Recording Marine Life
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Paula Ferris's records
| Number seen/Abundance | Date | Location | Comments | Species |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | 2007-05-04 | Combesgate Combesgate, north end Woolacombe Bay. |
in sand - in rock pools and along rocks where sand/water trapped | Aulactinia verrucosa |
| 5 | 2007-05-04 | Combesgate Combesgate, north end Woolacombe Bay. |
gulley at low tide | Trivia monacha |
| several patches | 2007-05-04 | Combesgate Combesgate, north end Woolacombe Bay. |
on rocks mid shore | Botryllus schlosseri |
| 20 | 2007-05-04 | Combesgate Combesgate, north end Woolacombe Bay. |
Rock pools & base of gulley rocks, up to 8cm | Urticina felina |
| 10 | 2007-05-04 | Combesgate Combesgate, north end Woolacombe Bay. |
Base of rocks exposed at low tide, up to 7 cm | Actinia fragacea |
| 3 | 2007-05-04 | Combesgate Combesgate, north end Woolacombe Bay. |
Rock pools & gullies, 20 cm | Asterias rubens |
| 5 | 2007-05-04 | Combesgate Combesgate, north end Woolacombe Bay. |
In sand at base rock pools, gully edges, up to 5cm diam | Cereus pedunculatus |
| 1 | 2007-05-31 | Downend Downend, rocky headland between Croyde & Saunton |
mid shore grazing on rock, 3 cm | Onchidella celtica |
| 3 | 2007-05-31 | Downend Downend, rocky headland between Croyde & Saunton |
mid shore, under stones, 8 - 10cms | Lipophrys pholis |
| 50 | 2007-05-31 | Downend Downend, rocky headland between Croyde & Saunton |
Lining gully between mid and low shore, up to 10cm diam | Actinia fragacea |
| 6 | 2007-05-31 | Downend Downend, rocky headland between Croyde & Saunton |
Hiding in brevices, small to large | Cancer pagurus |
| 30 | 2007-05-31 | Downend Downend, rocky headland between Croyde & Saunton |
In rock pools and cracks in rocks mifd shore, up to 4cm diam | Aulactinia verrucosa |
| 1 | 2007-05-31 | Downend Downend, rocky headland between Croyde & Saunton |
Well under overhang in deep rock pool, mid shore, 8 -10 cm | Urticina felina |
| 100s | 2007-05-31 | Downend Downend, rocky headland between Croyde & Saunton |
all the usual places | Actinia equina |
| 3 | 2007-06-02 | Downend Downend Headland, between Croyde & Saunton |
On rocks, in gulley, at low tide, 3cm | Onchidella celtica |
| Abundant | 2007-06-02 | Downend Downend Headland, between Croyde & Saunton |
Actinia equina | |
| 20 | 2007-06-02 | Downend Downend Headland, between Croyde & Saunton |
A few large mature crabs in crevices, many small crabs under stones | Carcinus maenas |
| 5 | 2007-06-02 | Downend Downend Headland, between Croyde & Saunton |
In recessed pools & at base gully, 6 - 10 cm diam | Urticina felina |
| 5 | 2007-06-02 | Downend Downend Headland, between Croyde & Saunton |
Wedged into corners in rock pools, up to 3cm diam | Cereus pedunculatus |
| 1 | 2007-06-02 | Downend Downend Headland, between Croyde & Saunton |
Under stone amongst debris, low shore | Eulalia viridis |
| 4 | 2007-06-02 | Downend Downend Headland, between Croyde & Saunton |
Under stones mid - low shore, up to 10cm | Lipophrys pholis |
| 1 | 2007-06-02 | Downend Downend Headland, between Croyde & Saunton |
Colony 4 x 4 cm, on gulley wall, low shore | Botryllus schlosseri |
| 3 | 2007-06-17 | Saunton North side Saunton Beach. |
Laying eggs on steep rock facing top of beach, 15mm | Facelina auriculata |
| 12 | 2007-06-17 | Saunton North side Saunton Beach. |
various positions on rocks at low water, from 10 - 25mm | Onchidella celtica |
| 3 colonies | 2007-06-17 | Saunton North side Saunton Beach. |
at base of rock in gulley, and on unidentifiable seaweed | Botryllus schlosseri |
| 1 | 2007-06-17 | Saunton North side Saunton Beach. |
hatchlings on hydroid seen under microscope at home, <1mm | Polycera quadrilineata |
| 1 | 2007-07-05 | Downend Downend between Croyde & Saunton, North Devon |
On hydroid attached to serrated wrack on strandline, 3mm | Polycera quadrilineata |
| 10 | 2007-07-05 | Downend Downend between Croyde & Saunton, North Devon |
<1mm on hydroids collected from strandline | Eubranchus farrani |
| 30 | DD/MM/YYYY | Polzeath, beach & rocks to north of beach. |
Stranded on shore, mainly damaged, a few still alive | Dosima fascicularis |
| 100 | DD/MM/YYYY | Polzeath, beach & rocks to north of beach. |
Scattered across the sides of a gully at low tide | Onchidella celtica |
| 1 | DD/MM/YYYY | Polzeath, beach & rocks to north of beach. |
25cm, under stone in rock pool attacking dog whelk | Marthasterias glacialis |
| 1 | DD/MM/YYYY | Polzeath, beach & rocks to north of beach. |
In rock pool | Asterina gibbosa |
| Numerous patches, roughly 30 | 2007-07-31 | Bucks mills beach, near clovelly. |
under overhangs at low tide, just 2 patches green, rest reddish brown | Botryllus schlosseri |
| 1 juvenile | 2007-08-03 | Lee bay, near Ilfracombe. |
bright green 10cm juv. in shallow water | Labrus bergylta |
| 1 | 2007-08-03 | Lee bay, near Ilfracombe. |
in rockpool mid shore | Coryphoblennius galerita |
| 2 | 2007-08-03 | Lee bay, near Ilfracombe. |
<10 cm, under week at rock edge low shore | Nerophis lumbriciformis |
| 3 | 2007-08-04 | Barricane & Coombesgate, woolacombe. |
large anemones in rockpools alongside Cgate gulley | Urticina felina |
| 2 | 2007-08-04 | Barricane & Coombesgate, woolacombe. |
In Cgate gulley, dozens present in April | Morchellium argus |
| 1 | 2007-08-04 | Barricane & Coombesgate, woolacombe. |
Crevice at Cgate, also I seen at each of Buck's Mills & Barricane earlier in week | Asterina gibbosa |
| 3 | 2007-08-30 | Coombesgate, north Woolacombe beach. |
feeding on ascidians in gulley | Trivia monacha |
| Dozens | 2007-08-30 | Coombesgate, north Woolacombe beach. |
under sand at rock edges, to 400mm | Anthopleura thallia |
| 2 | 2007-08-30 | Coombesgate, north Woolacombe beach. |
in shallow water over sand | Pomatoschistus minutus |
| 1 | 2007-08-30 | Coombesgate, north Woolacombe beach. |
Burying into sand under shallow water | Echiichthys vipera |
| 2 | 2007-08-30 | Coombesgate, north Woolacombe beach. |
Under cover in rock pools | Taurulus bubalis |
| 20 | 2007-08-30 | Coombesgate, north Woolacombe beach. |
Towards base of gulley wall under water, 20mm | Clavelina lepadiformis |
| 3 | 2007-08-30 | Coombesgate, north Woolacombe beach. |
Rock pools, including one 800mm diameter | Urticina felina |
| abundant | 2007-08-30 | Coombesgate, north Woolacombe beach. |
Rock pools and gullies, sizes to 600mm | Aulactinia verrucosa |
| 6 | 2007-08-30 | Coombesgate, north Woolacombe beach. |
Hanging from dark corners in gullies | Morchellium argus |
| A dozen + | 2007-08-29 | Hele Bay, Near Ilfracombe |
In rock pools, to 70mm | Cereus pedunculatus |
| 7 | 2007-08-29 | Hele Bay, Near Ilfracombe |
Under overhang & in crevice 12 above shore | Bispira volutacornis |
| 6 | 2007-08-29 | Hele Bay, Near Ilfracombe |
Grazing on low shore rocks | Calliostoma zizyphinum |
| One sizeable patch | 2007-08-29 | Hele Bay, Near Ilfracombe |
Under serrated wrack on rocks | Botrylloides leachii |
| 4 | 2007-08-29 | Hele Bay, Near Ilfracombe |
under stones on low shore | Lepadogaster lepadogaster |
| abundant small patches | 2007-09-01 | Downend, Croyde, immediately south of headland. |
under stones, on weed at low tide | Dendrodoa grossularia |
| 6 | 2007-09-01 | Downend, Croyde, immediately south of headland. |
Feeding on ascidians, including one unusual yellow form of ? cowrie | Trivia monacha |
| abundant | 2007-09-01 | Downend, Croyde, immediately south of headland. |
often alongside schlosseri | Botrylloides leachii |
| 1 | 2007-09-01 | Downend, Croyde, immediately south of headland. |
Under stone, disc 10mm approx. | Ophiothrix fragilis |
| 1 | 2007-09-28 | Barricane and Coombesgate Barricane & Coombesgate, Woolacombe Bay |
mid shore rock pool, 120mm | Taurulus bubalis |
| 6 | 2007-09-28 | Barricane and Coombesgate Barricane & Coombesgate, Woolacombe Bay |
mid shore rock pools, some mating, around 120mm, various colours greenish brown, red and black | Aplysia punctata |
| 2 | 2007-09-28 | Barricane and Coombesgate Barricane & Coombesgate, Woolacombe Bay |
overhang above rock pool | Asterina gibbosa |
| 12 | 2007-09-28 | Barricane and Coombesgate Barricane & Coombesgate, Woolacombe Bay |
towards base of exposed rock in gulley on low shore | Clavelina lepadiformis |
| 5 | 2007-09-28 | Barricane and Coombesgate Barricane & Coombesgate, Woolacombe Bay |
feeding on overhangs in gullies on low shore | Trivia monacha |
| 20 | 2007-10-10 | Barricane and Coombesgate Barricane and Coombesgate, Woolacombe |
All closed. Mid shore rock pools Barricane in cracks, up to 55mm | Cereus pedunculatus |
| 50 | 2007-10-10 | Barricane and Coombesgate Barricane and Coombesgate, Woolacombe |
Mid shore rock pools across whole area | Anemonia viridis |
| 3 | 2007-10-10 | Barricane and Coombesgate Barricane and Coombesgate, Woolacombe |
3 on vertical rocks lining gully at Coombesgate | Trivia arctica |
| 1 | 2007-10-10 | Barricane and Coombesgate Barricane and Coombesgate, Woolacombe |
On sea lettuce, small rockpool Barricane, low shore.About 30mm - image toBecky | Haliclystus auricula |
| 2 | 2007-10-10 | Barricane and Coombesgate Barricane and Coombesgate, Woolacombe |
On Overhang in gulley, Coombesgate | Asterina gibbosa |
| abundant | 2007-10-10 | Barricane and Coombesgate Barricane and Coombesgate, Woolacombe |
all over | Palaemon serratus |
| 12 | 2007-10-10 | Barricane and Coombesgate Barricane and Coombesgate, Woolacombe |
low tide Coombesgate - all sizes | Necora puber |
| abundant | 2007-10-10 | Barricane and Coombesgate Barricane and Coombesgate, Woolacombe |
Mainly < 20mm | Lipophrys pholis |
| 2 | 2007-10-11 | Barricane Beach towards Grunta, woolacombe |
Overhanging rocks, low shore | Trivia monacha |
| abundant | 2007-10-11 | Barricane Beach towards Grunta, woolacombe |
rock cracks and crevice, lower shore | Nucella lapillus |
| abundant | 2007-10-11 | Barricane Beach towards Grunta, woolacombe |
From high shore in rock pools, damp places | Osilinus lineatus |
