Recording Marine Life
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Nigel Sawyer's records
| Number seen/Abundance | Date | Location | Comments | Species |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abundant | 2009-06-20 | Hastings Rocky shore below East Hill with some sand patches, shingle, pebbles and boulders. There is also a rocky \"platform\" mid-low shore with many crevices and small rock pools. Other species certainly present including some hydroids, bryzoans, brown flatworms, probable Bullhead and other fish |
Everywhere! All sizes up to c. 50mm wide. Mainly red forms but green as well | Actinia equina |
| 1 | 2009-06-20 | Hastings Rocky shore below East Hill with some sand patches, shingle, pebbles and boulders. There is also a rocky \"platform\" mid-low shore with many crevices and small rock pools. Other species certainly present including some hydroids, bryzoans, brown flatworms, probable Bullhead and other fish |
Under a stone | Actinia fragacea |
| 5 | 2009-06-20 | Hastings Rocky shore below East Hill with some sand patches, shingle, pebbles and boulders. There is also a rocky \"platform\" mid-low shore with many crevices and small rock pools. Other species certainly present including some hydroids, bryzoans, brown flatworms, probable Bullhead and other fish |
All in one rockpool near the low tide mark | Bryopsis plumosa |
| Common | 2009-06-20 | Hastings Rocky shore below East Hill with some sand patches, shingle, pebbles and boulders. There is also a rocky \"platform\" mid-low shore with many crevices and small rock pools. Other species certainly present including some hydroids, bryzoans, brown flatworms, probable Bullhead and other fish |
Many broken shells | Buccinum undatum |
| 2 | 2009-06-20 | Hastings Rocky shore below East Hill with some sand patches, shingle, pebbles and boulders. There is also a rocky \"platform\" mid-low shore with many crevices and small rock pools. Other species certainly present including some hydroids, bryzoans, brown flatworms, probable Bullhead and other fish |
Under stones. No doubt many more present | Carcinus maenas |
| Common | 2009-06-20 | Hastings Rocky shore below East Hill with some sand patches, shingle, pebbles and boulders. There is also a rocky \"platform\" mid-low shore with many crevices and small rock pools. Other species certainly present including some hydroids, bryzoans, brown flatworms, probable Bullhead and other fish |
Many broken shells | Cerastoderma edule |
| Uncommon | 2009-06-20 | Hastings Rocky shore below East Hill with some sand patches, shingle, pebbles and boulders. There is also a rocky \"platform\" mid-low shore with many crevices and small rock pools. Other species certainly present including some hydroids, bryzoans, brown flatworms, probable Bullhead and other fish |
Some patches mainly in rock pools close to low tide | Chondrus crispus |
| Common | 2009-06-20 | Hastings Rocky shore below East Hill with some sand patches, shingle, pebbles and boulders. There is also a rocky \"platform\" mid-low shore with many crevices and small rock pools. Other species certainly present including some hydroids, bryzoans, brown flatworms, probable Bullhead and other fish |
Mainly in the rock pools on the rocky platform | Corallina officinalis |
| Abundant | 2009-06-20 | Hastings Rocky shore below East Hill with some sand patches, shingle, pebbles and boulders. There is also a rocky \"platform\" mid-low shore with many crevices and small rock pools. Other species certainly present including some hydroids, bryzoans, brown flatworms, probable Bullhead and other fish |
Many broken shells and indiviudals attached to stones | Crepidula fornicata |
| Common | 2009-06-20 | Hastings Rocky shore below East Hill with some sand patches, shingle, pebbles and boulders. There is also a rocky \"platform\" mid-low shore with many crevices and small rock pools. Other species certainly present including some hydroids, bryzoans, brown flatworms, probable Bullhead and other fish |
Barnacles that looked like this species to me on high to mid shore. | Elminius modestus |
| Common | 2009-06-20 | Hastings Rocky shore below East Hill with some sand patches, shingle, pebbles and boulders. There is also a rocky \"platform\" mid-low shore with many crevices and small rock pools. Other species certainly present including some hydroids, bryzoans, brown flatworms, probable Bullhead and other fish |
Fucus serratus | |
| 1 | 2009-06-20 | Hastings Rocky shore below East Hill with some sand patches, shingle, pebbles and boulders. There is also a rocky \"platform\" mid-low shore with many crevices and small rock pools. Other species certainly present including some hydroids, bryzoans, brown flatworms, probable Bullhead and other fish |
Under stone. | Gibbula cineraria |
| Common | 2009-06-20 | Hastings Rocky shore below East Hill with some sand patches, shingle, pebbles and boulders. There is also a rocky \"platform\" mid-low shore with many crevices and small rock pools. Other species certainly present including some hydroids, bryzoans, brown flatworms, probable Bullhead and other fish |
Widely spread | Gibbula umbilicalis |
| Uncommon | 2009-06-20 | Hastings Rocky shore below East Hill with some sand patches, shingle, pebbles and boulders. There is also a rocky \"platform\" mid-low shore with many crevices and small rock pools. Other species certainly present including some hydroids, bryzoans, brown flatworms, probable Bullhead and other fish |
Small groups in sandy patches between stones and in rock pools | Lanice conchilega |
| Abundant | 2009-06-20 | Hastings Rocky shore below East Hill with some sand patches, shingle, pebbles and boulders. There is also a rocky \"platform\" mid-low shore with many crevices and small rock pools. Other species certainly present including some hydroids, bryzoans, brown flatworms, probable Bullhead and other fish |
Common | Littorina littorea |
| Common | 2009-06-20 | Hastings Rocky shore below East Hill with some sand patches, shingle, pebbles and boulders. There is also a rocky \"platform\" mid-low shore with many crevices and small rock pools. Other species certainly present including some hydroids, bryzoans, brown flatworms, probable Bullhead and other fish |
Littorina saxatilis | |
| 1 | 2009-06-20 | Hastings Rocky shore below East Hill with some sand patches, shingle, pebbles and boulders. There is also a rocky \"platform\" mid-low shore with many crevices and small rock pools. Other species certainly present including some hydroids, bryzoans, brown flatworms, probable Bullhead and other fish |
Seen on bare rock above mid shore - unexpectedly high compared to normal but clearly this species | Littorina obtusata |
| Common | 2009-06-20 | Hastings Rocky shore below East Hill with some sand patches, shingle, pebbles and boulders. There is also a rocky \"platform\" mid-low shore with many crevices and small rock pools. Other species certainly present including some hydroids, bryzoans, brown flatworms, probable Bullhead and other fish |
Mainly small patches but a few larger (several metres long) | Mytilus edulis |
| Uncommon | 2009-06-20 | Hastings Rocky shore below East Hill with some sand patches, shingle, pebbles and boulders. There is also a rocky \"platform\" mid-low shore with many crevices and small rock pools. Other species certainly present including some hydroids, bryzoans, brown flatworms, probable Bullhead and other fish |
Mainly broken shells | Nassarius reticulatus |
| 1 | 2009-06-20 | Hastings Rocky shore below East Hill with some sand patches, shingle, pebbles and boulders. There is also a rocky \"platform\" mid-low shore with many crevices and small rock pools. Other species certainly present including some hydroids, bryzoans, brown flatworms, probable Bullhead and other fish |
Single large individual - dead | Necora puber |
| Abundant | 2009-06-20 | Hastings Rocky shore below East Hill with some sand patches, shingle, pebbles and boulders. There is also a rocky \"platform\" mid-low shore with many crevices and small rock pools. Other species certainly present including some hydroids, bryzoans, brown flatworms, probable Bullhead and other fish |
Increasing numbers towards tide mark. Several stripped (mussel eating) individuals and one that had a body whorl that was bright orange - rest was grey | Nucella lapillus |
| 1 | 2009-06-20 | Hastings Rocky shore below East Hill with some sand patches, shingle, pebbles and boulders. There is also a rocky \"platform\" mid-low shore with many crevices and small rock pools. Other species certainly present including some hydroids, bryzoans, brown flatworms, probable Bullhead and other fish |
Singleton that appeared to be eating a mussel | Ocenebra erinacea |
| 2 | 2009-06-20 | Hastings Rocky shore below East Hill with some sand patches, shingle, pebbles and boulders. There is also a rocky \"platform\" mid-low shore with many crevices and small rock pools. Other species certainly present including some hydroids, bryzoans, brown flatworms, probable Bullhead and other fish |
Properly more common | Pagurus bernhardus |
| Abundant | 2009-06-20 | Hastings Rocky shore below East Hill with some sand patches, shingle, pebbles and boulders. There is also a rocky \"platform\" mid-low shore with many crevices and small rock pools. Other species certainly present including some hydroids, bryzoans, brown flatworms, probable Bullhead and other fish |
Everywhere! | Patella vulgata |
| Common | 2009-06-20 | Hastings Rocky shore below East Hill with some sand patches, shingle, pebbles and boulders. There is also a rocky \"platform\" mid-low shore with many crevices and small rock pools. Other species certainly present including some hydroids, bryzoans, brown flatworms, probable Bullhead and other fish |
Large patches on the big boulders high on the shore | Pelvetia canaliculata |
| 1 | 2009-06-20 | Hastings Rocky shore below East Hill with some sand patches, shingle, pebbles and boulders. There is also a rocky \"platform\" mid-low shore with many crevices and small rock pools. Other species certainly present including some hydroids, bryzoans, brown flatworms, probable Bullhead and other fish |
One 'oak leaf' frond washed up on shore | Phycodrys rubens |
| Common | 2009-06-20 | Hastings Rocky shore below East Hill with some sand patches, shingle, pebbles and boulders. There is also a rocky \"platform\" mid-low shore with many crevices and small rock pools. Other species certainly present including some hydroids, bryzoans, brown flatworms, probable Bullhead and other fish |
Low on shore | Pomatoceros triqueter |
| Common | 2009-06-20 | Hastings Rocky shore below East Hill with some sand patches, shingle, pebbles and boulders. There is also a rocky \"platform\" mid-low shore with many crevices and small rock pools. Other species certainly present including some hydroids, bryzoans, brown flatworms, probable Bullhead and other fish |
Beneath stones on low shore | Porcellana platycheles |
| Uncommon | 2009-06-20 | Hastings Rocky shore below East Hill with some sand patches, shingle, pebbles and boulders. There is also a rocky \"platform\" mid-low shore with many crevices and small rock pools. Other species certainly present including some hydroids, bryzoans, brown flatworms, probable Bullhead and other fish |
Patches in rock pools | Sargassum muticum |
| Abundant | 2009-06-20 | Hastings Rocky shore below East Hill with some sand patches, shingle, pebbles and boulders. There is also a rocky \"platform\" mid-low shore with many crevices and small rock pools. Other species certainly present including some hydroids, bryzoans, brown flatworms, probable Bullhead and other fish |
Everywhere | Semibalanus balanoides |
| Abdundant | 2009-07-05 | Cow Gap, Eastbourne Boulder, rocks and stone leading down to sea, some sandy/gravel patches, with small rock pools and some finer sediment. Un identified Spirobius sp, Sandhoppers and worm (prob Hermanthoe impar - picture sent via post) as well as seaweeds |
Varying sizes and red and green forms | Actinia equina |
| 2 | 2009-07-05 | Cow Gap, Eastbourne Boulder, rocks and stone leading down to sea, some sandy/gravel patches, with small rock pools and some finer sediment. Un identified Spirobius sp, Sandhoppers and worm (prob Hermanthoe impar - picture sent via post) as well as seaweeds |
Under stones | Actinia fragacea |
| Common | 2009-07-05 | Cow Gap, Eastbourne Boulder, rocks and stone leading down to sea, some sandy/gravel patches, with small rock pools and some finer sediment. Un identified Spirobius sp, Sandhoppers and worm (prob Hermanthoe impar - picture sent via post) as well as seaweeds |
Shells only | Buccinum undatum |
| 2 | 2009-07-05 | Cow Gap, Eastbourne Boulder, rocks and stone leading down to sea, some sandy/gravel patches, with small rock pools and some finer sediment. Un identified Spirobius sp, Sandhoppers and worm (prob Hermanthoe impar - picture sent via post) as well as seaweeds |
Under stones | Carcinus maenas |
| Common | 2009-07-05 | Cow Gap, Eastbourne Boulder, rocks and stone leading down to sea, some sandy/gravel patches, with small rock pools and some finer sediment. Un identified Spirobius sp, Sandhoppers and worm (prob Hermanthoe impar - picture sent via post) as well as seaweeds |
Chondrus crispus | |
| Common | 2009-07-05 | Cow Gap, Eastbourne Boulder, rocks and stone leading down to sea, some sandy/gravel patches, with small rock pools and some finer sediment. Un identified Spirobius sp, Sandhoppers and worm (prob Hermanthoe impar - picture sent via post) as well as seaweeds |
In pools lower shore | Corallina officinalis |
| Abdundant | 2009-07-05 | Cow Gap, Eastbourne Boulder, rocks and stone leading down to sea, some sandy/gravel patches, with small rock pools and some finer sediment. Un identified Spirobius sp, Sandhoppers and worm (prob Hermanthoe impar - picture sent via post) as well as seaweeds |
