low tide this afternoon but the weather had to be a gamble, so I was delighted when the strong easterlies that had been blowing all week dropped down to the most perfect calm and warm afternoon that we could have hoped for. So armed with our Wilkinson's food containers and orange plastic sieves we set out to see what we could find. We weren't disappointed...

The day's list...

Birds

Little Egret
Mediterranean Gull
Black-headed Gull
Herring Gull
Sandwich Tern
Robin

Fish

Rock Goby
Sand Goby
Blenny

Invertebrates

Sea-squirt
Hairy Crab
Shore Crab
Edible Crab
Porcelain Crab
Common Prawn
Common Shrimp
Rough Winkle
Edible Winkle
Flat Winkle
Flat Topshell
Toothed Topshell
Grey Topshell
Painted Topshell
Netted Dogwhelk
Brittlestar
Barnacle
Tube-worm
Limpet
Chiton
Snakelocks Anemone
Notable Plants

Eel-grass
Coralline Algae (Lithothamnion)
Carragheen
Bladder Wrack
Serrated Wrack
Knotted Wrack
Chanelled Wrack
Sea Lettuce
Velvet Horn (Codium)

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