| abundant | 2007-10-11 | Barricane Beach towards Grunta, woolacombe |
As above, lower down shore | Gibbula umbilicalis |
| A few | 2007-10-11 | Barricane Beach towards Grunta, woolacombe |
Mid shore | Littorina saxatilis |
| 7 | 2007-10-11 | Barricane Beach towards Grunta, woolacombe |
One >10cm, rest <5 cm | Lipophrys pholis |
| 1 | 2007-10-11 | Barricane Beach towards Grunta, woolacombe |
under weed, low shore, 12cm | Ciliata mustela |
| 1 | 2007-10-11 | Barricane Beach towards Grunta, woolacombe |
<10cm in rock pool low shore | Ammodytes tobianus |
| 1 | 2007-10-11 | Barricane Beach towards Grunta, woolacombe |
small conger, 10cm diam?, upper low shore, in crevice | Conger conger |
| 1 | 2007-10-11 | Barricane Beach towards Grunta, woolacombe |
6cm in rock pool alongside low shore gulley | Lepadogaster lepadogaster |
| 12 | 2007-10-11 | Barricane Beach towards Grunta, woolacombe |
In shallow pools left in sand on falling tide. About10cm | Pomatoschistus minutus |
| 1 | 2007-10-11 | Barricane Beach towards Grunta, woolacombe |
Under weed at base rocks low shore, about 15cm diam | Asterias rubens |
| 1 | 2007-10-11 | Barricane Beach towards Grunta, woolacombe |
Under weed at base rocks low shore,35cm diam | Marthasterias glacialis |
| Abundant | 2007-10-11 | Barricane Beach towards Grunta, woolacombe |
Low shore rocks | Balanus perforatus |
| 6 | 2007-10-11 | Barricane Beach towards Grunta, woolacombe |
2 at >10cm, rest around 6cm, in low shore gulley in cracks & on rocks under weed | Cancer pagurus |
| 3 | 2007-10-11 | Barricane Beach towards Grunta, woolacombe |
Low shore, base of rocks under weed, 12cm | Necora puber |
| Abundant | 2007-10-11 | Barricane Beach towards Grunta, woolacombe |
Rock pools mid to low shore, <7cm | Palaemon serratus |
| 12 | 2007-10-11 | Barricane Beach towards Grunta, woolacombe |
On barnacles lower shore, about 10 cm | Eulalia viridis |
| abundant | 2007-10-11 | Barricane Beach towards Grunta, woolacombe |
all over shore | Actinia equina |
| 8 | 2007-10-11 | Barricane Beach towards Grunta, woolacombe |
Rock pools low shore, >10cm diam | Urticina felina |
| 20+ | 2007-10-11 | Barricane Beach towards Grunta, woolacombe |
crevices in rock pools mid shore, up to 7cm closed | Cereus pedunculatus |
| Abundant | 2007-10-11 | Barricane Beach towards Grunta, woolacombe |
rock-pools and in sand alongside rocks and gullies low shore | Aulactinia verrucosa |
| 10 | 2007-10-11 | Barricane Beach towards Grunta, woolacombe |
In rock pool crevices low shore, in 2 locations | Anthopleura thallia |
| 1 | 2007-10-11 | Barricane Beach towards Grunta, woolacombe |
On sea lettuce, small rock pool low shore | Haliclystus auricula |
| abundant | 2007-10-11 | Barricane Beach towards Grunta, woolacombe |
draped over rocks, low shore | Porphyra umbilicalis |
| abundant | 2007-10-11 | Barricane Beach towards Grunta, woolacombe |
low shore rocks, lining gulley | Palmaria palmata |
| 3 | 2007-10-14 | Downend, Croyde - in one gulley, lower mid shore |
1 -2 cm diam, bright orange tentacles, in cracks base of small rockpools along gulley wall | Anthopleura thallia |
| 2 | 2007-10-14 | Downend, Croyde - in one gulley, lower mid shore |
Under overhang | Asterina gibbosa |
| 2 | 2007-10-14 | Downend, Croyde - in one gulley, lower mid shore |
on gulley wall and under stone. 2 more seen next day | Diodora graeca |
| 15 | 2007-10-14 | Downend, Croyde - in one gulley, lower mid shore |
on gulley wall | Onchidella celtica |
| Roughly 50 | 2007-10-26 | Tunnels beach, Ilfracombe Tunnels Beach, Ilfracombe |
On rock walls at low tide - usual position | Caryophyllia smithii |
| Abundant | 2007-10-26 | Tunnels beach, Ilfracombe Tunnels Beach, Ilfracombe |
as for cup corals | Corynactis viridis |
| 3 | 2007-10-26 | Tunnels beach, Ilfracombe Tunnels Beach, Ilfracombe |
Below cup corals | Trivia arctica |
| 2 | 2007-10-26 | Tunnels beach, Ilfracombe Tunnels Beach, Ilfracombe |
Both 1cm diam, on rock ledge below cup corals | Luidia ciliaris |
| 1 | 2007-10-26 | Tunnels beach, Ilfracombe Tunnels Beach, Ilfracombe |
On rock wall at lowest tide | Alcyonium digitatum |
| 14 | 2007-10-26 | Tunnels beach, Ilfracombe Tunnels Beach, Ilfracombe |
One cluster on kelp at low water | Patella pellucida |
| 4 | 2007-10-29 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe Lee Bay, Ilfracombe |
Under stones at several locations near low tide | Nerophis lumbriciformis |
| 2 | 2007-10-29 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe Lee Bay, Ilfracombe |
Around 1 cm each, under stones at low tide | Asterina gibbosa |
| 2 | 2007-10-29 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe Lee Bay, Ilfracombe |
Also unders tones at low tide | Trivia arctica |
| 4 | 2008-02-11 | Croyde Croyde, south end at Downend |
smooth white and pinkish- on sheltered damp rocks | Archidoris pseudoargus |
| small patch | 2008-02-11 | Croyde Croyde, south end at Downend |
On wrack | Botryllus schlosseri |
| 1 | 2008-02-11 | Croyde Croyde, south end at Downend |
feeding on ascidian on steep rock | Trivia arctica |
| 4 | 2008-03-06 | Lee Bay near Ilfracombe |
amongst weed on rocks at low tide, up tp 20cms | Ciliata mustela |
| 1 | 2008-03-06 | Lee Bay near Ilfracombe |
as above | Nerophis lumbriciformis |
| 2 | 2008-03-09 | Croyde, Downend |
In gully parallel to shore at low water | Diodora graeca |
| 10 | 2008-03-09 | Croyde, Downend |
same gully, laying eggs | Archidoris pseudoargus |
| 5 | 2008-04-09 | various sizes, in crevices | Cancer pagurus | |
| 8 | 2008-04-09 | Clining onto overhangs, low shore | Trivia monacha | |
| 1 | 2008-04-09 | underside of large stone low water | Zeugopterus punctatus | |
| 4 | 2008-04-08 | Lee Bay Lee Bay nr Ilfracombe |
low water, inder stones etc | Galathea squamifera |
| abundant | 2008-04-08 | Lee Bay Lee Bay nr Ilfracombe |
Hanging from rocks at low water | Morchellium argus |
| 20 | 2008-05-20 | Polzeath Polzeath, north side towards Pentire Point |
washed onto shore, rocks and in weed along pools/crevices | Aplysia punctata |
| 8 | 2008-05-20 | Polzeath Polzeath, north side towards Pentire Point |
Laying eggs under stones, on sheltered rock faces | Aeolidia papillosa |
| Around 50 | 2008-05-20 | Polzeath Polzeath, north side towards Pentire Point |
Under water on steep sheltered rock face at low water | Sagartia elegans |
| 2 | 2008-05-20 | Polzeath Polzeath, north side towards Pentire Point |
1 with 5 Pawsonia, 1 alongside Lighbulb squirts | Asterina gibbosa |
| 6 | 2008-05-20 | Polzeath Polzeath, north side towards Pentire Point |
Individuals on serrated wrack | Patella pellucida |
| 20 | 2008-05-20 | Polzeath Polzeath, north side towards Pentire Point |
on walls of deep gullies, andon overhangs | Trivia monacha |
| super abundant | 2008-05-21 | Polzeath Polzeath north |
mid shore rocks | Fucus vesiculosus |
| frequent | 2008-05-21 | Polzeath Polzeath north |
fringing rock pools | Bifurcaria bifurcata |
| occasional | 2008-05-21 | Polzeath Polzeath north |
please ignore the crab, a mistake | Xantho pilipes |
| common | 2008-05-21 | Polzeath Polzeath north |
lower shore rocks | Lomentaria articulata |
| abundant | 2008-05-21 | Polzeath Polzeath north |
lower shore rocks | Palmaria palmata |
| abundant | 2008-05-21 | Polzeath Polzeath north |
in roughly third of lower shore rock pools | Sargassum muticum |
| abundant | 2008-05-21 | Polzeath Polzeath north |
mid & low shore | Osmundea pinnatifida |
| present | 2008-05-21 | Polzeath Polzeath north |
red rags hit by mistake. low shore rock | Dilsea carnosa |
| 1 | 2008-08-03 | Lee Bay Lee Bay Ilfracombe |
Under flat stone low shore | Diodora graeca |
| small colony | 2008-08-03 | Lee Bay Lee Bay Ilfracombe |
Blue "stars" on transparent tunic, <10 cm diam. | Botryllus schlosseri |
| Cluster of 6, scatter of others | 2008-08-03 | Lee Bay Lee Bay Ilfracombe |
Low shore, under overhangs | Morchellium argus |
| Abundant | 2008-08-03 | Lee Bay Lee Bay Ilfracombe |
Various colours and sizes, under every stone | Xantho pilipes |
| One location | 2008-08-04 | Bucks Mills |
in recess under rocks, several adjacent patches, greeny blue colony, largest 20 cm across | Botryllus schlosseri |
| One location | 2008-08-04 | Bucks Mills |
smaller dark maroon colony,similar location. | Botryllus schlosseri |
| Common | 2008-08-04 | Bucks Mills |
Mid shore on rocks, much of it somewhat crushed. | Sabellaria alveolata |
| 2 | 2008-08-04 | Bucks Mills |
In rock-pools | Taurulus bubalis |
| Occasional | 2008-08-04 | Bucks Mills |
Notable for being only anemone found mid to low shore | Actinia fragacea |
| 1 | 2009-03-29 | Downend Croyde |
1 inch, out of water on rock face. 2 egg masses found in vicinity, at least 20 ft away | Archidoris pseudoargus |
| 1 | 2009-04-08 | Lee Bay Nr Ilfracombe |
Mid shore, in overhung rockpool | Urticina felina |
| 1 | 2009-04-08 | Lee Bay Nr Ilfracombe |
< 1cm, under stone low shore. | Asterina gibbosa |
| 1 | 2009-04-08 | Lee Bay Nr Ilfracombe |
Under weed gulley edge | Nerophis lumbriciformis |
| 1 Large, numerous smaller | 2009-04-08 | Lee Bay Nr Ilfracombe |
Large, 13 cms, buried in sand under stone, low water | Cancer pagurus |
| 3 | 2009-06-11 | Saunton N Devon Narrow strip rocky shore, north end Saunton beach. Low neap tide |
On bryozoan on weed seen under microscope | Polycera quadrilineata |
| 2 | 2009-06-11 | Saunton N Devon Narrow strip rocky shore, north end Saunton beach. Low neap tide |
On hydroids as above | Eubranchus farrani |
| 3 | 2009-06-09 | Coombesgate, Woolacombe 2 sandy bays divided by small rocky headlands with extensive rocks at low tide. |
Up to 20cm, in various locations on edge of pool on the sandy shore | Asterias rubens |
| 1 | 2009-06-09 | Coombesgate, Woolacombe 2 sandy bays divided by small rocky headlands with extensive rocks at low tide. |
Large animal in small rock pool low shore | Maja squinado |
| 1 | 2009-06-09 | Coombesgate, Woolacombe 2 sandy bays divided by small rocky headlands with extensive rocks at low tide. |