Hundreds if not thousands of shells | Crepidula fornicata |
| Common | 2009-07-05 | Cow Gap, Eastbourne Boulder, rocks and stone leading down to sea, some sandy/gravel patches, with small rock pools and some finer sediment. Un identified Spirobius sp, Sandhoppers and worm (prob Hermanthoe impar - picture sent via post) as well as seaweeds |
Fucus serratus | |
| 5 | 2009-07-05 | Cow Gap, Eastbourne Boulder, rocks and stone leading down to sea, some sandy/gravel patches, with small rock pools and some finer sediment. Un identified Spirobius sp, Sandhoppers and worm (prob Hermanthoe impar - picture sent via post) as well as seaweeds |
Under stones | Gibbula cineraria |
| Common | 2009-07-05 | Cow Gap, Eastbourne Boulder, rocks and stone leading down to sea, some sandy/gravel patches, with small rock pools and some finer sediment. Un identified Spirobius sp, Sandhoppers and worm (prob Hermanthoe impar - picture sent via post) as well as seaweeds |
Gibbula umbilicalis | |
| Uncommon | 2009-07-05 | Cow Gap, Eastbourne Boulder, rocks and stone leading down to sea, some sandy/gravel patches, with small rock pools and some finer sediment. Un identified Spirobius sp, Sandhoppers and worm (prob Hermanthoe impar - picture sent via post) as well as seaweeds |
In small groups in sandy pools | Lanice conchilega |
| Abundant | 2009-07-05 | Cow Gap, Eastbourne Boulder, rocks and stone leading down to sea, some sandy/gravel patches, with small rock pools and some finer sediment. Un identified Spirobius sp, Sandhoppers and worm (prob Hermanthoe impar - picture sent via post) as well as seaweeds |
Littorina littorea | |
| 3 | 2009-07-05 | Cow Gap, Eastbourne Boulder, rocks and stone leading down to sea, some sandy/gravel patches, with small rock pools and some finer sediment. Un identified Spirobius sp, Sandhoppers and worm (prob Hermanthoe impar - picture sent via post) as well as seaweeds |
Yellow shells low on shore | Littorina obtusata |
| Common | 2009-07-05 | Cow Gap, Eastbourne Boulder, rocks and stone leading down to sea, some sandy/gravel patches, with small rock pools and some finer sediment. Un identified Spirobius sp, Sandhoppers and worm (prob Hermanthoe impar - picture sent via post) as well as seaweeds |
Littorina saxatilis | |
| Common | 2009-07-05 | Cow Gap, Eastbourne Boulder, rocks and stone leading down to sea, some sandy/gravel patches, with small rock pools and some finer sediment. Un identified Spirobius sp, Sandhoppers and worm (prob Hermanthoe impar - picture sent via post) as well as seaweeds |
Many mainly broken shells | Nassarius reticulatus |
| Common | 2009-07-05 | Cow Gap, Eastbourne Boulder, rocks and stone leading down to sea, some sandy/gravel patches, with small rock pools and some finer sediment. Un identified Spirobius sp, Sandhoppers and worm (prob Hermanthoe impar - picture sent via post) as well as seaweeds |
Lower shore mainly | Nucella lapillus |
| Uncommon | 2009-07-05 | Cow Gap, Eastbourne Boulder, rocks and stone leading down to sea, some sandy/gravel patches, with small rock pools and some finer sediment. Un identified Spirobius sp, Sandhoppers and worm (prob Hermanthoe impar - picture sent via post) as well as seaweeds |
Clumps washed up in rock pools | Plocamium cartilagineum |
| Abundant | 2009-07-05 | Cow Gap, Eastbourne Boulder, rocks and stone leading down to sea, some sandy/gravel patches, with small rock pools and some finer sediment. Un identified Spirobius sp, Sandhoppers and worm (prob Hermanthoe impar - picture sent via post) as well as seaweeds |
Distinct zone low shore | Osmundea pinnatifida |
| Common | 2009-07-05 | Cow Gap, Eastbourne Boulder, rocks and stone leading down to sea, some sandy/gravel patches, with small rock pools and some finer sediment. Un identified Spirobius sp, Sandhoppers and worm (prob Hermanthoe impar - picture sent via post) as well as seaweeds |
Patella vulgata | |
| Common | 2009-07-05 | Cow Gap, Eastbourne Boulder, rocks and stone leading down to sea, some sandy/gravel patches, with small rock pools and some finer sediment. Un identified Spirobius sp, Sandhoppers and worm (prob Hermanthoe impar - picture sent via post) as well as seaweeds |
Pelvetia canaliculata | |
| Common | 2009-07-05 | Cow Gap, Eastbourne Boulder, rocks and stone leading down to sea, some sandy/gravel patches, with small rock pools and some finer sediment. Un identified Spirobius sp, Sandhoppers and worm (prob Hermanthoe impar - picture sent via post) as well as seaweeds |
Lower shore | Pomatoceros triqueter |
| Common | 2009-07-05 | Cow Gap, Eastbourne Boulder, rocks and stone leading down to sea, some sandy/gravel patches, with small rock pools and some finer sediment. Un identified Spirobius sp, Sandhoppers and worm (prob Hermanthoe impar - picture sent via post) as well as seaweeds |
Large specimens round about low tide mark and under stones | Porcellana platycheles |
| Uncommon | 2009-07-05 | Cow Gap, Eastbourne Boulder, rocks and stone leading down to sea, some sandy/gravel patches, with small rock pools and some finer sediment. Un identified Spirobius sp, Sandhoppers and worm (prob Hermanthoe impar - picture sent via post) as well as seaweeds |
Dominant seaweed in some rock pools | Sargassum muticum |
| 2 | 2009-07-05 | Cow Gap, Eastbourne Boulder, rocks and stone leading down to sea, some sandy/gravel patches, with small rock pools and some finer sediment. Un identified Spirobius sp, Sandhoppers and worm (prob Hermanthoe impar - picture sent via post) as well as seaweeds |
Way out of range according to MarLIN map but has the claws , nippers and white band on back. Photograph available | Athanas nitescens |
| Abdundant | 2009-07-05 | Cow Gap, Eastbourne Boulder, rocks and stone leading down to sea, some sandy/gravel patches, with small rock pools and some finer sediment. Un identified Spirobius sp, Sandhoppers and worm (prob Hermanthoe impar - picture sent via post) as well as seaweeds |
Semibalanus balanoides | |
| Uncommon | 2009-07-05 | Cow Gap, Eastbourne Boulder, rocks and stone leading down to sea, some sandy/gravel patches, with small rock pools and some finer sediment. Un identified Spirobius sp, Sandhoppers and worm (prob Hermanthoe impar - picture sent via post) as well as seaweeds |
Broken shells | Cerastoderma edule |
| 1 | Cow Gap Eastbourne Boulders, Pebbles and some fine sediment |
Under stone | Malmgreniella lunulata | |
| Common | 2009-07-18 | Eastbourne, below Pinnacle Mainly soft bedrock with pools and some pebble and sandy areas. Storms previous day and persistant strong wind. Some unidentified hydroids (?Obelia) also found 2 metre low tide so water level fairly high |
Common | Actinia equina |
| 1 | 2009-07-18 | Eastbourne, below Pinnacle Mainly soft bedrock with pools and some pebble and sandy areas. Storms previous day and persistant strong wind. Some unidentified hydroids (?Obelia) also found 2 metre low tide so water level fairly high |
Under stone | Actinia fragacea |
| Common | 2009-07-18 | Eastbourne, below Pinnacle Mainly soft bedrock with pools and some pebble and sandy areas. Storms previous day and persistant strong wind. Some unidentified hydroids (?Obelia) also found 2 metre low tide so water level fairly high |
Large chunks, some >20 cm long washed up on shore | Alcyonium digitatum |
| Common | 2009-07-18 | Eastbourne, below Pinnacle Mainly soft bedrock with pools and some pebble and sandy areas. Storms previous day and persistant strong wind. Some unidentified hydroids (?Obelia) also found 2 metre low tide so water level fairly high |
Egg cases and shells seen | Buccinum undatum |
| 2 | 2009-07-18 | Eastbourne, below Pinnacle Mainly soft bedrock with pools and some pebble and sandy areas. Storms previous day and persistant strong wind. Some unidentified hydroids (?Obelia) also found 2 metre low tide so water level fairly high |
Washed up on shore | Calliblepharis ciliata |
| Common | 2009-07-18 | Eastbourne, below Pinnacle Mainly soft bedrock with pools and some pebble and sandy areas. Storms previous day and persistant strong wind. Some unidentified hydroids (?Obelia) also found 2 metre low tide so water level fairly high |
Mainly seen in a fisherman's bait bucket | Cancer pagurus |
| Very common | 2009-07-18 | Eastbourne, below Pinnacle Mainly soft bedrock with pools and some pebble and sandy areas. Storms previous day and persistant strong wind. Some unidentified hydroids (?Obelia) also found 2 metre low tide so water level fairly high |
In bait bucket must have been 5-10 times as many of these as Cancer pagurus. | Carcinus maenas |
| Common | 2009-07-18 | Eastbourne, below Pinnacle Mainly soft bedrock with pools and some pebble and sandy areas. Storms previous day and persistant strong wind. Some unidentified hydroids (?Obelia) also found 2 metre low tide so water level fairly high |
Crepidula fornicata | |
| Uncommon | 2009-07-18 | Eastbourne, below Pinnacle Mainly soft bedrock with pools and some pebble and sandy areas. Storms previous day and persistant strong wind. Some unidentified hydroids (?Obelia) also found 2 metre low tide so water level fairly high |
Complete plants washed up on shore | Laminaria digitata |
| Uncommon | 2009-07-18 | Eastbourne, below Pinnacle Mainly soft bedrock with pools and some pebble and sandy areas. Storms previous day and persistant strong wind. Some unidentified hydroids (?Obelia) also found 2 metre low tide so water level fairly high |
Only a few seen in sandy pools | Lanice conchilega |
| Abdundant | 2009-07-18 | Eastbourne, below Pinnacle Mainly soft bedrock with pools and some pebble and sandy areas. Storms previous day and persistant strong wind. Some unidentified hydroids (?Obelia) also found 2 metre low tide so water level fairly high |
Littorina littorea | |
| Common | 2009-07-18 | Eastbourne, below Pinnacle Mainly soft bedrock with pools and some pebble and sandy areas. Storms previous day and persistant strong wind. Some unidentified hydroids (?Obelia) also found 2 metre low tide so water level fairly high |
At least 20 individuals of varying sizes, all yellow shelled in a small area near to water line | Littorina obtusata |
| Common | 2009-07-18 | Eastbourne, below Pinnacle Mainly soft bedrock with pools and some pebble and sandy areas. Storms previous day and persistant strong wind. Some unidentified hydroids (?Obelia) also found 2 metre low tide so water level fairly high |
Littorina saxatilis | |
| Common | 2009-07-18 | Eastbourne, below Pinnacle Mainly soft bedrock with pools and some pebble and sandy areas. Storms previous day and persistant strong wind. Some unidentified hydroids (?Obelia) also found 2 metre low tide so water level fairly high |
Small patches | Mytilus edulis |
| Common | 2009-07-18 | Eastbourne, below Pinnacle Mainly soft bedrock with pools and some pebble and sandy areas. Storms previous day and persistant strong wind. Some unidentified hydroids (?Obelia) also found 2 metre low tide so water level fairly high |
Many individuals and also a small patch of eggs found under a stone | Nucella lapillus |
| 1 | 2009-07-18 | Eastbourne, below Pinnacle Mainly soft bedrock with pools and some pebble and sandy areas. Storms previous day and persistant strong wind. Some unidentified hydroids (?Obelia) also found 2 metre low tide so water level fairly high |
Single shell found | Ocenebra erinacea |
| Common | 2009-07-18 | Eastbourne, below Pinnacle Mainly soft bedrock with pools and some pebble and sandy areas. Storms previous day and persistant strong wind. Some unidentified hydroids (?Obelia) also found 2 metre low tide so water level fairly high |
Evidence of bore holes all over the bed rock and some fresh looking shells found | Pholas dactylus |
| Abdundant | 2009-07-18 | Eastbourne, below Pinnacle Mainly soft bedrock with pools and some pebble and sandy areas. Storms previous day and persistant strong wind. Some unidentified hydroids (?Obelia) also found 2 metre low tide so water level fairly high |
Patella vulgata | |
| 1 | 2009-07-18 | Eastbourne, below Pinnacle Mainly soft bedrock with pools and some pebble and sandy areas. Storms previous day and persistant strong wind. Some unidentified hydroids (?Obelia) also found 2 metre low tide so water level fairly high |
Single frond found | Phycodrys rubens |
| Common | 2009-07-18 | Eastbourne, below Pinnacle Mainly soft bedrock with pools and some pebble and sandy areas. Storms previous day and persistant strong wind. Some unidentified hydroids (?Obelia) also found 2 metre low tide so water level fairly high |
Pomatoceros triqueter | |
| Common | 2009-07-18 | Eastbourne, below Pinnacle Mainly soft bedrock with pools and some pebble and sandy areas. Storms previous day and persistant strong wind. Some unidentified hydroids (?Obelia) also found 2 metre low tide so water level fairly high |
Some rock pools full of this alien species | Sargassum muticum |
| Common | 2009-08-02 | Hastings Directly east of the Stade. 2.3 metre low tide. Shore line pebbles and boulders with some rock pools in evidence |
Not many with tentacles out | Actinia equina |
| Common | 2009-08-02 | Hastings Directly east of the Stade. 2.3 metre low tide. Shore line pebbles and boulders with some rock pools in evidence |
Washed up and on the strandline | Ascophyllum nodosum |
| 1 | 2009-08-02 | Hastings Directly east of the Stade. 2.3 metre low tide. Shore line pebbles and boulders with some rock pools in evidence |
Shell only | Buccinum undatum |
| Abundant | 2009-08-02 | Hastings Directly east of the Stade. 2.3 metre low tide. Shore line pebbles and boulders with some rock pools in evidence |
Many shells | Crepidula fornicata |