Got my finger, middle sized, amongst weed, low shore rocks | Necora puber |
| 1 | 2009-06-09 | Coombesgate, Woolacombe 2 sandy bays divided by small rocky headlands with extensive rocks at low tide. |
Largest I've ever seen 150 - 200 mm, low shore rock-pool | Urticina felina |
| 3 | 2009-06-09 | Coombesgate, Woolacombe 2 sandy bays divided by small rocky headlands with extensive rocks at low tide. |
Emerging from sand (tide out) to die on low shore | Ammodytes tobianus |
| 1 | 2009-06-09 | Coombesgate, Woolacombe 2 sandy bays divided by small rocky headlands with extensive rocks at low tide. |
Unshore ofID, juvenile, about 2 cms | Taurulus bubalis |
| 3 | 2009-06-09 | Coombesgate, Woolacombe 2 sandy bays divided by small rocky headlands with extensive rocks at low tide. |
3 mid shore rock-pools, egg laying underway, seen regularly same locations every year | Aplysia punctata |
| 5 | 2009-06-09 | Coombesgate, Woolacombe 2 sandy bays divided by small rocky headlands with extensive rocks at low tide. |
Ocurring very sparsely on low shore | Sabellaria alveolata |
| A (20) | 2009-06-24 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe Lines of low shore rocks running parallel to shore, fulleys filled with kelp and serrated wrack, on serrated wrack. |
Mainly on serrated wrack in rockpools and damp corners of lower shore rocks, <5mm | Polycera quadrilineata |
| 1 | 2009-06-24 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe Lines of low shore rocks running parallel to shore, fulleys filled with kelp and serrated wrack, on serrated wrack. |
On slab of rock, clear of weed shore side of rock near low water. 3cm | Janolus cristatus |
| 1 | 2009-07-24 | Saunton Sands Half of one mile south from North End on sand 2 hours after low spring tide just above tide line |
10cms long & lying upside down fully open on the sand. Photos available upside down & curled up | Aphrodita aculeata |
| 1 | 2009-07-24 | Tunnels Beach, North Devon Rocky shore, slatey sand, 2 private beaches accessed by tunnel with Victorian bathing pool commercially exploited as visitor attraction. |
In rock pool at low water, approx 15 cms | Phrynorhombus norvegicus |
| 1 | 2009-07-24 | Tunnels Beach, North Devon Rocky shore, slatey sand, 2 private beaches accessed by tunnel with Victorian bathing pool commercially exploited as visitor attraction. |
Under stone on slatey sand, mid shore, approx 3 cms across | Xantho pilipes |
| 1 | 2009-07-24 | Tunnels Beach, North Devon Rocky shore, slatey sand, 2 private beaches accessed by tunnel with Victorian bathing pool commercially exploited as visitor attraction. |
Under stone, low water, approx 8 cms across | Xantho hydrophilus |
| 3 | 2009-07-24 | Tunnels Beach, North Devon Rocky shore, slatey sand, 2 private beaches accessed by tunnel with Victorian bathing pool commercially exploited as visitor attraction. |
3 patches of slightly different ascidians under flat stone, low water | Botryllus schlosseri |
| 1 | 2009-07-24 | Tunnels Beach, North Devon Rocky shore, slatey sand, 2 private beaches accessed by tunnel with Victorian bathing pool commercially exploited as visitor attraction. |
Bright green juvenile in low shore rock-pool, 10 cms approx | Labrus bergylta |
| 4 | 2009-07-24 | Tunnels Beach, North Devon Rocky shore, slatey sand, 2 private beaches accessed by tunnel with Victorian bathing pool commercially exploited as visitor attraction. |
On rocks at low water | Calliostoma zizyphinum |
| 12 | 2009-07-24 | Tunnels Beach, North Devon Rocky shore, slatey sand, 2 private beaches accessed by tunnel with Victorian bathing pool commercially exploited as visitor attraction. |
In usual place on shoreward rock face at low water | Caryophyllia smithii |
| 20 approx | 2009-07-24 | Tunnels Beach, North Devon Rocky shore, slatey sand, 2 private beaches accessed by tunnel with Victorian bathing pool commercially exploited as visitor attraction. |
Mid shore down, far more numerous than A. equina | Actinia fragacea |
| 10 | 2009-07-24 | Tunnels Beach, North Devon Rocky shore, slatey sand, 2 private beaches accessed by tunnel with Victorian bathing pool commercially exploited as visitor attraction. |
Very approx number, above cup corals, closed and obscured by weed. | Corynactis viridis |
| 1 | 2009-07-24 | Tunnels Beach, North Devon Rocky shore, slatey sand, 2 private beaches accessed by tunnel with Victorian bathing pool commercially exploited as visitor attraction. |
Back of small cavern at low water, retreated out of sight | Homarus gammarus |
| 7 | 2009-08-21 | Lee Bay Ilfracombe rocky shore with good zoning |
In crevices, under rocks at low water, several <2 cm, one >3.5cm | Galathea squamifera |
| 1 | 2009-08-21 | Lee Bay Ilfracombe rocky shore with good zoning |
Between flat boulders, low water | Psammechinus miliaris |
| 20 | 2009-08-21 | Lee Bay Ilfracombe rocky shore with good zoning |
Under every slab | Ophiothrix fragilis |
| 1 | 2009-08-21 | Lee Bay Ilfracombe rocky shore with good zoning |
Montagu's sea snail, with cling fish under slab | Liparis liparis |
| 4 | 2009-08-21 | Lee Bay Ilfracombe rocky shore with good zoning |
Small, caught inadvertantly with weed etc at low water | Lepadogaster lepadogaster |
| 4 | 2009-08-21 | Lee Bay Ilfracombe rocky shore with good zoning |
Below weed on low shore rocks | Xantho hydrophilus |
| 12 | 2009-08-21 | Lee Bay Ilfracombe rocky shore with good zoning |
Several under every slab at low water. | Xantho pilipes |
| Several | 2009-08-21 | Lee Bay Ilfracombe rocky shore with good zoning |
Several small patches under low shore boulders, many of which also had unidentified individual sea squirts | Botryllus schlosseri |
| 1 | 2009-09-17 | Rockham, North Devon Small sandy bay flanked by slatey clifs, small headlands with rocky substrate in gulleys between rocks |
Under flat stone in rock gulley | Berthella plumula |
| 3 | 2009-09-17 | Rockham, North Devon Small sandy bay flanked by slatey clifs, small headlands with rocky substrate in gulleys between rocks |
<3 mm, C pedata according to my book, under small flat rock in cavity in rock wall, low shore | Coryphella gracilis |
| 1 | 2009-09-17 | Rockham, North Devon Small sandy bay flanked by slatey clifs, small headlands with rocky substrate in gulleys between rocks |
Large slug, on roof of hole in rocks mid shore | Archidoris pseudoargus |
| 3 | 2009-09-17 | Rockham, North Devon Small sandy bay flanked by slatey clifs, small headlands with rocky substrate in gulleys between rocks |
Small, about 3 cms, under flat stones, low shore | Lepadogaster lepadogaster |
| 2 | 2009-09-17 | Rockham, North Devon Small sandy bay flanked by slatey clifs, small headlands with rocky substrate in gulleys between rocks |
Sizeable patches on sides of shady rocks low shore, several of tiny patches elsewhere | Botrylloides leachii |
| 3 | 2009-09-17 | Rockham, North Devon Small sandy bay flanked by slatey clifs, small headlands with rocky substrate in gulleys between rocks |
Sizeable patches as above and under stones, numerous tiny colonies, commoner than above | Botryllus schlosseri |
| 12 | 2009-09-17 | Rockham, North Devon Small sandy bay flanked by slatey clifs, small headlands with rocky substrate in gulleys between rocks |
Part of a rich profusion of encrusting & other life under most stones at low water | Ophiothrix fragilis |
| 1 | 2010-01-01 | Barricane Long sheltered gulley at right angle to cliff, mid shore |
low on cliff face, large purple specimen | Archidoris pseudoargus |
| 12 | 2010-01-01 | Barricane Long sheltered gulley at right angle to cliff, mid shore |
as above, in small groups | Trivia monacha |
| 5 | 2010-01-01 | Barricane Long sheltered gulley at right angle to cliff, mid shore |
within 20m stretch of same gulley wall, various sizes | Ascidiella scabra |
| 2 | 2010-01-03 | Downend, Croyde South side Croyde Beach, near low tide pool |
Mating? underside of flat stone, edge of gulley, low tide | Nymphon gracile |
| 7 | 2010-01-03 | Downend, Croyde South side Croyde Beach, near low tide pool |
Gulley walls nearby, low tide | Trivia monacha |
| 4, ID uncertain | 2010-01-03 | Downend, Croyde South side Croyde Beach, near low tide pool |
< 10 mm, lamellate rhinos & gills suggest onchidoris sp, but mantle did not cover body and was white & pink - photo available. Eggs laid nearby, also seen here 3 years ago. | Onchidoris muricata |
| 17 | 2010-02-14 | Downend Croyde rocky shore, exposed, low shore gulley |
Mid to low shore, in rock pools, none open | Actinia fragacea |
| 1 | 2010-02-14 | Downend Croyde rocky shore, exposed, low shore gulley |
Large animal, on seaweed at strandline | Archidoris pseudoargus |
| 2 | 2010-02-14 | Downend Croyde rocky shore, exposed, low shore gulley |
Recorded early January, 2 in same place with egg strand, but ID probably wrong, image being sent | Onchidoris muricata |
| abundant | 2010-03-02 | Greencliff, near Westward Ho Semi exposed rocky shore, facing north west, wave cut platform with gullies, some sand at low water |
Usual places | Actinia equina |
| 8 | 2010-03-02 | Greencliff, near Westward Ho Semi exposed rocky shore, facing north west, wave cut platform with gullies, some sand at low water |
mid to low shore | Actinia fragacea |
| 10 | 2010-03-02 | Greencliff, near Westward Ho Semi exposed rocky shore, facing north west, wave cut platform with gullies, some sand at low water |
mid shore, brown and green | Anemonia viridis |
| 2 | 2010-03-02 | Greencliff, near Westward Ho Semi exposed rocky shore, facing north west, wave cut platform with gullies, some sand at low water |
Low shore probably mating, lee side low rocks | Archidoris pseudoargus |
| 9 | 2010-03-02 | Greencliff, near Westward Ho Semi exposed rocky shore, facing north west, wave cut platform with gullies, some sand at low water |
Mainly small anemones, in rock cracks | Aulactinia verrucosa |
| 5 | 2010-03-02 | Greencliff, near Westward Ho Semi exposed rocky shore, facing north west, wave cut platform with gullies, some sand at low water |