| Common | 2009-08-02 | Hastings Directly east of the Stade. 2.3 metre low tide. Shore line pebbles and boulders with some rock pools in evidence |
Washed up and on the strandline | Fucus vesiculosus |
| Uncommon | 2009-08-02 | Hastings Directly east of the Stade. 2.3 metre low tide. Shore line pebbles and boulders with some rock pools in evidence |
Washed up and on the strandline | Himanthalia elongata |
| Common | 2009-08-02 | Hastings Directly east of the Stade. 2.3 metre low tide. Shore line pebbles and boulders with some rock pools in evidence |
Littorina littorea | |
| Uncommon | 2009-08-02 | Hastings Directly east of the Stade. 2.3 metre low tide. Shore line pebbles and boulders with some rock pools in evidence |
Some bright orange shells | Littorina saxatilis |
| Uncommon | 2009-08-02 | Hastings Directly east of the Stade. 2.3 metre low tide. Shore line pebbles and boulders with some rock pools in evidence |
On washed up Fucus vesiculosus | Membranipora membranacea |
| Uncommon | 2009-08-02 | Hastings Directly east of the Stade. 2.3 metre low tide. Shore line pebbles and boulders with some rock pools in evidence |
Tide too high! | Nucella lapillus |
| 1 | 2009-08-02 | Hastings Directly east of the Stade. 2.3 metre low tide. Shore line pebbles and boulders with some rock pools in evidence |
Washed up on shore | Sepia officinalis |
| 50 | 2009-08-02 | Hastings Directly east of the Stade. 2.3 metre low tide. Shore line pebbles and boulders with some rock pools in evidence |
On single piece of washed Fucus vesiculosus | Spirorbis (Spirorbis) spirorbis |
| 3 | 2009-08-02 | Hastings Directly east of the Stade. 2.3 metre low tide. Shore line pebbles and boulders with some rock pools in evidence |
Shells only | Donax vittatus |
| 1 | 2009-08-02 | Hastings Directly east of the Stade. 2.3 metre low tide. Shore line pebbles and boulders with some rock pools in evidence |
Shell only | Venerupis senegalensis |
| Common | 2009-08-02 | Hastings Directly east of the Stade. 2.3 metre low tide. Shore line pebbles and boulders with some rock pools in evidence |
In pipeline gulley | Chondrus crispus |
| Abundant | 2009-08-02 | Hastings Directly east of the Stade. 2.3 metre low tide. Shore line pebbles and boulders with some rock pools in evidence |
Mytilus edulis | |
| Common | 2009-08-02 | Hastings Directly east of the Stade. 2.3 metre low tide. Shore line pebbles and boulders with some rock pools in evidence |
Elminius modestus | |
| Abundant | 2009-08-02 | Hastings Directly east of the Stade. 2.3 metre low tide. Shore line pebbles and boulders with some rock pools in evidence |
Semibalanus balanoides | |
| Common | 2009-08-21 | Cow Gap near Eastbourne Beach consisting mainly of bolders, cobbles, pebbles with patchs of clay and sand. |
Under stones | Actinia equina |
| Uncommon | 2009-08-21 | Cow Gap near Eastbourne Beach consisting mainly of bolders, cobbles, pebbles with patchs of clay and sand. |
Under stones | Actinia fragacea |
| Uncommon | 2009-08-21 | Cow Gap near Eastbourne Beach consisting mainly of bolders, cobbles, pebbles with patchs of clay and sand. |
Group of 20-30 under same stone as x2 Sphaeroma serratum | Anurida maritima |
| Common | 2009-08-21 | Cow Gap near Eastbourne Beach consisting mainly of bolders, cobbles, pebbles with patchs of clay and sand. |
Shells only | Buccinum undatum |
| Uncommon | 2009-08-21 | Cow Gap near Eastbourne Beach consisting mainly of bolders, cobbles, pebbles with patchs of clay and sand. |
Washed up on shore | Calliblepharis ciliata |
| Common | 2009-08-21 | Cow Gap near Eastbourne Beach consisting mainly of bolders, cobbles, pebbles with patchs of clay and sand. |
Under stones | Cancer pagurus |
| Common | 2009-08-21 | Cow Gap near Eastbourne Beach consisting mainly of bolders, cobbles, pebbles with patchs of clay and sand. |
Under stones | Carcinus maenas |
| Abdundant | 2009-08-21 | Cow Gap near Eastbourne Beach consisting mainly of bolders, cobbles, pebbles with patchs of clay and sand. |
Mainly washed up shells. One or two in situ | Crepidula fornicata |
| Uncommon | 2009-08-21 | Cow Gap near Eastbourne Beach consisting mainly of bolders, cobbles, pebbles with patchs of clay and sand. |
20-30 individuals under a single cobble | Janua pagenstecheri |
| Common | 2009-08-21 | Cow Gap near Eastbourne Beach consisting mainly of bolders, cobbles, pebbles with patchs of clay and sand. |
Most sandy pools | Lanice conchilega |
| Common | 2009-08-21 | Cow Gap near Eastbourne Beach consisting mainly of bolders, cobbles, pebbles with patchs of clay and sand. |
Widespread | Mytilus edulis |
| Common | 2009-08-21 | Cow Gap near Eastbourne Beach consisting mainly of bolders, cobbles, pebbles with patchs of clay and sand. |
Mainly lower shore | Nucella lapillus |
| Common | 2009-08-21 | Cow Gap near Eastbourne Beach consisting mainly of bolders, cobbles, pebbles with patchs of clay and sand. |
Evening tide - At least a dozen people out with nets after this species | Palaemon elegans |
| Common | 2009-08-21 | Cow Gap near Eastbourne Beach consisting mainly of bolders, cobbles, pebbles with patchs of clay and sand. |
All over the place! | Patella vulgata |
| Common | 2009-08-21 | Cow Gap near Eastbourne Beach consisting mainly of bolders, cobbles, pebbles with patchs of clay and sand. |
Few shells many in rock | Pholas dactylus |
| Common | 2009-08-21 | Cow Gap near Eastbourne Beach consisting mainly of bolders, cobbles, pebbles with patchs of clay and sand. |
Lower shore | Pomatoceros triqueter |
| Common | 2009-08-21 | Cow Gap near Eastbourne Beach consisting mainly of bolders, cobbles, pebbles with patchs of clay and sand. |
At least one under most rocks turned over at 0.3m low tide. Largest individuals I have seen. | Porcellana platycheles |
| Common | 2009-08-21 | Cow Gap near Eastbourne Beach consisting mainly of bolders, cobbles, pebbles with patchs of clay and sand. |
Found on many pieces of washed up seaweed. | Electra pilosa |
| Common | 2009-08-21 | Cow Gap near Eastbourne Beach consisting mainly of bolders, cobbles, pebbles with patchs of clay and sand. |
Many pieces washed up | Sargassum muticum |
| Common | 2009-08-21 | Cow Gap near Eastbourne Beach consisting mainly of bolders, cobbles, pebbles with patchs of clay and sand. |
On most lower shore rocks | Semibalanus balanoides |
| Common | 2009-08-31 | Herne Bay Kent Below \"soft cliffs\" mainly sandy with some pools and bedrock of sandy clay. Some boulders on the shore often seaweed covered |
Washed up on shore but very common around marina | Ascophyllum nodosum |
| Uncommon | 2009-08-31 | Herne Bay Kent Below \"soft cliffs\" mainly sandy with some pools and bedrock of sandy clay. Some boulders on the shore often seaweed covered |
Single colony on wireweed washed up on shore | Botryllus schlosseri |
| Common | 2009-08-31 | Herne Bay Kent Below \"soft cliffs\" mainly sandy with some pools and bedrock of sandy clay. Some boulders on the shore often seaweed covered |
Clumps washed up on shore | Bryopsis plumosa |
| Uncommon | 2009-08-31 | Herne Bay Kent Below \"soft cliffs\" mainly sandy with some pools and bedrock of sandy clay. Some boulders on the shore often seaweed covered |
Shells washed up on shore | Buccinum undatum |
| Common | 2009-08-31 | Herne Bay Kent Below \"soft cliffs\" mainly sandy with some pools and bedrock of sandy clay. Some boulders on the shore often seaweed covered |
Many shells washed up on shore | Cerastoderma edule |
| Uncommon | 2009-08-31 | Herne Bay Kent Below \"soft cliffs\" mainly sandy with some pools and bedrock of sandy clay. Some boulders on the shore often seaweed covered |
Some large carpaces c.150mm washed up on the shore | Cancer pagurus |
| Common | 2009-08-31 | Herne Bay Kent Below \"soft cliffs\" mainly sandy with some pools and bedrock of sandy clay. Some boulders on the shore often seaweed covered |
Many small (carpace c.10mm) under stones and several dead individuals | Carcinus maenas |
| Common | 2009-08-31 | Herne Bay Kent Below \"soft cliffs\" mainly sandy with some pools and bedrock of sandy clay. Some boulders on the shore often seaweed covered |
Clumps washed up on shore | Chondrus crispus |
| Abdundant | 2009-08-31 | Herne Bay Kent Below \"soft cliffs\" mainly sandy with some pools and bedrock of sandy clay. Some boulders on the shore often seaweed covered |
Many shells washed up on shore along with some clumps of up to 5 individuals | Crepidula fornicata |
| Abundant | 2009-08-31 | Herne Bay Kent Below \"soft cliffs\" mainly sandy with some pools and bedrock of sandy clay. Some boulders on the shore often seaweed covered |
Most patches of Fucus serratus heavily covered with this Bryozoan | Dynamena pumila |
| Common | 2009-08-31 | Herne Bay Kent Below \"soft cliffs\" mainly sandy with some pools and bedrock of sandy clay. Some boulders on the shore often seaweed covered |
At least a dozen clumps seen washed up on the shore. Many had Crisia eburnea on them as well (this spp not listed in DB) | Flustra foliacea |
| 1 | 2009-08-31 | Herne Bay Kent Below \"soft cliffs\" mainly sandy with some pools and bedrock of sandy clay. Some boulders on the shore often seaweed covered |
Single individual under a stone | Gibbula cineraria |
| Common | 2009-08-31 | Herne Bay Kent Below \"soft cliffs\" mainly sandy with some pools and bedrock of sandy clay. Some boulders on the shore often seaweed covered |
Common where could adhere to a rocky surface | Fucus serratus |
| Common | 2009-08-31 | Herne Bay Kent Below \"soft cliffs\" mainly sandy with some pools and bedrock of sandy clay. Some boulders on the shore often seaweed covered |
Patches in most pools in sandy areas | Lanice conchilega |
| Uncommon | 2009-08-31 | Herne Bay Kent Below \"soft cliffs\" mainly sandy with some pools and bedrock of sandy clay. Some boulders on the shore often seaweed covered |
Only seen where there was a piece of land covered in mussels jutting out into the sea | Littorina littorea |
| Common | 2009-08-31 | Herne Bay Kent Below \"soft cliffs\" mainly sandy with some pools and bedrock of sandy clay. Some boulders on the shore often seaweed covered |
Washed up shells | Macoma balthica |
| 2 | 2009-08-31 | Herne Bay Kent Below \"soft cliffs\" mainly sandy with some pools and bedrock of sandy clay. Some boulders on the shore often seaweed covered |
Washed up on shore | Mya truncata |
| Common | 2009-08-31 | Herne Bay Kent Below \"soft cliffs\" mainly sandy with some pools and bedrock of sandy clay. Some boulders on the shore often seaweed covered |
Mainly where there was a piece of land jutting out into the sea. Shells washed up across the shore | Mytilus edulis |
| Common | 2009-08-31 | Herne Bay Kent Below \"soft cliffs\" mainly sandy with some pools and bedrock of sandy clay. Some boulders on the shore often seaweed covered |
Many washed up shells and holes in sandy clay | Petricola pholadiformis |
| 1 | 2009-08-31 | Herne Bay Kent Below \"soft cliffs\" mainly sandy with some pools and bedrock of sandy clay. Some boulders on the shore often seaweed covered |
Single individual seen under a stone | Pisidia longicornis |
| Common | 2009-08-31 | Herne Bay Kent Below \"soft cliffs\" mainly sandy with some pools and bedrock of sandy clay. Some boulders on the shore often seaweed covered |
Almost filamentous red seaweed washed up on shore (photo) | Plumaria plumosa |
| Uncommon | 2009-08-31 | Herne Bay Kent Below \"soft cliffs\" mainly sandy with some pools and bedrock of sandy clay. Some boulders on the shore often seaweed covered |
Clumps were washed up along the shore | Sargassum muticum |
| 2 | 2009-08-31 | Herne Bay Kent Below \"soft cliffs\" mainly sandy with some pools and bedrock of sandy clay. Some boulders on the shore often seaweed covered |
2 complete pairs of shells found | Scrobicularia plana |
| 1 | 2009-08-31 | Herne Bay Kent Below \"soft cliffs\" mainly sandy with some pools and bedrock of sandy clay. Some boulders on the shore often seaweed covered |
One pair of shells found | Venerupis senegalensis |
| Common | 2009-08-31 | Herne Bay Kent Below \"soft cliffs\" mainly sandy with some pools and bedrock of sandy clay. Some boulders on the shore often seaweed covered |
Many shells washed up - initially thought was decussatus but having seen images and checked on the web - cultivated a few miles up the coast at Whitstable - certain it is this species | Ruditapes philippinarum |
| Common | 2009-08-29 | Two Tree Island Essex Mudflats and saltmarsh |
Shells washed up on shore | Buccinum undatum |
| Abdundant | 2009-08-29 | Two Tree Island Essex Mudflats and saltmarsh |
Washed up on strand line in the hundreds and living ones under stones. All sizes | Carcinus maenas |
| Common | 2009-08-29 | Two Tree Island Essex Mudflats and saltmarsh |
Many washed up shells | Cerastoderma edule |
| Uncommon | 2009-08-29 | Two Tree Island Essex Mudflats and saltmarsh |
On Sand Gaper shell | Elminius modestus |
| Abundant | 2009-08-29 | Two Tree Island Essex Mudflats and saltmarsh |
Small clumps in many places especially damp ones | Hydrobia ulvae |
| Common | 2009-08-29 | Two Tree Island Essex Mudflats and saltmarsh |
On most hard surfaces including seawalls and concrete ramps | Littorina littorea |
| Common | 2009-08-29 | Two Tree Island Essex Mudflats and saltmarsh |
Many shells | Macoma balthica |
| 1 | 2009-08-29 | Two Tree Island Essex Mudflats and saltmarsh |
Single shell with barnacles | Mya truncata |
| Common | 2009-08-29 | Two Tree Island Essex Mudflats and saltmarsh |
Widespread | Ulva lactuca |
| Common | 2009-08-29 | Two Tree Island Essex Mudflats and saltmarsh |
Widespread | Mytilus edulis |
| Abundant | 2009-08-29 | Two Tree Island Essex Mudflats and saltmarsh |
Wide spread and shells of various sizes seen | Scrobicularia plana |
| Uncommon | 2009-09-21 | Eastbourne Pier The pier at Eastbourne. Sandy beach below shingle with some soft bedrock with pools. In addition to the list Mactra stultrom common, as were hydroids (unidentified on the pier structure) |
Only a few seen under pier | Actinia equina |
| 2 | 2009-09-21 | Eastbourne Pier The pier at Eastbourne. Sandy beach below shingle with some soft bedrock with pools. In addition to the list Mactra stultrom common, as were hydroids (unidentified on the pier structure) |
One attacked by juvenile Herring Gulls | Asterias rubens |
| 2 | 2009-09-21 | Eastbourne Pier The pier at Eastbourne. Sandy beach below shingle with some soft bedrock with pools. In addition to the list Mactra stultrom common, as were hydroids (unidentified on the pier structure) |
1 large carpace washed up on shore and small individual under a stone | Cancer pagurus |
| Common | 2009-09-21 | Eastbourne Pier The pier at Eastbourne. Sandy beach below shingle with some soft bedrock with pools. In addition to the list Mactra stultrom common, as were hydroids (unidentified on the pier structure) |
Under stones | Carcinus maenas |
| Uncommon | 2009-09-21 | Eastbourne Pier The pier at Eastbourne. Sandy beach below shingle with some soft bedrock with pools. In addition to the list Mactra stultrom common, as were hydroids (unidentified on the pier structure) |
Narrow red/orange tentacles noticed on a photograph and appear to be this worm (or related species) | Cirratulus cirratus |
| Common | 2009-09-21 | Eastbourne Pier The pier at Eastbourne. Sandy beach below shingle with some soft bedrock with pools. In addition to the list Mactra stultrom common, as were hydroids (unidentified on the pier structure) |
Many shells | Crepidula fornicata |
| Common | 2009-09-21 | Eastbourne Pier The pier at Eastbourne. Sandy beach below shingle with some soft bedrock with pools. In addition to the list Mactra stultrom common, as were hydroids (unidentified on the pier structure) |
In most pools | Lanice conchilega |
| Common | 2009-09-21 | Eastbourne Pier The pier at Eastbourne. Sandy beach below shingle with some soft bedrock with pools. In addition to the list Mactra stultrom common, as were hydroids (unidentified on the pier structure) |
Halichondria (Halichondria) panicea | |
| Common | 2009-09-21 | Eastbourne Pier The pier at Eastbourne. Sandy beach below shingle with some soft bedrock with pools. In addition to the list Mactra stultrom common, as were hydroids (unidentified on the pier structure) |
Individuals on pier and rocks | Littorina littorea |
| Common | 2009-09-21 | Eastbourne Pier The pier at Eastbourne. Sandy beach below shingle with some soft bedrock with pools. In addition to the list Mactra stultrom common, as were hydroids (unidentified on the pier structure) |
Many clumps of what appear to be this species | Molgula manhattensis |
| Abdundant | 2009-09-21 | Eastbourne Pier The pier at Eastbourne. Sandy beach below shingle with some soft bedrock with pools. In addition to the list Mactra stultrom common, as were hydroids (unidentified on the pier structure) |
Many areas covered with mussels | Mytilus edulis |
| 1 | 2009-09-21 | Eastbourne Pier The pier at Eastbourne. Sandy beach below shingle with some soft bedrock with pools. In addition to the list Mactra stultrom common, as were hydroids (unidentified on the pier structure) |
Single adult seen attacking hydroids on pier | Necora puber |
| Common | 2009-09-21 | Eastbourne Pier The pier at Eastbourne. Sandy beach below shingle with some soft bedrock with pools. In addition to the list Mactra stultrom common, as were hydroids (unidentified on the pier structure) |
On pier and around mussels | Nucella lapillus |
| 1 | 2009-09-21 | Eastbourne Pier The pier at Eastbourne. Sandy beach below shingle with some soft bedrock with pools. In addition to the list Mactra stultrom common, as were hydroids (unidentified on the pier structure) |
Single shell inhabited by hermit crab | Ocenebra erinacea |
| Common | 2009-09-21 | Eastbourne Pier The pier at Eastbourne. Sandy beach below shingle with some soft bedrock with pools. In addition to the list Mactra stultrom common, as were hydroids (unidentified on the pier structure) |
Commonest crab | Pagurus bernhardus |
| Uncommon | 2009-09-21 | Eastbourne Pier The pier at Eastbourne. Sandy beach below shingle with some soft bedrock with pools. In addition to the list Mactra stultrom common, as were hydroids (unidentified on the pier structure) |
3 individuals found under one stone (with a shore crab) | Palaemon elegans |
| Uncommon | 2009-09-21 | Eastbourne Pier The pier at Eastbourne. Sandy beach below shingle with some soft bedrock with pools. In addition to the list Mactra stultrom common, as were hydroids (unidentified on the pier structure) |
On hard surfaces | Patella vulgata |
| Abdundant | 2009-09-21 | Eastbourne Pier The pier at Eastbourne. Sandy beach below shingle with some soft bedrock with pools. In addition to the list Mactra stultrom common, as were hydroids (unidentified on the pier structure) |
Many shells, and holes in bedrock with shells still in | Pholas dactylus |
| 1 | 2009-09-21 | Eastbourne Pier The pier at Eastbourne. Sandy beach below shingle with some soft bedrock with pools. In addition to the list Mactra stultrom common, as were hydroids (unidentified on the pier structure) |
Single crab seen on an bryozoan | Pisidia longicornis |
| Uncommon | 2009-09-21 | Eastbourne Pier The pier at Eastbourne. Sandy beach below shingle with some soft bedrock with pools. In addition to the list Mactra stultrom common, as were hydroids (unidentified on the pier structure) |
On hard surfaces | Pomatoceros triqueter |
| Common | 2009-09-21 | Eastbourne Pier The pier at Eastbourne. Sandy beach below shingle with some soft bedrock with pools. In addition to the list Mactra stultrom common, as were hydroids (unidentified on the pier structure) |
Many different sizes, forms and colours of which are either this species or troglodytes | Sagartia elegans |
| 2 | 2009-09-21 | Eastbourne Pier The pier at Eastbourne. Sandy beach below shingle with some soft bedrock with pools. In addition to the list Mactra stultrom common, as were hydroids (unidentified on the pier structure) |
Two large individuals one under pier and the other in a rock pool. | Urticina felina |
| Common | 2009-09-21 | Eastbourne Pier The pier at Eastbourne. Sandy beach below shingle with some soft bedrock with pools. In addition to the list Mactra stultrom common, as were hydroids (unidentified on the pier structure) |
Many shells washed up | Venerupis senegalensis |
| 30 | 2009-10-04 | Hastings Rock platform exposed as tide goes out to east of Rock-A-Nore parade. |
30 individuals seen in four clumps although all within the same area. In swallow rock pools midshore. Two individuals also seen in late July (reported to Bryony Chapman who confirmed ID from photograph). | Anemonia viridis |
| Uncommon | 2009-10-25 | Bexhill on Sea Shingle shore at high tide |
Broken shells only | Buccinum undatum |
| Abdundant | 2009-10-25 | Bexhill on Sea Shingle shore at high tide |
Many washed up shells | Crepidula fornicata |
| Uncommon | 2009-10-25 | Bexhill on Sea Shingle shore at high tide |
On washed up Fucus sp | Dynamena pumila |
| Common | 2009-10-25 | Bexhill on Sea Shingle shore at high tide |
On various washed up seaweeds (mainly Fucus sp) | Electra pilosa |
| Common | 2009-10-25 | Bexhill on Sea Shingle shore at high tide |
Many clumps washed up on the beach. | Flustra foliacea |
| Common | 2009-10-25 | Bexhill on Sea Shingle shore at high tide |
Lots washed up on shore | Fucus vesiculosus |
| Uncommon | 2009-10-25 | Bexhill on Sea Shingle shore at high tide |
Some washed up fronds | Halidrys siliquosa |
| 1 | 2009-10-25 | Bexhill on Sea Shingle shore at high tide |
Single shell found | Littorina littorea |
| Common | 2009-10-25 | Bexhill on Sea Shingle shore at high tide |
Washed up on shore | Mytilus edulis |
| Common | 2009-10-25 | Bexhill on Sea Shingle shore at high tide |
Shells washed up on shore | Nassarius reticulatus |
| Common | 2009-10-25 | Bexhill on Sea Shingle shore at high tide |
Several clumps of twiglets washed up on shore - with other unidentified hydroids also attached to them | Nemertesia antennina |
| 2 | 2009-10-25 | Bexhill on Sea Shingle shore at high tide |
Shells washed up on shore | Pholas dactylus |
| Common | 2010-04-21 | Cow Gap, Beachy Head Sussex Rock pools and sandstone area. Area of sand and some mud/ sand patches amongst the boulders and other rocks. Jaera sp also seen. Pools near the cliff had the seaweed Dumontia incrassata and shells of Mactra stultorum were also found (neither listed in DB) |
Red form more common that green | Actinia equina |
| Rare | 2010-04-21 | Cow Gap, Beachy Head Sussex Rock pools and sandstone area. Area of sand and some mud/ sand patches amongst the boulders and other rocks. Jaera sp also seen. Pools near the cliff had the seaweed Dumontia incrassata and shells of Mactra stultorum were also found (neither listed in DB) |
A couple of individuals found under stones | Actinia fragacea |
| 1 | 2010-04-21 | Cow Gap, Beachy Head Sussex Rock pools and sandstone area. Area of sand and some mud/ sand patches amongst the boulders and other rocks. Jaera sp also seen. Pools near the cliff had the seaweed Dumontia incrassata and shells of Mactra stultorum were also found (neither listed in DB) |
Single live individual found under boulder | Asterias rubens |
| Common | 2010-04-21 | Cow Gap, Beachy Head Sussex Rock pools and sandstone area. Area of sand and some mud/ sand patches amongst the boulders and other rocks. Jaera sp also seen. Pools near the cliff had the seaweed Dumontia incrassata and shells of Mactra stultorum were also found (neither listed in DB) |
Mainly broken shells | Buccinum undatum |
| 1 | 2010-04-21 | Cow Gap, Beachy Head Sussex Rock pools and sandstone area. Area of sand and some mud/ sand patches amongst the boulders and other rocks. Jaera sp also seen. Pools near the cliff had the seaweed Dumontia incrassata and shells of Mactra stultorum were also found (neither listed in DB) |
Seen under stone | Cancer pagurus |
| 5 | 2010-04-21 | Cow Gap, Beachy Head Sussex Rock pools and sandstone area. Area of sand and some mud/ sand patches amongst the boulders and other rocks. Jaera sp also seen. Pools near the cliff had the seaweed Dumontia incrassata and shells of Mactra stultorum were also found (neither listed in DB) |
Under stones | Carcinus maenas |
| Abdundant | 2010-04-21 | Cow Gap, Beachy Head Sussex Rock pools and sandstone area. Area of sand and some mud/ sand patches amongst the boulders and other rocks. Jaera sp also seen. Pools near the cliff had the seaweed Dumontia incrassata and shells of Mactra stultorum were also found (neither listed in DB) |
Mainly washed up shells | Crepidula fornicata |
| Uncommon | 2010-04-21 | Cow Gap, Beachy Head Sussex Rock pools and sandstone area. Area of sand and some mud/ sand patches amongst the boulders and other rocks. Jaera sp also seen. Pools near the cliff had the seaweed Dumontia incrassata and shells of Mactra stultorum were also found (neither listed in DB) |
Colony found under stone | Dynamena pumila |
| Common | 2010-04-21 | Cow Gap, Beachy Head Sussex Rock pools and sandstone area. Area of sand and some mud/ sand patches amongst the boulders and other rocks. Jaera sp also seen. Pools near the cliff had the seaweed Dumontia incrassata and shells of Mactra stultorum were also found (neither listed in DB) |
All over shore! | Electra pilosa |
| 1 | 2010-04-21 | Cow Gap, Beachy Head Sussex Rock pools and sandstone area. Area of sand and some mud/ sand patches amongst the boulders and other rocks. Jaera sp also seen. Pools near the cliff had the seaweed Dumontia incrassata and shells of Mactra stultorum were also found (neither listed in DB) |
Single worn shell seen | Epitonium clathrus |
| 1 | 2010-04-21 | Cow Gap, Beachy Head Sussex Rock pools and sandstone area. Area of sand and some mud/ sand patches amongst the boulders and other rocks. Jaera sp also seen. Pools near the cliff had the seaweed Dumontia incrassata and shells of Mactra stultorum were also found (neither listed in DB) |
One clump foubd washed up | Filograna implexa |
| Common | 2010-04-21 | Cow Gap, Beachy Head Sussex Rock pools and sandstone area. Area of sand and some mud/ sand patches amongst the boulders and other rocks. Jaera sp also seen. Pools near the cliff had the seaweed Dumontia incrassata and shells of Mactra stultorum were also found (neither listed in DB) |
Clumps found in many places | Flustra foliacea |
| Common | 2010-04-21 | Cow Gap, Beachy Head Sussex Rock pools and sandstone area. Area of sand and some mud/ sand patches amongst the boulders and other rocks. Jaera sp also seen. Pools near the cliff had the seaweed Dumontia incrassata and shells of Mactra stultorum were also found (neither listed in DB) |
Widespread | Fucus serratus |
| Common | 2010-04-21 | Cow Gap, Beachy Head Sussex Rock pools and sandstone area. Area of sand and some mud/ sand patches amongst the boulders and other rocks. Jaera sp also seen. Pools near the cliff had the seaweed Dumontia incrassata and shells of Mactra stultorum were also found (neither listed in DB) |
Widespread | Fucus spiralis |
| Common | 2010-04-21 | Cow Gap, Beachy Head Sussex Rock pools and sandstone area. Area of sand and some mud/ sand patches amongst the boulders and other rocks. Jaera sp also seen. Pools near the cliff had the seaweed Dumontia incrassata and shells of Mactra stultorum were also found (neither listed in DB) |
Widespread | Lanice conchilega |
| Abdundant | 2010-04-21 | Cow Gap, Beachy Head Sussex Rock pools and sandstone area. Area of sand and some mud/ sand patches amongst the boulders and other rocks. Jaera sp also seen. Pools near the cliff had the seaweed Dumontia incrassata and shells of Mactra stultorum were also found (neither listed in DB) |