Individuals under stones mid to low shore | Berthella plumula |
| 3 | 2010-03-02 | Greencliff, near Westward Ho Semi exposed rocky shore, facing north west, wave cut platform with gullies, some sand at low water |
small patches low shore under stones | Botrylloides leachii |
| 5 | 2010-03-02 | Greencliff, near Westward Ho Semi exposed rocky shore, facing north west, wave cut platform with gullies, some sand at low water |
small patches low shore under stones | Botryllus schlosseri |
| 4 | 2010-03-02 | Greencliff, near Westward Ho Semi exposed rocky shore, facing north west, wave cut platform with gullies, some sand at low water |
Small crabs wedged into crevices and under stones, mid to low shore | Cancer pagurus |
| 1 | 2010-03-02 | Greencliff, near Westward Ho Semi exposed rocky shore, facing north west, wave cut platform with gullies, some sand at low water |
low shore rock pool under stone | Ciliata mustela |
| Abundant | 2010-03-02 | Greencliff, near Westward Ho Semi exposed rocky shore, facing north west, wave cut platform with gullies, some sand at low water |
Low shore on steep rocks under weed, wet places | Dendrodoa grossularia |
| Common | 2010-03-02 | Greencliff, near Westward Ho Semi exposed rocky shore, facing north west, wave cut platform with gullies, some sand at low water |
Low shore on steep rocks wet places | Dysidea fragilis |
| 2 | 2010-03-02 | Greencliff, near Westward Ho Semi exposed rocky shore, facing north west, wave cut platform with gullies, some sand at low water |
feeding on encrusted rocks | Eulalia viridis |
| 1 | 2010-03-02 | Greencliff, near Westward Ho Semi exposed rocky shore, facing north west, wave cut platform with gullies, some sand at low water |
low shore rock crevice | Galathea squamifera |
| abundant | 2010-03-02 | Greencliff, near Westward Ho Semi exposed rocky shore, facing north west, wave cut platform with gullies, some sand at low water |
low shore on rocks damp places | Gibbula cineraria |
| Abundant | 2010-03-02 | Greencliff, near Westward Ho Semi exposed rocky shore, facing north west, wave cut platform with gullies, some sand at low water |
usual places | Gibbula umbilicalis |
| 2 | 2010-03-02 | Greencliff, near Westward Ho Semi exposed rocky shore, facing north west, wave cut platform with gullies, some sand at low water |
low shore with eggs on rock | Goniodoris nodosa |
| common | 2010-03-02 | Greencliff, near Westward Ho Semi exposed rocky shore, facing north west, wave cut platform with gullies, some sand at low water |
on kelp blades | Patella pellucida |
| common | 2010-03-02 | Greencliff, near Westward Ho Semi exposed rocky shore, facing north west, wave cut platform with gullies, some sand at low water |
feeding on low shore rocks | |
| 3 | 2010-03-02 | Greencliff, near Westward Ho Semi exposed rocky shore, facing north west, wave cut platform with gullies, some sand at low water |
under rocks low shore | Necora puber |
| abundant | 2010-03-02 | Greencliff, near Westward Ho Semi exposed rocky shore, facing north west, wave cut platform with gullies, some sand at low water |
usual places | Nucella lapillus |
| common | 2010-03-02 | Greencliff, near Westward Ho Semi exposed rocky shore, facing north west, wave cut platform with gullies, some sand at low water |
low shore rocks | Ocenebra erinacea |
| 2 | 2010-03-02 | Greencliff, near Westward Ho Semi exposed rocky shore, facing north west, wave cut platform with gullies, some sand at low water |
mid shore under stones | Ophiothrix fragilis |
| abundant | 2010-03-02 | Greencliff, near Westward Ho Semi exposed rocky shore, facing north west, wave cut platform with gullies, some sand at low water |
mid shore | Osilinus lineatus |
| 2 | 2010-03-02 | Greencliff, near Westward Ho Semi exposed rocky shore, facing north west, wave cut platform with gullies, some sand at low water |
small <8 cms and large animals >160 cms, low shore edge rock pools | Parablennius gattorugine |
| common | 2010-03-02 | Greencliff, near Westward Ho Semi exposed rocky shore, facing north west, wave cut platform with gullies, some sand at low water |
usual places | Pisidia longicornis |
| common | 2010-03-02 | Greencliff, near Westward Ho Semi exposed rocky shore, facing north west, wave cut platform with gullies, some sand at low water |
usual places | Porcellana platycheles |
| abundant | 2010-03-02 | Greencliff, near Westward Ho Semi exposed rocky shore, facing north west, wave cut platform with gullies, some sand at low water |
mid to upper low shore, then another sand-tubed worm dominates, species unknown | Sabellaria alveolata |
| 15 | 2010-03-02 | Greencliff, near Westward Ho Semi exposed rocky shore, facing north west, wave cut platform with gullies, some sand at low water |
Feeding on encrusted low shore rocks | Trivia monacha |
| 13 | 2010-03-02 | Greencliff, near Westward Ho Semi exposed rocky shore, facing north west, wave cut platform with gullies, some sand at low water |
Found together under one flat stone, low shore | Verruca stroemia |
| Frequent | 2010-03-02 | Greencliff, near Westward Ho Semi exposed rocky shore, facing north west, wave cut platform with gullies, some sand at low water |
Around a dozen, found under stones/boulders low shore | Xantho pilipes |
| Abundant | 2010-03-02 | Greencliff, near Westward Ho Semi exposed rocky shore, facing north west, wave cut platform with gullies, some sand at low water |
usual places | Spirorbis (Spirorbis) spirorbis |
| 5 | 2010-03-16 | Hartland Quay Rocky shore below the former quay, wave cut platform of differentially eroded sandstone & slate beds alongside sandy bay |
Relatively few scattered widely across upper shore | Actinia equina |
| 30 | 2010-03-16 | Hartland Quay Rocky shore below the former quay, wave cut platform of differentially eroded sandstone & slate beds alongside sandy bay |
Much commoner than above, mainly on lower shore, small size, in damp places on boulders, rock crevices between strata | Actinia fragacea |
| 3 | 2010-03-16 | Hartland Quay Rocky shore below the former quay, wave cut platform of differentially eroded sandstone & slate beds alongside sandy bay |
Few in rock-pools | Anemonia viridis |
| 1 | 2010-03-16 | Hartland Quay Rocky shore below the former quay, wave cut platform of differentially eroded sandstone & slate beds alongside sandy bay |
Only one, small, under boulder | Aulactinia verrucosa |
| 54 | 2010-03-16 | Hartland Quay Rocky shore below the former quay, wave cut platform of differentially eroded sandstone & slate beds alongside sandy bay |
Individuals and small groups of up to 9 scattered across depth of shore, many more not counted. Most small. | Aplysia punctata |
| 1 | 2010-03-16 | Hartland Quay Rocky shore below the former quay, wave cut platform of differentially eroded sandstone & slate beds alongside sandy bay |
Tiny patch, deep blue, underside of boulder | Botryllus schlosseri |
| 5 | 2010-03-16 | Hartland Quay Rocky shore below the former quay, wave cut platform of differentially eroded sandstone & slate beds alongside sandy bay |
Mainly small animals, under small boulders | Cancer pagurus |
| 1 | 2010-03-16 | Hartland Quay Rocky shore below the former quay, wave cut platform of differentially eroded sandstone & slate beds alongside sandy bay |
Under weed low shore | Ciliata mustela |
| 35 | 2010-03-16 | Hartland Quay Rocky shore below the former quay, wave cut platform of differentially eroded sandstone & slate beds alongside sandy bay |
Quite common in damp places low shore | Gibbula cineraria |
| 100 | 2010-03-16 | Hartland Quay Rocky shore below the former quay, wave cut platform of differentially eroded sandstone & slate beds alongside sandy bay |
Numbers a guess, abundant across shore | Gibbula umbilicalis |
| 4 | 2010-03-16 | Hartland Quay Rocky shore below the former quay, wave cut platform of differentially eroded sandstone & slate beds alongside sandy bay |
2 pairs with eggs under separate flat stones | Goniodoris nodosa |
| 3 | 2010-03-16 | Hartland Quay Rocky shore below the former quay, wave cut platform of differentially eroded sandstone & slate beds alongside sandy bay |
A few individuals, across shore | Nucella lapillus |
| 100 | 2010-03-16 | Hartland Quay Rocky shore below the former quay, wave cut platform of differentially eroded sandstone & slate beds alongside sandy bay |
Numbers a guess, abundant upper and mid shore | Osilinus lineatus |
| 100 | 2010-03-16 | Hartland Quay Rocky shore below the former quay, wave cut platform of differentially eroded sandstone & slate beds alongside sandy bay |
A guess,, abundant at all levels of shore | Patella vulgata |
| 40 | 2010-03-16 | Hartland Quay Rocky shore below the former quay, wave cut platform of differentially eroded sandstone & slate beds alongside sandy bay |
Keel worms frrequently found low shore | Pomatoceros triqueter |
| 1 | 2010-03-16 | Hartland Quay Rocky shore below the former quay, wave cut platform of differentially eroded sandstone & slate beds alongside sandy bay |
Only one found under boulder | Porcellana platycheles |
| 50 | 2010-03-16 | Hartland Quay Rocky shore below the former quay, wave cut platform of differentially eroded sandstone & slate beds alongside sandy bay |
Number - nonesense, but common on rocks of lower shore, but not dominant | Sabellaria alveolata |
| 100 | 2010-03-16 | Hartland Quay Rocky shore below the former quay, wave cut platform of differentially eroded sandstone & slate beds alongside sandy bay |
abundant on weed | |
| 1 | 2010-03-16 | Hartland Quay Rocky shore below the former quay, wave cut platform of differentially eroded sandstone & slate beds alongside sandy bay |
Under low shore boulder | Xantho pilipes |
| 1 | 2010-03-16 | Hartland Quay Rocky shore below the former quay, wave cut platform of differentially eroded sandstone & slate beds alongside sandy bay |
low shore on rock platform under weed | Asterina gibbosa |
| 1 | 2010-03-16 | Hartland Quay Rocky shore below the former quay, wave cut platform of differentially eroded sandstone & slate beds alongside sandy bay |
under boulder low shore | Pilumnus hirtellus |
| 2 | 2010-03-16 | Hartland Quay Rocky shore below the former quay, wave cut platform of differentially eroded sandstone & slate beds alongside sandy bay |
under stones mid and low shore | Lipophrys pholis |
| 7 | 2010-03-16 | Hartland Quay Rocky shore below the former quay, wave cut platform of differentially eroded sandstone & slate beds alongside sandy bay |
mid shore | Littorina littorea |
| 1 | 2010-04-02 | Saunton sands Near strand line, towards Airey Point on Saunton Sands |
Dead and decaying animal stranded on sand at low tide. Only the second I have seen here though I walk the shore regularly. Rob Jutsum, Paula\'s husband | Aphrodita aculeata |
| 7 | 2010-04-09 | Mouth Taw/Torridge estuary Under the few stones on the mud in between the White House & Broadsands |
Can\'t find my species : Stomphia coccinea, tiny anemones, not sabella, under about one in 10 of the larger flatter stones in the mud. | Sabella pavonina |
| 1 | 2010-04-16 | Downend, Croyde Wave cut platform across folded rocks, up to 2m gullies, one large pool. |
in small damp pocket on rock, low shore | Aplysia punctata |
| 2 | 2010-04-16 | Downend, Croyde Wave cut platform across folded rocks, up to 2m gullies, one large pool. |
curled round one another on low sheltered vertical rock face, low shore, eggs nearby | Archidoris pseudoargus |
| 20 | 2010-04-16 | Downend, Croyde Wave cut platform across folded rocks, up to 2m gullies, one large pool. |
In crack and under narrow overhang vertical wall of large pool, low shore, muddy silt. | Bispira volutacornis |
| 3 | 2010-04-16 | Downend, Croyde Wave cut platform across folded rocks, up to 2m gullies, one large pool. |
2 alongside the Bispira, one by the sea hare | Trivia monacha |
| 1 | 2010-04-16 | Downend, Croyde Wave cut platform across folded rocks, up to 2m gullies, one large pool. |
alongside the seahare | Urticina felina |
| 1 | 2010-04-18 | Downend, Croyde Amidst rocky ridges stretching to sea, towards northern edge of rocky headland, between Saunton Sands and Croyde. |
Under large slab rock low shore, retreated into crack when disturbed. My first here. | Pawsonia saxicola |
| 6 | 2010-04-18 | Downend, Croyde Amidst rocky ridges stretching to sea, towards northern edge of rocky headland, between Saunton Sands and Croyde. |
2 pairs & 2 sinletons, eggs nearby, 2 other strings of eggs, no adjacent slugs | Archidoris pseudoargus |
| 1 | 2010-04-18 | Downend, Croyde Amidst rocky ridges stretching to sea, towards northern edge of rocky headland, between Saunton Sands and Croyde. |
In narrow crevice at base of low shore rock. Photo available. Several seen nearby in previous years. | Diodora graeca |
| 8 | 2010-05-28 | Saunton Saunton Beach north end, down rocks comprising raised beach platform from high to low water |
In mid/low shore gully parallel to shore, on rock face, 1 - 2 m high. 1-2 cms | Onchidella celtica |
| 20 | 2010-05-28 | Saunton Saunton Beach north end, down rocks comprising raised beach platform from high to low water |
Estimated number - anemones closed, debris encrusted in cracks low shore, one open orange form in above gulley | Anthopleura thallia |
| 3 | 2010-05-28 | Saunton Saunton Beach north end, down rocks comprising raised beach platform from high to low water |
Found on obleia laced with eggs viewed under microscope | Eubranchus farrani |
| 0 | 2010-05-28 | Saunton Saunton Beach north end, down rocks comprising raised beach platform from high to low water |
Egg string found hanging from overhang mid shore, species uncertain | Loligo vulgaris |
| 1 | 2010-05-28 | Saunton Saunton Beach north end, down rocks comprising raised beach platform from high to low water |
Found amidst weeds viwed under microscope, unmistakable | Polycera quadrilineata |
| 1 | 2010-05-28 | Saunton Saunton Beach north end, down rocks comprising raised beach platform from high to low water |
ID?, image sent to Jack Sewell, in same gully, trumpet shaped column, to 4 cms, sand covered, double fringe tentacles, short white, and longer translucent. We\'ve not seen before on N coast | Sagartia elegans |
| 1 | 2010-05-28 | Saunton Saunton Beach north end, down rocks comprising raised beach platform from high to low water |
Same gully, pink hue, near eggs, white tips to cerata etc | Aeolidia papillosa |
| 1 | 2010-05-29 | Downend, Croyde Rocks, gullies & rock pools |
One, 12cm laying eggs, edge deep pool, strings of eggs seen in several locations. | Aplysia punctata |
| 18 | 2010-05-29 | Downend, Croyde Rocks, gullies & rock pools |
Mid shore gully wall, parallel to shore, varying sizes. | Onchidella celtica |
| 2 | 2010-05-29 | Downend, Croyde Rocks, gullies & rock pools |
Found under microscope on C. rubra, 2mm and <1 mm, the smaller difficult to identify to species. Bad pics available. | Haliclystus auricula |
| 3 | 2010-05-29 | Downend, Croyde Rocks, gullies & rock pools |
In cracks, easily overlooked, may have been more. | Anthopleura thallia |
| 1 | 2010-06-24 | Polzeath North rocky shore of Hayle Bay, Polzeath, 2 m deep low shore gulley,and environs |
Small.<1cm diam, on vert gulley wall in recess | Caryophyllia smithii |
| 50 | 2010-06-24 | Polzeath North rocky shore of Hayle Bay, Polzeath, 2 m deep low shore gulley,and environs |
One large cluster on overhang and back vertical wall of same gulley | Sagartia elegans |
| 3 | 2010-06-24 | Polzeath North rocky shore of Hayle Bay, Polzeath, 2 m deep low shore gulley,and environs |
On gulley wall | Onchidella celtica |
| 1 | 2010-06-24 | Polzeath North rocky shore of Hayle Bay, Polzeath, 2 m deep low shore gulley,and environs |
Small lobster in crevice along same gulley wall | Homarus gammarus |
| 2 | 2010-06-24 | Polzeath North rocky shore of Hayle Bay, Polzeath, 2 m deep low shore gulley,and environs |
On gulley wall | Calliostoma zizyphinum |
| 1 | 2010-06-24 | Polzeath North rocky shore of Hayle Bay, Polzeath, 2 m deep low shore gulley,and environs |
Feeding on overhang, same gulley | Trivia monacha |
| 20 est | 2010-06-24 | Polzeath North rocky shore of Hayle Bay, Polzeath, 2 m deep low shore gulley,and environs |
Cluster on near vertical wall of gulley, below lobster crevice | Clavelina lepadiformis |
| 5 | 2010-06-24 | Polzeath North rocky shore of Hayle Bay, Polzeath, 2 m deep low shore gulley,and environs |
Large anemones at upper end of gulley | Actinia fragacea |
| 1 | 2010-06-24 | Polzeath North rocky shore of Hayle Bay, Polzeath, 2 m deep low shore gulley,and environs |
Very small. <.5cm, on weed amongst boulders edging rocks | Asterina gibbosa |
| 1 | 2010-06-24 | Polzeath North rocky shore of Hayle Bay, Polzeath, 2 m deep low shore gulley,and environs |
Same location, attached under-side boulder, debris covered | Psammechinus miliaris |
| 2 | 2010-06-28 | Croyde Bay Rocks to north of bay, mid shore rock-pools |
In adjacent mid shore rock pools, photo available will submit | Elysia viridis |
| small patch | 2010-07-15 | Tunnels, Ilfracombe Rocky shore below Ladies Pool at Tunnels beach, verticals, overhangs and gulleys, some flat boulders..7m tide, but rough sea, no access surge gullies |
on underside boulder | Dysidea fragilis |
| 1 | 2010-07-15 | Tunnels, Ilfracombe Rocky shore below Ladies Pool at Tunnels beach, verticals, overhangs and gulleys, some flat boulders..7m tide, but rough sea, no access surge gullies |
Underside boulder, small <20mm. | Caryophyllia smithii |
| 3 | 2010-07-15 | Tunnels, Ilfracombe Rocky shore below Ladies Pool at Tunnels beach, verticals, overhangs and gulleys, some flat boulders..7m tide, but rough sea, no access surge gullies |
varioulsy coloured, sized, in soft sediment low shore | Xantho pilipes |
| 1 | 2010-07-15 | Tunnels, Ilfracombe Rocky shore below Ladies Pool at Tunnels beach, verticals, overhangs and gulleys, some flat boulders..7m tide, but rough sea, no access surge gullies |
On vertical side of gully | Trivia monacha |
| 2 | 2010-07-15 | Tunnels, Ilfracombe Rocky shore below Ladies Pool at Tunnels beach, verticals, overhangs and gulleys, some flat boulders..7m tide, but rough sea, no access surge gullies |
Roof of overhang, and under stone within. | Limacia clavigera |
| 60 | 2010-07-15 | Tunnels, Ilfracombe Rocky shore below Ladies Pool at Tunnels beach, verticals, overhangs and gulleys, some flat boulders..7m tide, but rough sea, no access surge gullies |
Underlip of crack at base of gully wall, 3 clusters | Clavelina lepadiformis |
| abundant | 2010-07-15 | Tunnels, Ilfracombe Rocky shore below Ladies Pool at Tunnels beach, verticals, overhangs and gulleys, some flat boulders..7m tide, but rough sea, no access surge gullies |
widely distributed on damp lower shore rocks | Morchellium argus |
| 3 | 2010-07-15 | Tunnels, Ilfracombe Rocky shore below Ladies Pool at Tunnels beach, verticals, overhangs and gulleys, some flat boulders..7m tide, but rough sea, no access surge gullies |
low shore boulders | Ascidiella scabra |
| 2 | 2010-07-15 | Tunnels, Ilfracombe Rocky shore below Ladies Pool at Tunnels beach, verticals, overhangs and gulleys, some flat boulders..7m tide, but rough sea, no access surge gullies |
Underside stone | Dendrodoa grossularia |
| 1 patch | 2010-07-15 | Tunnels, Ilfracombe Rocky shore below Ladies Pool at Tunnels beach, verticals, overhangs and gulleys, some flat boulders..7m tide, but rough sea, no access surge gullies |
Edge of surge gulley, on vertical wall | Botryllus schlosseri |
| several | 2010-07-15 | Tunnels, Ilfracombe Rocky shore below Ladies Pool at Tunnels beach, verticals, overhangs and gulleys, some flat boulders..7m tide, but rough sea, no access surge gullies |
Very few anemones present, but several large strawberries | Actinia fragacea |
| 1 | 2010-07-15 | Tunnels, Ilfracombe Rocky shore below Ladies Pool at Tunnels beach, verticals, overhangs and gulleys, some flat boulders..7m tide, but rough sea, no access surge gullies |