All over shore | Littorina littorea |
| Common | 2010-04-21 | Cow Gap, Beachy Head Sussex Rock pools and sandstone area. Area of sand and some mud/ sand patches amongst the boulders and other rocks. Jaera sp also seen. Pools near the cliff had the seaweed Dumontia incrassata and shells of Mactra stultorum were also found (neither listed in DB) |
Esp. on Fucus sp | Littorina obtusata |
| Common | 2010-04-21 | Cow Gap, Beachy Head Sussex Rock pools and sandstone area. Area of sand and some mud/ sand patches amongst the boulders and other rocks. Jaera sp also seen. Pools near the cliff had the seaweed Dumontia incrassata and shells of Mactra stultorum were also found (neither listed in DB) |
All over shore | Littorina saxatilis |
| Common | 2010-04-21 | Cow Gap, Beachy Head Sussex Rock pools and sandstone area. Area of sand and some mud/ sand patches amongst the boulders and other rocks. Jaera sp also seen. Pools near the cliff had the seaweed Dumontia incrassata and shells of Mactra stultorum were also found (neither listed in DB) |
Clumps in certain areas | Mytilus edulis |
| Common | 2010-04-21 | Cow Gap, Beachy Head Sussex Rock pools and sandstone area. Area of sand and some mud/ sand patches amongst the boulders and other rocks. Jaera sp also seen. Pools near the cliff had the seaweed Dumontia incrassata and shells of Mactra stultorum were also found (neither listed in DB) |
Broken shells | |
| 1 | 2010-04-21 | Cow Gap, Beachy Head Sussex Rock pools and sandstone area. Area of sand and some mud/ sand patches amongst the boulders and other rocks. Jaera sp also seen. Pools near the cliff had the seaweed Dumontia incrassata and shells of Mactra stultorum were also found (neither listed in DB) |
Single shell found | Ocenebra erinacea |
| Common | 2010-04-21 | Cow Gap, Beachy Head Sussex Rock pools and sandstone area. Area of sand and some mud/ sand patches amongst the boulders and other rocks. Jaera sp also seen. Pools near the cliff had the seaweed Dumontia incrassata and shells of Mactra stultorum were also found (neither listed in DB) |
Widespread | Patella vulgata |
| Common | 2010-04-21 | Cow Gap, Beachy Head Sussex Rock pools and sandstone area. Area of sand and some mud/ sand patches amongst the boulders and other rocks. Jaera sp also seen. Pools near the cliff had the seaweed Dumontia incrassata and shells of Mactra stultorum were also found (neither listed in DB) |
In areas with softer rocks | Pholas dactylus |
| 1 | 2010-04-21 | Cow Gap, Beachy Head Sussex Rock pools and sandstone area. Area of sand and some mud/ sand patches amongst the boulders and other rocks. Jaera sp also seen. Pools near the cliff had the seaweed Dumontia incrassata and shells of Mactra stultorum were also found (neither listed in DB) |
Found low on shore | Pisidia longicornis |
| Common | 2010-04-21 | Cow Gap, Beachy Head Sussex Rock pools and sandstone area. Area of sand and some mud/ sand patches amongst the boulders and other rocks. Jaera sp also seen. Pools near the cliff had the seaweed Dumontia incrassata and shells of Mactra stultorum were also found (neither listed in DB) |
Lower shore | Pomatoceros triqueter |
| Common | 2010-04-21 | Cow Gap, Beachy Head Sussex Rock pools and sandstone area. Area of sand and some mud/ sand patches amongst the boulders and other rocks. Jaera sp also seen. Pools near the cliff had the seaweed Dumontia incrassata and shells of Mactra stultorum were also found (neither listed in DB) |
Groups found under stones low on shore | Porcellana platycheles |
| Common | 2010-04-21 | Cow Gap, Beachy Head Sussex Rock pools and sandstone area. Area of sand and some mud/ sand patches amongst the boulders and other rocks. Jaera sp also seen. Pools near the cliff had the seaweed Dumontia incrassata and shells of Mactra stultorum were also found (neither listed in DB) |
Widespread in the more sheltered pools | Sargassum muticum |
| Abdundant | 2010-04-21 | Cow Gap, Beachy Head Sussex Rock pools and sandstone area. Area of sand and some mud/ sand patches amongst the boulders and other rocks. Jaera sp also seen. Pools near the cliff had the seaweed Dumontia incrassata and shells of Mactra stultorum were also found (neither listed in DB) |
Widespread and evidence of new recruitment | Semibalanus balanoides |
| Uncommon | 2010-04-21 | Cow Gap, Beachy Head Sussex Rock pools and sandstone area. Area of sand and some mud/ sand patches amongst the boulders and other rocks. Jaera sp also seen. Pools near the cliff had the seaweed Dumontia incrassata and shells of Mactra stultorum were also found (neither listed in DB) |
Cluster of tubes found under stones | |
| 1 | 2010-04-21 | Cow Gap, Beachy Head Sussex Rock pools and sandstone area. Area of sand and some mud/ sand patches amongst the boulders and other rocks. Jaera sp also seen. Pools near the cliff had the seaweed Dumontia incrassata and shells of Mactra stultorum were also found (neither listed in DB) |
Large single individual seen in large rock pool | Urticina felina |
| Uncommon | 2010-04-21 | Cow Gap, Beachy Head Sussex Rock pools and sandstone area. Area of sand and some mud/ sand patches amongst the boulders and other rocks. Jaera sp also seen. Pools near the cliff had the seaweed Dumontia incrassata and shells of Mactra stultorum were also found (neither listed in DB) |
Shells washed up | Venerupis senegalensis |
| Common | 2010-04-21 | Cow Gap, Beachy Head Sussex Rock pools and sandstone area. Area of sand and some mud/ sand patches amongst the boulders and other rocks. Jaera sp also seen. Pools near the cliff had the seaweed Dumontia incrassata and shells of Mactra stultorum were also found (neither listed in DB) |
Lower shore where hard sandstone Also L.saccharina | Laminaria digitata |
| 5 | 2010-04-21 | Cow Gap, Beachy Head Sussex Rock pools and sandstone area. Area of sand and some mud/ sand patches amongst the boulders and other rocks. Jaera sp also seen. Pools near the cliff had the seaweed Dumontia incrassata and shells of Mactra stultorum were also found (neither listed in DB) |
3 individuals found close together in a broken block of Gaunt Clay | Eulalia viridis |
| Uncommon | 2010-04-21 | Cow Gap, Beachy Head Sussex Rock pools and sandstone area. Area of sand and some mud/ sand patches amongst the boulders and other rocks. Jaera sp also seen. Pools near the cliff had the seaweed Dumontia incrassata and shells of Mactra stultorum were also found (neither listed in DB) |
Two clusters of tubes in tubes | Janua pagenstecheri |
| Uncommon | 2010-04-21 | Cow Gap, Beachy Head Sussex Rock pools and sandstone area. Area of sand and some mud/ sand patches amongst the boulders and other rocks. Jaera sp also seen. Pools near the cliff had the seaweed Dumontia incrassata and shells of Mactra stultorum were also found (neither listed in DB) |
broken shells | Cerastoderma edule |
| Uncommon | 2010-04-21 | Cow Gap, Beachy Head Sussex Rock pools and sandstone area. Area of sand and some mud/ sand patches amongst the boulders and other rocks. Jaera sp also seen. Pools near the cliff had the seaweed Dumontia incrassata and shells of Mactra stultorum were also found (neither listed in DB) |
Towards lower shore and in the larger rockpools | Saccharina latissima |
| 2 | 2010-04-21 | Cow Gap, Beachy Head Sussex Rock pools and sandstone area. Area of sand and some mud/ sand patches amongst the boulders and other rocks. Jaera sp also seen. Pools near the cliff had the seaweed Dumontia incrassata and shells of Mactra stultorum were also found (neither listed in DB) |
Two individuals found under stones at varying heights on the beach. | Lipophrys pholis |
| Common | 2010-04-25 | Hope Gap, Seaford, Sussex Low tide on chalk platform boulders, pebbles, with gulleys present lower on shore |
several seen | Actinia equina |
| Common | 2010-04-25 | Hope Gap, Seaford, Sussex Low tide on chalk platform boulders, pebbles, with gulleys present lower on shore |
Shells only | Buccinum undatum |
| Common | 2010-04-25 | Hope Gap, Seaford, Sussex Low tide on chalk platform boulders, pebbles, with gulleys present lower on shore |
Found understones | Carcinus maenas |
| Common | 2010-04-25 | Hope Gap, Seaford, Sussex Low tide on chalk platform boulders, pebbles, with gulleys present lower on shore |
Numbers increased closer to the dea | Chondrus crispus |
| Abdundant | 2010-04-25 | Hope Gap, Seaford, Sussex Low tide on chalk platform boulders, pebbles, with gulleys present lower on shore |
In all pools above the Fucus/Pepper Dulse zones | Corallina officinalis |
| Common | 2010-04-25 | Hope Gap, Seaford, Sussex Low tide on chalk platform boulders, pebbles, with gulleys present lower on shore |
Shells only. Few \"stacks\" of living mollusc | Crepidula fornicata |
| Common | 2010-04-25 | Hope Gap, Seaford, Sussex Low tide on chalk platform boulders, pebbles, with gulleys present lower on shore |
Closer to sea | Fucus serratus |
| Uncommon | 2010-04-25 | Hope Gap, Seaford, Sussex Low tide on chalk platform boulders, pebbles, with gulleys present lower on shore |
Under stones | Gibbula cineraria |
| Common | 2010-04-25 | Hope Gap, Seaford, Sussex Low tide on chalk platform boulders, pebbles, with gulleys present lower on shore |
In pools and some also under stones | Gibbula umbilicalis |
| Uncommon | 2010-04-25 | Hope Gap, Seaford, Sussex Low tide on chalk platform boulders, pebbles, with gulleys present lower on shore |
In areas where there was some sand | Lanice conchilega |
| Common | 2010-04-25 | Hope Gap, Seaford, Sussex Low tide on chalk platform boulders, pebbles, with gulleys present lower on shore |
In most pools | Littorina littorea |
| Common | 2010-04-25 | Hope Gap, Seaford, Sussex Low tide on chalk platform boulders, pebbles, with gulleys present lower on shore |
In most pools | Littorina saxatilis |
| Uncommon | 2010-04-25 | Hope Gap, Seaford, Sussex Low tide on chalk platform boulders, pebbles, with gulleys present lower on shore |
Some clumps around | Mytilus edulis |
| Uncommon | 2010-04-25 | Hope Gap, Seaford, Sussex Low tide on chalk platform boulders, pebbles, with gulleys present lower on shore |
Shells only | Nassarius reticulatus |
| 1 | 2010-04-25 | Hope Gap, Seaford, Sussex Low tide on chalk platform boulders, pebbles, with gulleys present lower on shore |
Found under stone. Scuttled off with its obvious red eyes! | Necora puber |
| Common | 2010-04-25 | Hope Gap, Seaford, Sussex Low tide on chalk platform boulders, pebbles, with gulleys present lower on shore |
Large numbers lower on shore and egg clumps under stones on the lower shore | Nucella lapillus |
| Common | 2010-04-25 | Hope Gap, Seaford, Sussex Low tide on chalk platform boulders, pebbles, with gulleys present lower on shore |
Large patches | Osmundea pinnatifida |
| Common | 2010-04-25 | Hope Gap, Seaford, Sussex Low tide on chalk platform boulders, pebbles, with gulleys present lower on shore |
Some patches | Palmaria palmata |
| Uncommon | 2010-04-25 | Hope Gap, Seaford, Sussex Low tide on chalk platform boulders, pebbles, with gulleys present lower on shore |
Not as many as I would have expected | Patella vulgata |
| 1 | 2010-04-25 | Hope Gap, Seaford, Sussex Low tide on chalk platform boulders, pebbles, with gulleys present lower on shore |
Under stone low on shore at low tide | Pisidia longicornis |
| Common | 2010-04-25 | Hope Gap, Seaford, Sussex Low tide on chalk platform boulders, pebbles, with gulleys present lower on shore |
On stones | Pomatoceros triqueter |
| Common | 2010-04-25 | Hope Gap, Seaford, Sussex Low tide on chalk platform boulders, pebbles, with gulleys present lower on shore |
Under stones | Porcellana platycheles |
| Common | 2010-04-25 | Hope Gap, Seaford, Sussex Low tide on chalk platform boulders, pebbles, with gulleys present lower on shore |
In gulleys on the lower shore | Saccharina latissima |
| 1 | 2010-04-25 | Hope Gap, Seaford, Sussex Low tide on chalk platform boulders, pebbles, with gulleys present lower on shore |
One frond seen | Sargassum muticum |
| Common | 2010-04-25 | Hope Gap, Seaford, Sussex Low tide on chalk platform boulders, pebbles, with gulleys present lower on shore |
All hard surfaces | Semibalanus balanoides |
| 1 | 2010-04-25 | Hope Gap, Seaford, Sussex Low tide on chalk platform boulders, pebbles, with gulleys present lower on shore |
Found under a stone | Cancer pagurus |
| 1 | 2010-04-25 | Hope Gap, Seaford, Sussex Low tide on chalk platform boulders, pebbles, with gulleys present lower on shore |
One worm seen | Eulalia viridis |
| 10 | 2010-08-08 | Hope Gap Sussex Chalk platform near Seven Sisters/ Cuckmere |
Appeared to be in crevices and small patches of two -five. Lower down on the shore. There were probably many more but only about 15 mins was spent looking | Anemonia viridis |
| 1 | 2009-09-21 | Folkstone Rocky shore |
Seen in a photograph of worm tubes | Verruca stroemia |
| Common | 21/03/2011 | Hastings Shingle and rocks with some rockpools and sandy areas |
In exposed rock pools | Actinia equina |
| Common | 21/03/2011 | Hastings Shingle and rocks with some rockpools and sandy areas |
Washed up shells and egg cases | Buccinum undatum |
| Uncommon | 21/03/2011 | Hastings Shingle and rocks with some rockpools and sandy areas |
Few washed up shells | Cerastoderma edule |
| 1 | 21/03/2011 | Hastings Shingle and rocks with some rockpools and sandy areas |
Single shell found | Chlamys varia |
| Common | 21/03/2011 | Hastings Shingle and rocks with some rockpools and sandy areas |
Lots of washed up shells | Crepidula fornicata |
| Common | 21/03/2011 | Hastings Shingle and rocks with some rockpools and sandy areas |
Many washed up shells | Donax vittatus |
| Common | 21/03/2011 | Hastings Shingle and rocks with some rockpools and sandy areas |
Mainly on strand line | Flustra foliacea |
| Common | 21/03/2011 | Hastings Shingle and rocks with some rockpools and sandy areas |
Mainly on boulders | Fucus serratus |
| 1 | 21/03/2011 | Hastings Shingle and rocks with some rockpools and sandy areas |
Only one seen | Gibbula umbilicalis |
| Uncommon | 21/03/2011 | Hastings Shingle and rocks with some rockpools and sandy areas |
Found in the sandy patches | Lanice conchilega |
| Common | 21/03/2011 | Hastings Shingle and rocks with some rockpools and sandy areas |
On rocky areas | Littorina littorea |
| Common | 21/03/2011 | Hastings Shingle and rocks with some rockpools and sandy areas |
On rocky areas | Littorina saxatilis |
| 1 | 21/03/2011 | Hastings Shingle and rocks with some rockpools and sandy areas |
Single Shell found | Macoma balthica |
| Abundant | 21/03/2011 | Hastings Shingle and rocks with some rockpools and sandy areas |
Every were possible there were mussels | Mytilus edulis |
| 2 | 21/03/2011 | Hastings Shingle and rocks with some rockpools and sandy areas |
Broken shells only | Nassarius reticulatus |
| Abundant | 21/03/2011 | Hastings Shingle and rocks with some rockpools and sandy areas |
On all rocky surfaces | Nucella lapillus |
| 1 | 21/03/2011 | Hastings Shingle and rocks with some rockpools and sandy areas |
Single small shell found | Ocenebra erinacea |
| Common | 21/03/2011 | Hastings Shingle and rocks with some rockpools and sandy areas |
All rocky areas | Patella vulgata |
| Uncommon | 21/03/2011 | Hastings Shingle and rocks with some rockpools and sandy areas |
Washed up on strandline | Ascophyllum nodosum |
| Common | 21/03/2011 | Hastings Shingle and rocks with some rockpools and sandy areas |
Several broken shells found | Pholas dactylus |
| 1 | 21/03/2011 | Hastings Shingle and rocks with some rockpools and sandy areas |
Single specimen found | Crassostrea gigas |
| 3 | 26/12/2011 | Eastbourne Pier The area of shingle and sand around the pier Strandline consisted of absolutely 1000s of oyster shells amonst a few other things. Ensis ensis was also found, at least 6 shell pairs |
Seen in rockpools that appeared at low tide (right on the waters edge as 1.3m tide) | Actinia equina |
| 1 | 26/12/2011 | Eastbourne Pier The area of shingle and sand around the pier Strandline consisted of absolutely 1000s of oyster shells amonst a few other things. Ensis ensis was also found, at least 6 shell pairs |
Single shell with the distinctive 3 scars amongst the oyster shells | Anomia ephippium |
| Common | 26/12/2011 | Eastbourne Pier The area of shingle and sand around the pier Strandline consisted of absolutely 1000s of oyster shells amonst a few other things. Ensis ensis was also found, at least 6 shell pairs |
Shells of various sizes | Venerupis senegalensis |
| Uncommon | 26/12/2011 | Eastbourne Pier The area of shingle and sand around the pier Strandline consisted of absolutely 1000s of oyster shells amonst a few other things. Ensis ensis was also found, at least 6 shell pairs |
Only a few broken shells found | Buccinum undatum |
| Common | 26/12/2011 | Eastbourne Pier The area of shingle and sand around the pier Strandline consisted of absolutely 1000s of oyster shells amonst a few other things. Ensis ensis was also found, at least 6 shell pairs |
Up to strandline | Crepidula fornicata |
| Common | 26/12/2011 | Eastbourne Pier The area of shingle and sand around the pier Strandline consisted of absolutely 1000s of oyster shells amonst a few other things. Ensis ensis was also found, at least 6 shell pairs |
Many shells | Donax vittatus |
| 1 | 26/12/2011 | Eastbourne Pier The area of shingle and sand around the pier Strandline consisted of absolutely 1000s of oyster shells amonst a few other things. Ensis ensis was also found, at least 6 shell pairs |
Single shell | Macoma balthica |
| Common | 26/12/2011 | Eastbourne Pier The area of shingle and sand around the pier Strandline consisted of absolutely 1000s of oyster shells amonst a few other things. Ensis ensis was also found, at least 6 shell pairs |
Shells common low down on the shore | Mytilus edulis |
| 2 | 26/12/2011 | Eastbourne Pier The area of shingle and sand around the pier Strandline consisted of absolutely 1000s of oyster shells amonst a few other things. Ensis ensis was also found, at least 6 shell pairs |
Broken shells only | Nassarius reticulatus |
| Abundant | 26/12/2011 | Eastbourne Pier The area of shingle and sand around the pier Strandline consisted of absolutely 1000s of oyster shells amonst a few other things. Ensis ensis was also found, at least 6 shell pairs |
Common in all shapes and sizes and colours on all hard surfaces. Eggs also found | Nucella lapillus |
| 2 | 26/12/2011 | Eastbourne Pier The area of shingle and sand around the pier Strandline consisted of absolutely 1000s of oyster shells amonst a few other things. Ensis ensis was also found, at least 6 shell pairs |
2 shells >25mm in size | Ocenebra erinacea |
| Common | 26/12/2011 | Eastbourne Pier The area of shingle and sand around the pier Strandline consisted of absolutely 1000s of oyster shells amonst a few other things. Ensis ensis was also found, at least 6 shell pairs |
On hard surfaces | Patella vulgata |
| 3 | 26/12/2011 | Eastbourne Pier The area of shingle and sand around the pier Strandline consisted of absolutely 1000s of oyster shells amonst a few other things. Ensis ensis was also found, at least 6 shell pairs |
Worn washed up shells | Pecten maximus |
| Abdundant | 26/12/2011 | Eastbourne Pier The area of shingle and sand around the pier Strandline consisted of absolutely 1000s of oyster shells amonst a few other things. Ensis ensis was also found, at least 6 shell pairs |
In all areas were there is soft rock | Pholas dactylus |
| 1 | 26/12/2011 | Eastbourne Pier The area of shingle and sand around the pier Strandline consisted of absolutely 1000s of oyster shells amonst a few other things. Ensis ensis was also found, at least 6 shell pairs |
One fresh looking shell on strandline amongst oysters | Venus verrucosa |
| Abundant | 26/12/2011 | Eastbourne Pier The area of shingle and sand around the pier Strandline consisted of absolutely 1000s of oyster shells amonst a few other things. Ensis ensis was also found, at least 6 shell pairs |
Thousands of shells! | Ostrea edulis |
| Uncommon | 26/12/2011 | Eastbourne Pier The area of shingle and sand around the pier Strandline consisted of absolutely 1000s of oyster shells amonst a few other things. Ensis ensis was also found, at least 6 shell pairs |
Few washed up | Cerastoderma edule |
| Common | 26/12/2011 | Eastbourne Pier The area of shingle and sand around the pier Strandline consisted of absolutely 1000s of oyster shells amonst a few other things. Ensis ensis was also found, at least 6 shell pairs |
On hard surfaces | Semibalanus balanoides |
| Common | 03/04/2011 | Bognor Regis Following tide out. Strandline to tide line. Shingle to sand but with little washed up on sand. Many worm casts/ holes. Orange sponges also washed up. A single Pollachius sp (full size) was on the beach but too badly damaged to id to Pollock or COley (Gull attacked!) |
Washed up on shore | Ascophyllum nodosum |
| Common | 03/04/2011 | Bognor Regis Following tide out. Strandline to tide line. Shingle to sand but with little washed up on sand. Many worm casts/ holes. Orange sponges also washed up. A single Pollachius sp (full size) was on the beach but too badly damaged to id to Pollock or COley (Gull attacked!) |
Washed up | Buccinum undatum |
| 1 | 03/04/2011 | Bognor Regis Following tide out. Strandline to tide line. Shingle to sand but with little washed up on sand. Many worm casts/ holes. Orange sponges also washed up. A single Pollachius sp (full size) was on the beach but too badly damaged to id to Pollock or COley (Gull attacked!) |
Dead up | Carcinus maenas |
| 1 | 03/04/2011 | Bognor Regis Following tide out. Strandline to tide line. Shingle to sand but with little washed up on sand. Many worm casts/ holes. Orange sponges also washed up. A single Pollachius sp (full size) was on the beach but too badly damaged to id to Pollock or COley (Gull attacked!) |
One pair of shells | Cerastoderma edule |
| 1 | 03/04/2011 | Bognor Regis Following tide out. Strandline to tide line. Shingle to sand but with little washed up on sand. Many worm casts/ holes. Orange sponges also washed up. A single Pollachius sp (full size) was on the beach but too badly damaged to id to Pollock or COley (Gull attacked!) |
Washed up on a red unidentified seaweed | Colpomenia peregrina |
| Uncommon | 03/04/2011 | Bognor Regis Following tide out. Strandline to tide line. Shingle to sand but with little washed up on sand. Many worm casts/ holes. Orange sponges also washed up. A single Pollachius sp (full size) was on the beach but too badly damaged to id to Pollock or COley (Gull attacked!) |
Few pieces washed up | Corallina officinalis |
| COmmon | 03/04/2011 | Bognor Regis Following tide out. Strandline to tide line. Shingle to sand but with little washed up on sand. Many worm casts/ holes. Orange sponges also washed up. A single Pollachius sp (full size) was on the beach but too badly damaged to id to Pollock or COley (Gull attacked!) |
Washed up on strandline | Crepidula fornicata |
| Uncommon | 03/04/2011 | Bognor Regis Following tide out. Strandline to tide line. Shingle to sand but with little washed up on sand. Many worm casts/ holes. Orange sponges also washed up. A single Pollachius sp (full size) was on the beach but too badly damaged to id to Pollock or COley (Gull attacked!) |
Found on washed up piece of Fucus | Dynamena pumila |
| Common | 03/04/2011 | Bognor Regis Following tide out. Strandline to tide line. Shingle to sand but with little washed up on sand. Many worm casts/ holes. Orange sponges also washed up. A single Pollachius sp (full size) was on the beach but too badly damaged to id to Pollock or COley (Gull attacked!) |
Washed up on strandline | Flustra foliacea |
| Uncommon | 03/04/2011 | Bognor Regis Following tide out. Strandline to tide line. Shingle to sand but with little washed up on sand. Many worm casts/ holes. Orange sponges also washed up. A single Pollachius sp (full size) was on the beach but too badly damaged to id to Pollock or COley (Gull attacked!) |
Washed up and on lower parts of groynes | Fucus serratus |
| Uncommon | 03/04/2011 | Bognor Regis Following tide out. Strandline to tide line. Shingle to sand but with little washed up on sand. Many worm casts/ holes. Orange sponges also washed up. A single Pollachius sp (full size) was on the beach but too badly damaged to id to Pollock or COley (Gull attacked!) |
Few pieces washed up | Saccharina latissima |
| 1 | 03/04/2011 | Bognor Regis Following tide out. Strandline to tide line. Shingle to sand but with little washed up on sand. Many worm casts/ holes. Orange sponges also washed up. A single Pollachius sp (full size) was on the beach but too badly damaged to id to Pollock or COley (Gull attacked!) |
Singe specimen seen with Ulva attached | Gibbula cineraria |
| Common | 03/04/2011 | Bognor Regis Following tide out. Strandline to tide line. Shingle to sand but with little washed up on sand. Many worm casts/ holes. Orange sponges also washed up. A single Pollachius sp (full size) was on the beach but too badly damaged to id to Pollock or COley (Gull attacked!) |
Perhaps commonest of washed up seaweeds | Halidrys siliquosa |
| Uncommon | 03/04/2011 | Bognor Regis Following tide out. Strandline to tide line. Shingle to sand but with little washed up on sand. Many worm casts/ holes. Orange sponges also washed up. A single Pollachius sp (full size) was on the beach but too badly damaged to id to Pollock or COley (Gull attacked!) |
Several complete plants washed up one with sponge amongst roolets (possible golf ball sponge) | Laminaria digitata |
| Common | 03/04/2011 | Bognor Regis Following tide out. Strandline to tide line. Shingle to sand but with little washed up on sand. Many worm casts/ holes. Orange sponges also washed up. A single Pollachius sp (full size) was on the beach but too badly damaged to id to Pollock or COley (Gull attacked!) |
Lower shore in sandy areas | Lanice conchilega |
| 1 | 03/04/2011 | Bognor Regis Following tide out. Strandline to tide line. Shingle to sand but with little washed up on sand. Many worm casts/ holes. Orange sponges also washed up. A single Pollachius sp (full size) was on the beach but too badly damaged to id to Pollock or COley (Gull attacked!) |
Remarkably uncommon even on hard surfaces such as groynes | Nucella lapillus |
| Uncommon | 03/04/2011 | Bognor Regis Following tide out. Strandline to tide line. Shingle to sand but with little washed up on sand. Many worm casts/ holes. Orange sponges also washed up. A single Pollachius sp (full size) was on the beach but too badly damaged to id to Pollock or COley (Gull attacked!) |
Washed up shells | Ostrea edulis |
| Uncommon | 03/04/2011 | Bognor Regis Following tide out. Strandline to tide line. Shingle to sand but with little washed up on sand. Many worm casts/ holes. Orange sponges also washed up. A single Pollachius sp (full size) was on the beach but too badly damaged to id to Pollock or COley (Gull attacked!) |
few pieces washed up | Osmundea pinnatifida |
| Uncommon | 03/04/2011 | Bognor Regis Following tide out. Strandline to tide line. Shingle to sand but with little washed up on sand. Many worm casts/ holes. Orange sponges also washed up. A single Pollachius sp (full size) was on the beach but too badly damaged to id to Pollock or COley (Gull attacked!) |
Few on the groynes but very low numbers <10 seen | Patella vulgata |