under stone in large rock-pool low shore, hand-sized | Zeugopterus punctatus |
| A | 2010-09-09 | Westward Ho! Semi-exposed shore, rocky shore at end sandy beach, rock platform cut by gullies and pools, sand at low tide |
ON ROCKS LOWER SHORE | Halichondria (Halichondria) panicea |
| 10 | 2010-09-09 | Westward Ho! Semi-exposed shore, rocky shore at end sandy beach, rock platform cut by gullies and pools, sand at low tide |
oN ROCKS LOW TIDE | Dysidea fragilis |
| Abundant | 2010-09-09 | Westward Ho! Semi-exposed shore, rocky shore at end sandy beach, rock platform cut by gullies and pools, sand at low tide |
Colour variations include green and blue/green | Actinia equina |
| Common | 2010-09-09 | Westward Ho! Semi-exposed shore, rocky shore at end sandy beach, rock platform cut by gullies and pools, sand at low tide |
Large healthy specimens from mid to low shore | Actinia fragacea |
| Common | 2010-09-09 | Westward Ho! Semi-exposed shore, rocky shore at end sandy beach, rock platform cut by gullies and pools, sand at low tide |
Often buried in sand at rock/sand margins | Aulactinia verrucosa |
| Abundant | 2010-09-09 | Westward Ho! Semi-exposed shore, rocky shore at end sandy beach, rock platform cut by gullies and pools, sand at low tide |
18 in one narrow crevice, others widely scattered low shore | Urticina felina |
| 9 | 2010-09-09 | Westward Ho! Semi-exposed shore, rocky shore at end sandy beach, rock platform cut by gullies and pools, sand at low tide |
in rock cracks in rock pools | Cereus pedunculatus |
| 5 | 2010-09-09 | Westward Ho! Semi-exposed shore, rocky shore at end sandy beach, rock platform cut by gullies and pools, sand at low tide |
All together in one mid shore rock pool/crevice | Anthopleura thallia |
| 15 | 2010-09-09 | Westward Ho! Semi-exposed shore, rocky shore at end sandy beach, rock platform cut by gullies and pools, sand at low tide |
Present but not common, both with/out algae | Anemonia viridis |
| Abundant | 2010-09-09 | Westward Ho! Semi-exposed shore, rocky shore at end sandy beach, rock platform cut by gullies and pools, sand at low tide |
Rocks etensively covered, forming reefs of sorts, along low tide margin | Sabellaria alveolata |
| 3 | 2010-09-09 | Westward Ho! Semi-exposed shore, rocky shore at end sandy beach, rock platform cut by gullies and pools, sand at low tide |
Feeding amongst the barnacles | Eulalia viridis |
| SA | 2010-09-09 | Westward Ho! Semi-exposed shore, rocky shore at end sandy beach, rock platform cut by gullies and pools, sand at low tide |
Dominant barnacle | Chthamalus montagui |
| Common | 2010-09-09 | Westward Ho! Semi-exposed shore, rocky shore at end sandy beach, rock platform cut by gullies and pools, sand at low tide |
Low shore | Balanus perforatus |
| Common | 2010-09-09 | Westward Ho! Semi-exposed shore, rocky shore at end sandy beach, rock platform cut by gullies and pools, sand at low tide |
Pools low shore, under rocks/overhangs | Palaemon serratus |
| 1 | 2010-09-09 | Westward Ho! Semi-exposed shore, rocky shore at end sandy beach, rock platform cut by gullies and pools, sand at low tide |
Under low shore boulder | Galathea squamifera |
| Abundant | 2010-09-09 | Westward Ho! Semi-exposed shore, rocky shore at end sandy beach, rock platform cut by gullies and pools, sand at low tide |
Under boulders low shore | Porcellana platycheles |
| 7 | 2010-09-09 | Westward Ho! Semi-exposed shore, rocky shore at end sandy beach, rock platform cut by gullies and pools, sand at low tide |
Under boulders mid/low shore | Cancer pagurus |
| 9 | 2010-09-09 | Westward Ho! Semi-exposed shore, rocky shore at end sandy beach, rock platform cut by gullies and pools, sand at low tide |
Not many, smallish, low shore | Necora puber |
| Common | 2010-09-09 | Westward Ho! Semi-exposed shore, rocky shore at end sandy beach, rock platform cut by gullies and pools, sand at low tide |
Various sizes, probably less than a dozen adults seen | Carcinus maenas |
| 5 | 2010-09-09 | Westward Ho! Semi-exposed shore, rocky shore at end sandy beach, rock platform cut by gullies and pools, sand at low tide |
low shore, under boulders | Pilumnus hirtellus |
| 8 | 2010-09-09 | Westward Ho! Semi-exposed shore, rocky shore at end sandy beach, rock platform cut by gullies and pools, sand at low tide |
Low shore under boulders | Xantho pilipes |
| 20 | 2010-09-09 | Westward Ho! Semi-exposed shore, rocky shore at end sandy beach, rock platform cut by gullies and pools, sand at low tide |
A raft of 20 or so on pool surface | Anurida maritima |
| 1 | 2010-09-09 | Westward Ho! Semi-exposed shore, rocky shore at end sandy beach, rock platform cut by gullies and pools, sand at low tide |
Low down on vertical rock, low shore | Diodora graeca |
| Abundant | 2010-09-09 | Westward Ho! Semi-exposed shore, rocky shore at end sandy beach, rock platform cut by gullies and pools, sand at low tide |
Scattered everywhere | Patella vulgata |
| Common | 2010-09-09 | Westward Ho! Semi-exposed shore, rocky shore at end sandy beach, rock platform cut by gullies and pools, sand at low tide |
Mid shore | Osilinus lineatus |
| 32 | 2010-09-09 | Westward Ho! Semi-exposed shore, rocky shore at end sandy beach, rock platform cut by gullies and pools, sand at low tide |
Quite common low shore | Gibbula cineraria |
| Common | 2010-09-09 | Westward Ho! Semi-exposed shore, rocky shore at end sandy beach, rock platform cut by gullies and pools, sand at low tide |
At all shore levels but not as many as expected | Gibbula umbilicalis |
| Common | 2010-09-09 | Westward Ho! Semi-exposed shore, rocky shore at end sandy beach, rock platform cut by gullies and pools, sand at low tide |
Rock pools mainly, mid to low shore | Littorina littorea |
| 3 | 2010-09-09 | Westward Ho! Semi-exposed shore, rocky shore at end sandy beach, rock platform cut by gullies and pools, sand at low tide |
Amonst Corallina fronds, microscope | Rissoa parva |
| 3 | 2010-09-09 | Westward Ho! Semi-exposed shore, rocky shore at end sandy beach, rock platform cut by gullies and pools, sand at low tide |
Low shore, feeding on ascidians | Trivia monacha |
| Abundant | 2010-09-09 | Westward Ho! Semi-exposed shore, rocky shore at end sandy beach, rock platform cut by gullies and pools, sand at low tide |
Clustered in rock crevices, with eggs, and individuals scattered over rocks | Nucella lapillus |
| 3 | 2010-09-09 | Westward Ho! Semi-exposed shore, rocky shore at end sandy beach, rock platform cut by gullies and pools, sand at low tide |
rocks low shore | Ocenebra erinacea |
| 2 | 2010-09-09 | Westward Ho! Semi-exposed shore, rocky shore at end sandy beach, rock platform cut by gullies and pools, sand at low tide |
Low shore, separate rock-pools one small, one large. Egg strings nearby | Archidoris pseudoargus |
| Super abundant | 2010-09-09 | Westward Ho! Semi-exposed shore, rocky shore at end sandy beach, rock platform cut by gullies and pools, sand at low tide |
Mytilus edulis | |
| 3 | 2010-09-09 | Westward Ho! Semi-exposed shore, rocky shore at end sandy beach, rock platform cut by gullies and pools, sand at low tide |
Under stones low shore | Lepadogaster lepadogaster |
| 2 | 2010-09-09 | Westward Ho! Semi-exposed shore, rocky shore at end sandy beach, rock platform cut by gullies and pools, sand at low tide |
debris attached, under stones & boulders | Psammechinus miliaris |
| Few patches | 2010-09-09 | Westward Ho! Semi-exposed shore, rocky shore at end sandy beach, rock platform cut by gullies and pools, sand at low tide |
Low shore, damp pl;aces, also some but less Bot. schlosseri | Botrylloides leachii |
| crust | 2010-10-08 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe rock gullies leading into exposed kelp band below low lines of rocks parallel to shore |
low shore rocks with extensive S alveolota crust - only occasional worm tubes noted in previous years. | Sabellaria alveolata |
| 3 fingers | 2010-10-08 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe rock gullies leading into exposed kelp band below low lines of rocks parallel to shore |
in silty area on rock wall of gully, previously only seen by me locally at Tunnels, Ilfracombe, 26/10/07 and on 2/3/10 at Greencliff, N Devon | Axinella damicornis |
| 2 | 2010-10-08 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe rock gullies leading into exposed kelp band below low lines of rocks parallel to shore |
Small lobed mounds | Dysidea fragilis |
| 3 | 2010-10-08 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe rock gullies leading into exposed kelp band below low lines of rocks parallel to shore |
Amongst silt in rock crevices of low shore, not seen many this year. | Calliostoma zizyphinum |
| 2 clumps | 2010-11-21 | Saunton Rocks at north end beneath Saunton Down |
In deep rock-pool on shore platform at low tide. Not sure which Codium, under scope, covered in tiny pimples, felt firm rather than velvety, photo coming | Codium tomentosum |
| 8 | 2010-11-21 | Saunton Rocks at north end beneath Saunton Down |
Adjacent pool, wonderfully coloured deep rich browns, open, 2 > 100mm | Cereus pedunculatus |
| 8 | 2010-11-21 | Saunton Rocks at north end beneath Saunton Down |
Broad bodied, so presumably echinata, on Corallina under microscope, 2 carrying eggs | Achelia echinata |
| 1 | 2011-01-09 | Downend, Croyde low water rock pools between wave eroded rock folds north of Downend headland |
<3mm on Gigartina acicularis ( I think), spotted under microscope, poor photo available | Haliclystus auricula |
| 20 plus | 22/01/2011 | Downend, Croyde gullies parallel to shore low shore, rocky platform |
on shady vertical surfaces parallel to shore, in groups alongside egg strings | Goniodoris nodosa |
| 3 | 22/01/2011 | Downend, Croyde gullies parallel to shore low shore, rocky platform |
under 3 cms, in algae | Aplysia punctata |
| 5 | 22/01/2011 | Downend, Croyde gullies parallel to shore low shore, rocky platform |
2 pairs, 3 individuals in rocky crevices low shore | Archidoris pseudoargus |