| 1 | 03/04/2011 | Bognor Regis Following tide out. Strandline to tide line. Shingle to sand but with little washed up on sand. Many worm casts/ holes. Orange sponges also washed up. A single Pollachius sp (full size) was on the beach but too badly damaged to id to Pollock or COley (Gull attacked!) |
One washed up sheell seen | Barnea candida |
| Rare | 03/04/2011 | Bognor Regis Following tide out. Strandline to tide line. Shingle to sand but with little washed up on sand. Many worm casts/ holes. Orange sponges also washed up. A single Pollachius sp (full size) was on the beach but too badly damaged to id to Pollock or COley (Gull attacked!) |
One pieces seen washed up and two in pools under pier | Sargassum muticum |
| Uncommon | 03/04/2011 | Bognor Regis Following tide out. Strandline to tide line. Shingle to sand but with little washed up on sand. Many worm casts/ holes. Orange sponges also washed up. A single Pollachius sp (full size) was on the beach but too badly damaged to id to Pollock or COley (Gull attacked!) |
Egg cases washed up | Scyliorhinus canicula |
| Uncommon | 03/04/2011 | Bognor Regis Following tide out. Strandline to tide line. Shingle to sand but with little washed up on sand. Many worm casts/ holes. Orange sponges also washed up. A single Pollachius sp (full size) was on the beach but too badly damaged to id to Pollock or COley (Gull attacked!) |
A few "bones" washed up | Sepia officinalis |
| Abundant | 03/04/2011 | Bognor Regis Following tide out. Strandline to tide line. Shingle to sand but with little washed up on sand. Many worm casts/ holes. Orange sponges also washed up. A single Pollachius sp (full size) was on the beach but too badly damaged to id to Pollock or COley (Gull attacked!) |
On many washed up pieces of seaweed | Spirorbis (Spirorbis) spirorbis |
| Common | 03/04/2011 | Bognor Regis Following tide out. Strandline to tide line. Shingle to sand but with little washed up on sand. Many worm casts/ holes. Orange sponges also washed up. A single Pollachius sp (full size) was on the beach but too badly damaged to id to Pollock or COley (Gull attacked!) |
On washed up pieces of seaweed | Electra pilosa |
| Common | 26032011 | Eastbourne Follow up to early record |
Common on oyster shells | Cliona celata |
| 1 | 16/04/2011 | Weymouth Beach Large sandy beach with large areas of worm holes and casts. Mactra stulturom common and so were the broken (large!) shell of Ensis siliqua (neither in the DB list) |
Shell found | Anomia ephippium |
| Uncommon | 16/04/2011 | Weymouth Beach Large sandy beach with large areas of worm holes and casts. Mactra stulturom common and so were the broken (large!) shell of Ensis siliqua (neither in the DB list) |
Only a few shells found | Cerastoderma edule |
| Common | 16/04/2011 | Weymouth Beach Large sandy beach with large areas of worm holes and casts. Mactra stulturom common and so were the broken (large!) shell of Ensis siliqua (neither in the DB list) |
Many shells washed up on shore | Chamelea gallina |
| Common | 16/04/2011 | Weymouth Beach Large sandy beach with large areas of worm holes and casts. Mactra stulturom common and so were the broken (large!) shell of Ensis siliqua (neither in the DB list) |
washed up shells | Crepidula fornicata |
| 1 | 16/04/2011 | Weymouth Beach Large sandy beach with large areas of worm holes and casts. Mactra stulturom common and so were the broken (large!) shell of Ensis siliqua (neither in the DB list) |
Single shell found | Donax vittatus |
| Common | 16/04/2011 | Weymouth Beach Large sandy beach with large areas of worm holes and casts. Mactra stulturom common and so were the broken (large!) shell of Ensis siliqua (neither in the DB list) |
Many tubes around the low tide mark | Lanice conchilega |
| Uncommon | 16/04/2011 | Weymouth Beach Large sandy beach with large areas of worm holes and casts. Mactra stulturom common and so were the broken (large!) shell of Ensis siliqua (neither in the DB list) |
On washed up stones | Pomatoceros triqueter |
| Uncommon | 16/04/2011 | Weymouth Beach Large sandy beach with large areas of worm holes and casts. Mactra stulturom common and so were the broken (large!) shell of Ensis siliqua (neither in the DB list) |
few washed up shells | Ostrea edulis |
| Uncommon | 16/04/2011 | Weymouth Beach Large sandy beach with large areas of worm holes and casts. Mactra stulturom common and so were the broken (large!) shell of Ensis siliqua (neither in the DB list) |
washed up remains | Cancer pagurus |
| Uncommon | 16/04/2011 | Weymouth Beach Large sandy beach with large areas of worm holes and casts. Mactra stulturom common and so were the broken (large!) shell of Ensis siliqua (neither in the DB list) |
Washed up broken shell | Buccinum undatum |
| 1 | 16/04/2011 | Nothe Fort, Weymouth Rocky shore below Nothe Gardens towards the Stone Pier. Some shells look more like Venerupis rhomboides than sengalensis. Some unidentified small shrimps/ prawns seen in wide crevices |
Seen in rock pool | Anemonia viridis |
| Abundant | 16/04/2011 | Nothe Fort, Weymouth Rocky shore below Nothe Gardens towards the Stone Pier. Some shells look more like Venerupis rhomboides than sengalensis. Some unidentified small shrimps/ prawns seen in wide crevices |
Covered large areas of middle to low shore | Ascophyllum nodosum |
| Uncommon | 16/04/2011 | Nothe Fort, Weymouth Rocky shore below Nothe Gardens towards the Stone Pier. Some shells look more like Venerupis rhomboides than sengalensis. Some unidentified small shrimps/ prawns seen in wide crevices |
Broken shells and egg cases | Buccinum undatum |
| Common | 16/04/2011 | Nothe Fort, Weymouth Rocky shore below Nothe Gardens towards the Stone Pier. Some shells look more like Venerupis rhomboides than sengalensis. Some unidentified small shrimps/ prawns seen in wide crevices |
Understone and many also in childrens buckets along the river bank | Carcinus maenas |
| 1 | 16/04/2011 | Nothe Fort, Weymouth Rocky shore below Nothe Gardens towards the Stone Pier. Some shells look more like Venerupis rhomboides than sengalensis. Some unidentified small shrimps/ prawns seen in wide crevices |
Seen under stone | Cancer pagurus |
| Uncommon | 16/04/2011 | Nothe Fort, Weymouth Rocky shore below Nothe Gardens towards the Stone Pier. Some shells look more like Venerupis rhomboides than sengalensis. Some unidentified small shrimps/ prawns seen in wide crevices |
Few pieces washed up | Chondrus crispus |
| Common | 16/04/2011 | Nothe Fort, Weymouth Rocky shore below Nothe Gardens towards the Stone Pier. Some shells look more like Venerupis rhomboides than sengalensis. Some unidentified small shrimps/ prawns seen in wide crevices |
Few plants on higher shore but abdunant in Pepper dulse zone | Colpomenia peregrina |
| Uncommon | 16/04/2011 | Nothe Fort, Weymouth Rocky shore below Nothe Gardens towards the Stone Pier. Some shells look more like Venerupis rhomboides than sengalensis. Some unidentified small shrimps/ prawns seen in wide crevices |
Few plants on the lower shore | Corallina officinalis |
| 1 | 16/04/2011 | Nothe Fort, Weymouth Rocky shore below Nothe Gardens towards the Stone Pier. Some shells look more like Venerupis rhomboides than sengalensis. Some unidentified small shrimps/ prawns seen in wide crevices |
Small piece on a piece of seaweed - long "pili" | Electra pilosa |
| Common | 16/04/2011 | Nothe Fort, Weymouth Rocky shore below Nothe Gardens towards the Stone Pier. Some shells look more like Venerupis rhomboides than sengalensis. Some unidentified small shrimps/ prawns seen in wide crevices |
covering large areas | Fucus serratus |
| Common | 16/04/2011 | Nothe Fort, Weymouth Rocky shore below Nothe Gardens towards the Stone Pier. Some shells look more like Venerupis rhomboides than sengalensis. Some unidentified small shrimps/ prawns seen in wide crevices |
In rockpools, Many empty shells | Gibbula cineraria |
| Common | 16/04/2011 | Nothe Fort, Weymouth Rocky shore below Nothe Gardens towards the Stone Pier. Some shells look more like Venerupis rhomboides than sengalensis. Some unidentified small shrimps/ prawns seen in wide crevices |
In rockpools, Many empty shells | Gibbula umbilicalis |
| Common | 16/04/2011 | Nothe Fort, Weymouth Rocky shore below Nothe Gardens towards the Stone Pier. Some shells look more like Venerupis rhomboides than sengalensis. Some unidentified small shrimps/ prawns seen in wide crevices |
In rock pools | Littorina littorea |
| Common | 16/04/2011 | Nothe Fort, Weymouth Rocky shore below Nothe Gardens towards the Stone Pier. Some shells look more like Venerupis rhomboides than sengalensis. Some unidentified small shrimps/ prawns seen in wide crevices |
Mainly on seaweed - yellow form common | Littorina obtusata |
| Rare | 16/04/2011 | Nothe Fort, Weymouth Rocky shore below Nothe Gardens towards the Stone Pier. Some shells look more like Venerupis rhomboides than sengalensis. Some unidentified small shrimps/ prawns seen in wide crevices |
Couple of shells found | Littorina saxatilis |
| Uncommon | 16/04/2011 | Nothe Fort, Weymouth Rocky shore below Nothe Gardens towards the Stone Pier. Some shells look more like Venerupis rhomboides than sengalensis. Some unidentified small shrimps/ prawns seen in wide crevices |
Small patch found on washed up sea weed | Membranipora membranacea |
| Uncommon | 16/04/2011 | Nothe Fort, Weymouth Rocky shore below Nothe Gardens towards the Stone Pier. Some shells look more like Venerupis rhomboides than sengalensis. Some unidentified small shrimps/ prawns seen in wide crevices |
Couple of shells found | Nassarius reticulatus |
| Uncommon | 16/04/2011 | Nothe Fort, Weymouth Rocky shore below Nothe Gardens towards the Stone Pier. Some shells look more like Venerupis rhomboides than sengalensis. Some unidentified small shrimps/ prawns seen in wide crevices |
Few found on lower shore | Nucella lapillus |
| Common | 16/04/2011 | Nothe Fort, Weymouth Rocky shore below Nothe Gardens towards the Stone Pier. Some shells look more like Venerupis rhomboides than sengalensis. Some unidentified small shrimps/ prawns seen in wide crevices |
Zone low on shore | Osmundea pinnatifida |
| Common | 16/04/2011 | Nothe Fort, Weymouth Rocky shore below Nothe Gardens towards the Stone Pier. Some shells look more like Venerupis rhomboides than sengalensis. Some unidentified small shrimps/ prawns seen in wide crevices |
Widespread and some large individuals >40mm | Patella vulgata |
| Common | 16/04/2011 | Nothe Fort, Weymouth Rocky shore below Nothe Gardens towards the Stone Pier. Some shells look more like Venerupis rhomboides than sengalensis. Some unidentified small shrimps/ prawns seen in wide crevices |
Widespread in rock pools | Sargassum muticum |
| Abundant | 16/04/2011 | Nothe Fort, Weymouth Rocky shore below Nothe Gardens towards the Stone Pier. Some shells look more like Venerupis rhomboides than sengalensis. Some unidentified small shrimps/ prawns seen in wide crevices |
Common on lower shore | Saccharina latissima |
| Common | 16/04/2011 | Nothe Fort, Weymouth Rocky shore below Nothe Gardens towards the Stone Pier. Some shells look more like Venerupis rhomboides than sengalensis. Some unidentified small shrimps/ prawns seen in wide crevices |
Common on rocks | Semibalanus balanoides |
| Abundant | 16/04/2011 | Nothe Fort, Weymouth Rocky shore below Nothe Gardens towards the Stone Pier. Some shells look more like Venerupis rhomboides than sengalensis. Some unidentified small shrimps/ prawns seen in wide crevices |
Very widespread on Fucus but some on stones in rock pools | Spirorbis (Spirorbis) spirorbis |
| Common | 16/04/2011 | Nothe Fort, Weymouth Rocky shore below Nothe Gardens towards the Stone Pier. Some shells look more like Venerupis rhomboides than sengalensis. Some unidentified small shrimps/ prawns seen in wide crevices |
Newton Cove | Ulva lactuca |
| Common | 16/04/2011 | Nothe Fort, Weymouth Rocky shore below Nothe Gardens towards the Stone Pier. Some shells look more like Venerupis rhomboides than sengalensis. Some unidentified small shrimps/ prawns seen in wide crevices |
Many seen on rocks and the top surface of the seaweed cover | Osilinus lineatus |
| Uncommon | 26/06/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform with seaweed covering |
Only a few seen but included a large green one 40mm across | Actinia equina |
| 1 | 26/06/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform with seaweed covering |
Understone | Amphipholis squamata |
| Uncommon | 26/06/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform with seaweed covering |
Few broken shells and egg cases | Buccinum undatum |
| Common | 26/06/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform with seaweed covering |
Variety of sizes from 10mm upwards. Under stones | Carcinus maenas |
| Uncommon | 26/06/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform with seaweed covering |
Few seen lower down shore in rock pools | Chondrus crispus |
| 1 | 26/06/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform with seaweed covering |
Under stone with a Shanny. Very easy to id from the phots with the 5 "beards" | Ciliata mustela |
| Common | 26/06/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform with seaweed covering |
Borings mainly in loose chalk pebbles | Cliona celata |
| Abdundant | 26/06/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform with seaweed covering |
In all rock pools | Corallina officinalis |
| Abundant | 26/06/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform with seaweed covering |
Many shells washed up | Crepidula fornicata |
| Common | 26/06/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform with seaweed covering |
In rock pools and broken off fronds washed up | Fucus serratus |
| Uncommon | 26/06/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform with seaweed covering |
Under stones | Gibbula cineraria |