| 1 | 19/02/2011 | Downend Croyde Low shore gullies off NW SE fault line across shore platform |
Diff to distinguish M. tenuirsotris, image available, in weed low shore | Macropodia deflexa |
| abundant | 19/02/2011 | Downend Croyde Low shore gullies off NW SE fault line across shore platform |
Feeding on walls of gullies low shore | Trivia arctica |
| 11 | 19/02/2011 | Downend Croyde Low shore gullies off NW SE fault line across shore platform |
Mainly in pairs, egglaying lower shore, under ledges etc rock boulders, gullies | Archidoris pseudoargus |
| abundant | 19/02/2011 | Downend Croyde Low shore gullies off NW SE fault line across shore platform |
up to a dozen or so egg laying on most vertical surfaces parallel to sea low shore | Goniodoris nodosa |
| 1 | 19/02/2011 | Downend Croyde Low shore gullies off NW SE fault line across shore platform |
Tube only, pinched end, in small rocky recess/crack, low shore | Bispira volutacornis |
| 1 | 19/02/2011 | Downend Croyde Low shore gullies off NW SE fault line across shore platform |
2lb + caught by one of 3 gaffers working Downwnd, his first and best of year | Homarus gammarus |
| numerous | 19/02/2011 | Downend Croyde Low shore gullies off NW SE fault line across shore platform |
Small colonies scattered on wet low shore rocks | Dysidea fragilis |
| Abundant | 19/02/2011 | Downend Croyde Low shore gullies off NW SE fault line across shore platform |
As always good crusting of Sabellaria | Sabellaria alveolata |
| 1 | 19/02/2011 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe Low shore rocks & gullies adjacent nearly parallel to sea, leading into kelp strewn with flat stones/boulders |
in weeds lower shore | Asterina gibbosa |
| 3 | 19/02/2011 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe Low shore rocks & gullies adjacent nearly parallel to sea, leading into kelp strewn with flat stones/boulders |
Under flat stones lowest shore, 1 about 8 cms, 2 about 1 cm | Pawsonia saxicola |
| 1 | 19/02/2011 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe Low shore rocks & gullies adjacent nearly parallel to sea, leading into kelp strewn with flat stones/boulders |
Under stone, in gulley | Diodora graeca |
| 8 | 19/02/2011 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe Low shore rocks & gullies adjacent nearly parallel to sea, leading into kelp strewn with flat stones/boulders |
on vertical wall of lowest shore gulley, facing sea, small closed anemones - my first sighting at Lee - probably others, tide coming in | Caryophyllia smithii |
| 2 | 19/02/2011 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe Low shore rocks & gullies adjacent nearly parallel to sea, leading into kelp strewn with flat stones/boulders |
Barnacles on 2 Caryophyllia | Megatrema anglicum |
| 1 | 19/02/2011 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe Low shore rocks & gullies adjacent nearly parallel to sea, leading into kelp strewn with flat stones/boulders |
Jnder stone low shore | Aeolidia papillosa |
| 3 | 19/02/2011 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe Low shore rocks & gullies adjacent nearly parallel to sea, leading into kelp strewn with flat stones/boulders |
Low shore, also abundant X pilipes | Xantho hydrophilus |
| several clusters | 19/02/2011 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe Low shore rocks & gullies adjacent nearly parallel to sea, leading into kelp strewn with flat stones/boulders |
Starting to appear on low shore rocks | Morchellium argus |
| 7 | 19/02/2011 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe Low shore rocks & gullies adjacent nearly parallel to sea, leading into kelp strewn with flat stones/boulders |
Feeding on steep rocks | Trivia arctica |
| 2 | 19/02/2011 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe Low shore rocks & gullies adjacent nearly parallel to sea, leading into kelp strewn with flat stones/boulders |
Two very small colonies, one yellow, the other white, under stones | Botryllus schlosseri |
| 3 | 19/02/2011 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe Low shore rocks & gullies adjacent nearly parallel to sea, leading into kelp strewn with flat stones/boulders |
Under stones/weed, not preg. | Nerophis lumbriciformis |
| Abundant | 19/02/2011 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe Low shore rocks & gullies adjacent nearly parallel to sea, leading into kelp strewn with flat stones/boulders |
Under most large flat boulders | Berthella plumula |
| 1 | 19/02/2011 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe Low shore rocks & gullies adjacent nearly parallel to sea, leading into kelp strewn with flat stones/boulders |
Larger than usually seen wrapped in kelp frond under stone | Psammechinus miliaris |
| abundant | 19/02/2011 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe Low shore rocks & gullies adjacent nearly parallel to sea, leading into kelp strewn with flat stones/boulders |
colonies scattered on sheltered low shore rocks | Dysidea fragilis |
| 1 | 19/02/2011 | Lee Ilfracombe as before, low shore gullies |
in mussel shell, wet sand between rocks, low shore | Lineus longissimus |
| scattered widely | 19/02/2011 | Lee Ilfracombe as before, low shore gullies |
Individual tubes scattered across low shore rocks | Sabellaria alveolata |
| 1 | 19/02/2011 | Lee Ilfracombe as before, low shore gullies |
On surface of weed in low shore gulley, image of this and below being sent with other ID queries | Munida rugosa |
| 1 | 21/03/2011 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe Gently sloping shore, expanse of rocks flanking sand, fresh water stream. Good algae cover |
Very lowest shore, in shallow pool under boulder, image sent, sorry for poor quality, last find of day. | Alpheus glaber |
| 1 | 21/03/2011 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe Gently sloping shore, expanse of rocks flanking sand, fresh water stream. Good algae cover |
< 2 ft, in crevice, low shore | Conger conger |
| 29 | 21/03/2011 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe Gently sloping shore, expanse of rocks flanking sand, fresh water stream. Good algae cover |
3 groups of about 8, on various steep surfaces, others scattered individuals, lowest shore | Caryophyllia smithii |
| 13 | 21/03/2011 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe Gently sloping shore, expanse of rocks flanking sand, fresh water stream. Good algae cover |
Same regiions as above | Calliostoma zizyphinum |
| 3 | 21/03/2011 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe Gently sloping shore, expanse of rocks flanking sand, fresh water stream. Good algae cover |
Under flat rocks in gullies low shore | Berthella plumula |
| 12 | 21/03/2011 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe Gently sloping shore, expanse of rocks flanking sand, fresh water stream. Good algae cover |
in small clusters, with weed & debris under stones, as above | Dendrodoa grossularia |
| 7 | 21/03/2011 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe Gently sloping shore, expanse of rocks flanking sand, fresh water stream. Good algae cover |
Under flat stones as above | Galathea squamifera |
| 20 | 21/03/2011 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe Gently sloping shore, expanse of rocks flanking sand, fresh water stream. Good algae cover |
several small scattered groups on steep surfaces low shore | Goniodoris nodosa |
| 1 | 21/03/2011 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe Gently sloping shore, expanse of rocks flanking sand, fresh water stream. Good algae cover |
low shore rock pool | Gobius paganellus |
| 7 | 21/03/2011 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe Gently sloping shore, expanse of rocks flanking sand, fresh water stream. Good algae cover |
retreating tide low shore, 7 caught in net chasing crab, various colours, red, green, transparent | Hippolyte varians |
| 1 | 21/03/2011 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe Gently sloping shore, expanse of rocks flanking sand, fresh water stream. Good algae cover |
Small lobster, under overhang low shore pool | Homarus gammarus |
| 2 | 21/03/2011 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe Gently sloping shore, expanse of rocks flanking sand, fresh water stream. Good algae cover |
On steep rock faces low shore | Jorunna tomentosa |
| 3 | 21/03/2011 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe Gently sloping shore, expanse of rocks flanking sand, fresh water stream. Good algae cover |
Under flat stones low shore | Lepadogaster lepadogaster |
| abundant | 21/03/2011 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe Gently sloping shore, expanse of rocks flanking sand, fresh water stream. Good algae cover |
still very short, hanging from rocks low shore crevices & overhangs | Morchellium argus |
| 5 | 21/03/2011 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe Gently sloping shore, expanse of rocks flanking sand, fresh water stream. Good algae cover |
Several under flat stones, 2 in rock crevices low shore | Pawsonia saxicola |
| 2 | 21/03/2011 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe Gently sloping shore, expanse of rocks flanking sand, fresh water stream. Good algae cover |
low shore rock pools.3 barbels, dorsal fin set in gutter | Gaidropsarus mediterraneus |
| common | 21/03/2011 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe Gently sloping shore, expanse of rocks flanking sand, fresh water stream. Good algae cover |
coverage increasing, present on many lowest shore rock fringes adjacent to sand | Sabellaria alveolata |
| 1 | 21/03/2011 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe Gently sloping shore, expanse of rocks flanking sand, fresh water stream. Good algae cover |
3.5 cm mound, orange covered with tubercles - minute sample taken, distinctive multi-rayed stellate form. | Tethya aurantium |
| 50 | 21/03/2011 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe Gently sloping shore, expanse of rocks flanking sand, fresh water stream. Good algae cover |
Feeding on low shore rocks, abundant, no T. monacha seen. | Trivia arctica |
| abundant | 21/03/2011 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe Gently sloping shore, expanse of rocks flanking sand, fresh water stream. Good algae cover |
under every stone | Xantho pilipes |
| 7 | 21/03/2011 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe Gently sloping shore, expanse of rocks flanking sand, fresh water stream. Good algae cover |
Huge black tipped claws, feisty. | Xantho hydrophilus |
| several | 18/05/2011 | Downend, Croyde Low shore on rocks either side of SW/NE gulley, on near vertical faces parallel to sea |
Found under microscope, about 1-2 mm, feeding on bryozoans. | Polycera quadrilineata |
| 3 | 02/06/2011 | Saunton In rock pools & crevices at north end of Saunton Sands and the adjacent sand |
Ranging from 4 - 10 cms long, stranded on sand near rocks, low shore, all alive, one only just. | Aphrodita aculeata |
| 1 | 27/09/2011 | Downend, VCroyde low shore rocks, crevices, pools etc |
on overhang, low shore | Archidoris pseudoargus |
| 2 | 27/09/2011 | Downend, VCroyde low shore rocks, crevices, pools etc |
one less thasn 1 cm, other 3 cmm diam, under stones | Psammechinus miliaris |
| 28 | 28/09/2011 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe Low shore gullies |
3 main places, all low shore, on 2 vertical rock faces parallel to shore, and roof of alcove in rock | Caryophyllia smithii |
| 2 | 30/09/2011 | Downend, Croyde Usual gullies off fault line in wave cut rock platform |
icm & 3 cms, under stones low shore | Aeolidia papillosa |
| 2 | 30/09/2011 | Downend, Croyde Usual gullies off fault line in wave cut rock platform |
one mid, one low shore | Archidoris pseudoargus |
| 2 | 30/09/2011 | Downend, Croyde Usual gullies off fault line in wave cut rock platform |
in weed fringing low shore rocks | Macropodia tenuirostris |
| 1 | 30/09/2011 | Downend, Croyde Usual gullies off fault line in wave cut rock platform |
Under stone, low shore | Nymphon gracile |
| 50 | 08/03/2012 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe north facing sheltered rocky shore, good seaweed cover, gullies crevices & pools |
Hanging from crevices in low shore rocks, from a few to 40 millimeters | Morchellium argus |
| 1 | 08/03/2012 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe north facing sheltered rocky shore, good seaweed cover, gullies crevices & pools |
25mm on vertical side of gulley low shore | Jorunna tomentosa |
| 5 | 08/03/2012 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe north facing sheltered rocky shore, good seaweed cover, gullies crevices & pools |
Under flat boulders, low shore | Lepadogaster lepadogaster |
| 2 | 08/03/2012 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe north facing sheltered rocky shore, good seaweed cover, gullies crevices & pools |
Mid & low shore rock-pools | Gobius paganellus |
| 2 | 08/03/2012 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe north facing sheltered rocky shore, good seaweed cover, gullies crevices & pools |
Notable for being so few in number | Lipophrys pholis |
| 2 | 08/03/2012 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe north facing sheltered rocky shore, good seaweed cover, gullies crevices & pools |
One nearly 20 cms, other about 10cms | Crenilabrus melops |
| 7 | 08/03/2012 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe north facing sheltered rocky shore, good seaweed cover, gullies crevices & pools |
On muddy "turf" amongst low shore rocks | Calliostoma zizyphinum |
| few | 08/03/2012 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe north facing sheltered rocky shore, good seaweed cover, gullies crevices & pools |
a few small patches under boulders low shore | Botryllus schlosseri |
| 5 | 08/03/2012 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe north facing sheltered rocky shore, good seaweed cover, gullies crevices & pools |
15 - 20 cms, under stones and weed, low shore shallow pools | Ciliata mustela |
| 2 | 08/03/2012 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe north facing sheltered rocky shore, good seaweed cover, gullies crevices & pools |
30 - 40 cms, similar habitat to above | Gaidropsarus mediterraneus |
| abundant | 08/03/2012 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe north facing sheltered rocky shore, good seaweed cover, gullies crevices & pools |
varying colours & sizes, beneath low shore boulders, also X. incisus | Xantho pilipes |
| 3 | 08/03/2012 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe north facing sheltered rocky shore, good seaweed cover, gullies crevices & pools |
One large mid-way down kelp stipe, others about 10mm in L. saccarina dimples | Patella pellucida |
| abundant | 08/03/2012 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe north facing sheltered rocky shore, good seaweed cover, gullies crevices & pools |
Under boulders low shore | Ophiothrix fragilis |
| several | 08/03/2012 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe north facing sheltered rocky shore, good seaweed cover, gullies crevices & pools |
Vertical walls of gullies low shore | Trivia arctica |
| about a dozen | 08/03/2012 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe north facing sheltered rocky shore, good seaweed cover, gullies crevices & pools |
a few amongst the Porcellana, amongst stones low shore | Pisidia longicornis |
| 1 | 08/03/2012 | Lee Bay, Ilfracombe north facing sheltered rocky shore, good seaweed cover, gullies crevices & pools |
under stone low shore pool | Nerophis lumbriciformis |
| one patch | 09/03/2012 | Lee Bay Ilfracombe low shore gulley with floor of flat boulders |
300 x 150 cms on ledge/vertical gulley wall at 1m height | Hemimycale columella |
| 1 | 09/03/2012 | Lee Bay Ilfracombe low shore gulley with floor of flat boulders |
same vertical wall, lower down, there last year | Tethya aurantium |
| 1 | 09/03/2012 | Lee Bay Ilfracombe low shore gulley with floor of flat boulders |
in mud under boulder low shore | Lineus longissimus |
| 2 | 09/03/2012 | Lee Bay Ilfracombe low shore gulley with floor of flat boulders |
Under flat boulders, one apparently eating Trivia arctica | Pawsonia saxicola |
| 7 | 09/03/2012 | Lee Bay Ilfracombe low shore gulley with floor of flat boulders |
amongst debris/boulders along base gulley wall and under boulders | Galathea squamifera |
| 1 | 09/03/2012 | Lee Bay Ilfracombe low shore gulley with floor of flat boulders |
Under flat boulder, Malteser size draped in weed etc | Psammechinus miliaris |
| 1 | 09/03/2012 | Lee Bay Ilfracombe low shore gulley with floor of flat boulders |
Species not certain, ssmaller flatter valve unicoloured | Chlamys varia |
| 3 clusters | 10/03/2012 | Downend, Croyde Diagonal cross-cutting rocky shore gulley and adjacent shore platform at low water |
In crevices adjoining rock-pools & gully, one cluster with tentacles extended to feed | Bispira volutacornis |
| numerous | 10/03/2012 | Downend, Croyde Diagonal cross-cutting rocky shore gulley and adjacent shore platform at low water |
scattered individuals and small clusters on steep sided rocks | Dendrodoa grossularia |
| 5 | 10/03/2012 | Downend, Croyde Diagonal cross-cutting rocky shore gulley and adjacent shore platform at low water |
Feeding on encrusted steep sided rocks | Trivia monacha |
| 3 | 10/03/2012 | Downend, Croyde Diagonal cross-cutting rocky shore gulley and adjacent shore platform at low water |
small cluster on gulley wall, but none in customary places yet | Goniodoris nodosa |
| Abundant | 10/03/2012 | Downend, Croyde Diagonal cross-cutting rocky shore gulley and adjacent shore platform at low water |
Mostly scattered individulas, but one aggregation of a dozen plus on small seawrd promentory | Ocenebra erinacea |
| 1 | 10/03/2012 | Downend, Croyde Diagonal cross-cutting rocky shore gulley and adjacent shore platform at low water |
Malteser size, with adherent material, on underside boulder | Psammechinus miliaris |
| 2 | 10/03/2012 | Downend, Croyde Diagonal cross-cutting rocky shore gulley and adjacent shore platform at low water |
On Corallina tuft viewed under microscope | Amphipholis squamata |
| 1 | 10/03/2012 | Downend, Croyde Diagonal cross-cutting rocky shore gulley and adjacent shore platform at low water |
Under sized, found by local gaffer, in adjoining gulley | Homarus gammarus |
| 2 | 11/03/2012 | Saunton, N Devon Rocks between base of Saunton Down & Saunton Sands |
Low shore vertical rock face, at 1 m high. Seen together, no eggs there, some found elsewhere | Archidoris pseudoargus |
| 2 patches | 11/03/2012 | Saunton, N Devon Rocks between base of Saunton Down & Saunton Sands |
Small brown & larger blue patch, both underside of flat boulders | Botryllus schlosseri |
| 1 | 11/03/2012 | Saunton, N Devon Rocks between base of Saunton Down & Saunton Sands |
Golf ball size, wedged into crack on vertical rock face, weed etc adhering | Psammechinus miliaris |
| 1 | 11/03/2012 | Saunton, N Devon Rocks between base of Saunton Down & Saunton Sands |
Hand-span size, in shallow rock-pool | Asterias rubens |
| 2 | 11/03/2012 | Saunton, N Devon Rocks between base of Saunton Down & Saunton Sands |
Towards base of rocks on encrusting turf of bryozoans etc. Photo being sent | Diodora graeca |
| Abundant | 11/03/2012 | Saunton, N Devon Rocks between base of Saunton Down & Saunton Sands |
Mainly scattered small numbers,but some patches 20cms across | Verruca stroemia |
| Abundant | 11/03/2012 | Saunton, N Devon Rocks between base of Saunton Down & Saunton Sands |
In shallow pools between eroded rock strata, also deeper pools - almost all closed | Urticina felina |
| Abundant | 11/03/2012 | Saunton, N Devon Rocks between base of Saunton Down & Saunton Sands |
Some of the largest I've seen in N Devon | Balanus perforatus |
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