| Common | 26/06/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform with seaweed covering |
In rock pools and under stones | Gibbula umbilicalis |
| 3 | 26/06/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform with seaweed covering |
All under stones | Lipophrys pholis |
| Abundant | 26/06/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform with seaweed covering |
In all rock pools and across the whole platform | Littorina littorea |
| Common | 26/06/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform with seaweed covering |
Washed up shells | Mytilus edulis |
| 2 | 26/06/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform with seaweed covering |
Two broken shells only found | Nassarius reticulatus |
| Common | 26/06/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform with seaweed covering |
Variety of size from 5mm upwards and some eggs found under a stone | Nucella lapillus |
| Abdundant | 26/06/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform with seaweed covering |
Low on shore but with some plants higher up in rock pools | Osmundea pinnatifida |
| Uncommon | 26/06/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform with seaweed covering |
A few shells found including one pair | Ostrea edulis |
| Abundant | 26/06/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform with seaweed covering |
Many seen | Patella vulgata |
| Uncommon | 26/06/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform with seaweed covering |
A couple of tubes seen | Pomatoceros triqueter |
| 1 | 26/06/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform with seaweed covering |
Female with eggs on the lower part of the left claw Under stone | Porcellana platycheles |
| Uncommon | 26/06/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform with seaweed covering |
Few fronds seen washed up (tide too high to see the in-situ plants) | Saccharina latissima |
| Uncommon | 26/06/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform with seaweed covering |
At least 4 clumps of this algae seen. Certainly more common that last year but does not seem to be covering large areas at the moment | Sargassum muticum |
| Abdundant | 26/06/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform with seaweed covering |
On all hard surfaces including limpets and topshells! | Semibalanus balanoides |
| Uncommon | 10/07/2011 | Hope Gap, Susex Chalk platform with channels, flints and a seaweed covering (Pepper Dulse being dominant) |
Few of various sizes seen across shore | Actinia equina |
| 1 | 10/07/2011 | Hope Gap, Susex Chalk platform with channels, flints and a seaweed covering (Pepper Dulse being dominant) |
20mm specimen found under stone | Actinia fragacea |
| 1 | 10/07/2011 | Hope Gap, Susex Chalk platform with channels, flints and a seaweed covering (Pepper Dulse being dominant) |
Found under stone lower shore. Spot pattern/ size on "scales" fits this species rather the other one | Acanthochitona crinita |
| 6 | 10/07/2011 | Hope Gap, Susex Chalk platform with channels, flints and a seaweed covering (Pepper Dulse being dominant) |
One on open water on lower shore but others all under stones including group of 3 | Amphipholis squamata |
| 3 | 10/07/2011 | Hope Gap, Susex Chalk platform with channels, flints and a seaweed covering (Pepper Dulse being dominant) |
Found lower shore rock pool in similar spot to where seen before. Hard to find even when you know they are there! | Anemonia viridis |
| Common | 10/07/2011 | Hope Gap, Susex Chalk platform with channels, flints and a seaweed covering (Pepper Dulse being dominant) |
Seen in two spots - 20-30 individuals under one large stone and several in a rock pool on the surface film | Anurida maritima |
| Uncommon | 10/07/2011 | Hope Gap, Susex Chalk platform with channels, flints and a seaweed covering (Pepper Dulse being dominant) |
Few broken shells seen | Buccinum undatum |
| Common | 10/07/2011 | Hope Gap, Susex Chalk platform with channels, flints and a seaweed covering (Pepper Dulse being dominant) |
Many under stones. Size varied from 10mm upto 40mm or more | Carcinus maenas |
| Uncommon | 10/07/2011 | Hope Gap, Susex Chalk platform with channels, flints and a seaweed covering (Pepper Dulse being dominant) |
Several plants in rock pools | Chondrus crispus |
| Common | 10/07/2011 | Hope Gap, Susex Chalk platform with channels, flints and a seaweed covering (Pepper Dulse being dominant) |
Lots of "bore holes" in chalk | Cliona celata |
| Abundant | 10/07/2011 | Hope Gap, Susex Chalk platform with channels, flints and a seaweed covering (Pepper Dulse being dominant) |
Dominant speices in many of the lower shore rockpools | Corallina officinalis |
| Common | 10/07/2011 | Hope Gap, Susex Chalk platform with channels, flints and a seaweed covering (Pepper Dulse being dominant) |
Many washed up shells and a few <10mm specimens attached to rocks/ stones | Crepidula fornicata |
| Uncommon | 10/07/2011 | Hope Gap, Susex Chalk platform with channels, flints and a seaweed covering (Pepper Dulse being dominant) |
Several small (c.20mm)seaweeds covered in this bryozoan | Electra pilosa |
| Uncommon | 10/07/2011 | Hope Gap, Susex Chalk platform with channels, flints and a seaweed covering (Pepper Dulse being dominant) |
Few plants seen | Fucus serratus |
| Common | 10/07/2011 | Hope Gap, Susex Chalk platform with channels, flints and a seaweed covering (Pepper Dulse being dominant) |
Most plants found wahsed up in strand line. | Fucus vesiculosus |
| Uncommon | 10/07/2011 | Hope Gap, Susex Chalk platform with channels, flints and a seaweed covering (Pepper Dulse being dominant) |
Few seen stones | Gibbula cineraria |
| Common | 10/07/2011 | Hope Gap, Susex Chalk platform with channels, flints and a seaweed covering (Pepper Dulse being dominant) |
In many rock pools | Gibbula umbilicalis |
| 1 | 10/07/2011 | Hope Gap, Susex Chalk platform with channels, flints and a seaweed covering (Pepper Dulse being dominant) |
One plant seen washed up | Halidrys siliquosa |
| Common | 10/07/2011 | Hope Gap, Susex Chalk platform with channels, flints and a seaweed covering (Pepper Dulse being dominant) |
Small and upto 100mm under stones | Lipophrys pholis |
| Abundant | 10/07/2011 | Hope Gap, Susex Chalk platform with channels, flints and a seaweed covering (Pepper Dulse being dominant) |
In many rock pools, etc. | Littorina littorea |
| Common | 10/07/2011 | Hope Gap, Susex Chalk platform with channels, flints and a seaweed covering (Pepper Dulse being dominant) |
Some small in-situ clumps and washed up shells | Mytilus edulis |
| 5 | 10/07/2011 | Hope Gap, Susex Chalk platform with channels, flints and a seaweed covering (Pepper Dulse being dominant) |
Washed up shells only | Nassarius reticulatus |
| Common | 10/07/2011 | Hope Gap, Susex Chalk platform with channels, flints and a seaweed covering (Pepper Dulse being dominant) |
Size from 6-7mm upwards | Nucella lapillus |
| Abundant | 10/07/2011 | Hope Gap, Susex Chalk platform with channels, flints and a seaweed covering (Pepper Dulse being dominant) |
Covered large areas of lower shore | Osmundea pinnatifida |
| 3 | 10/07/2011 | Hope Gap, Susex Chalk platform with channels, flints and a seaweed covering (Pepper Dulse being dominant) |
Several shells found | Ostrea edulis |
| Common | 10/07/2011 | Hope Gap, Susex Chalk platform with channels, flints and a seaweed covering (Pepper Dulse being dominant) |
Many on shore | Patella vulgata |
| Common | 10/07/2011 | Hope Gap, Susex Chalk platform with channels, flints and a seaweed covering (Pepper Dulse being dominant) |
Several tubes seen on lower shore | Pomatoceros triqueter |
| 5 | 10/07/2011 | Hope Gap, Susex Chalk platform with channels, flints and a seaweed covering (Pepper Dulse being dominant) |
On lower shore under stones | Porcellana platycheles |
| Uncommon | 10/07/2011 | Hope Gap, Susex Chalk platform with channels, flints and a seaweed covering (Pepper Dulse being dominant) |
More found washed up on strandline | Sargassum muticum |
| Abdundant | 10/07/2011 | Hope Gap, Susex Chalk platform with channels, flints and a seaweed covering (Pepper Dulse being dominant) |
Most hard surfaces | Semibalanus balanoides |
| 1 | 10/07/2011 | Hope Gap, Susssex Chalk platform |
One patch of what I assume to be this species found near the low tide mark under a stone. Images sent. | Umbonula littoralis |
| Uncommon | 22/07/2011 | Hope Gap Sussex Chalk platform. 1m low tide and investigated area straight in front of the steps. Many cobbles and stones in the gulleys which were turned and looked at. A bootlace worm, encrusting bryozoan, a couple of unidentitied (and not photographed) chitons also seen - had to escape the rising tide) |
Few of varying sizes in rockpools and understones | Actinia equina |
| 1 | 22/07/2011 | Hope Gap Sussex Chalk platform. 1m low tide and investigated area straight in front of the steps. Many cobbles and stones in the gulleys which were turned and looked at. A bootlace worm, encrusting bryozoan, a couple of unidentitied (and not photographed) chitons also seen - had to escape the rising tide) |
Under stone near low tide mark | Acanthochitona crinita |
| 3 | 22/07/2011 | Hope Gap Sussex Chalk platform. 1m low tide and investigated area straight in front of the steps. Many cobbles and stones in the gulleys which were turned and looked at. A bootlace worm, encrusting bryozoan, a couple of unidentitied (and not photographed) chitons also seen - had to escape the rising tide) |
Under stone near low tide mark | Amphipholis squamata |
| 2 | 22/07/2011 | Hope Gap Sussex Chalk platform. 1m low tide and investigated area straight in front of the steps. Many cobbles and stones in the gulleys which were turned and looked at. A bootlace worm, encrusting bryozoan, a couple of unidentitied (and not photographed) chitons also seen - had to escape the rising tide) |
Two large individuals seen in rock pool | Anemonia viridis |
| Common | 22/07/2011 | Hope Gap Sussex Chalk platform. 1m low tide and investigated area straight in front of the steps. Many cobbles and stones in the gulleys which were turned and looked at. A bootlace worm, encrusting bryozoan, a couple of unidentitied (and not photographed) chitons also seen - had to escape the rising tide) |
Mainly broken shell and egg cases on strand line | Buccinum undatum |
| Uncommon | 22/07/2011 | Hope Gap Sussex Chalk platform. 1m low tide and investigated area straight in front of the steps. Many cobbles and stones in the gulleys which were turned and looked at. A bootlace worm, encrusting bryozoan, a couple of unidentitied (and not photographed) chitons also seen - had to escape the rising tide) |
Several fronds seen | Calliblepharis ciliata |
| Common | 22/07/2011 | Hope Gap Sussex Chalk platform. 1m low tide and investigated area straight in front of the steps. Many cobbles and stones in the gulleys which were turned and looked at. A bootlace worm, encrusting bryozoan, a couple of unidentitied (and not photographed) chitons also seen - had to escape the rising tide) |
Under stones near low tide mark. Upto 60mm but one really large carapace almost twice that size seen on the strandline | Cancer pagurus |
| Uncommon | 22/07/2011 | Hope Gap Sussex Chalk platform. 1m low tide and investigated area straight in front of the steps. Many cobbles and stones in the gulleys which were turned and looked at. A bootlace worm, encrusting bryozoan, a couple of unidentitied (and not photographed) chitons also seen - had to escape the rising tide) |
Only a few seen of all sizes. Normally much more common than C.pagurus but not so this time possibly because spent more time nearer the low tide mark | Carcinus maenas |
| Common | 22/07/2011 | Hope Gap Sussex Chalk platform. 1m low tide and investigated area straight in front of the steps. Many cobbles and stones in the gulleys which were turned and looked at. A bootlace worm, encrusting bryozoan, a couple of unidentitied (and not photographed) chitons also seen - had to escape the rising tide) |
Rock pools | Chondrus crispus |
| Abundant | 22/07/2011 | Hope Gap Sussex Chalk platform. 1m low tide and investigated area straight in front of the steps. Many cobbles and stones in the gulleys which were turned and looked at. A bootlace worm, encrusting bryozoan, a couple of unidentitied (and not photographed) chitons also seen - had to escape the rising tide) |
Mainly chalk but also shells | Cliona celata |
| Abdundant | 22/07/2011 | Hope Gap Sussex Chalk platform. 1m low tide and investigated area straight in front of the steps. Many cobbles and stones in the gulleys which were turned and looked at. A bootlace worm, encrusting bryozoan, a couple of unidentitied (and not photographed) chitons also seen - had to escape the rising tide) |
Rock pools across shore | Corallina officinalis |
| Abundant | 22/07/2011 | Hope Gap Sussex Chalk platform. 1m low tide and investigated area straight in front of the steps. Many cobbles and stones in the gulleys which were turned and looked at. A bootlace worm, encrusting bryozoan, a couple of unidentitied (and not photographed) chitons also seen - had to escape the rising tide) |
Shells but some on low shore | Crepidula fornicata |
| Uncommon | 22/07/2011 | Hope Gap Sussex Chalk platform. 1m low tide and investigated area straight in front of the steps. Many cobbles and stones in the gulleys which were turned and looked at. A bootlace worm, encrusting bryozoan, a couple of unidentitied (and not photographed) chitons also seen - had to escape the rising tide) |
Under stone near shore | Dynamena pumila |
| Uncommon | 22/07/2011 | Hope Gap Sussex Chalk platform. 1m low tide and investigated area straight in front of the steps. Many cobbles and stones in the gulleys which were turned and looked at. A bootlace worm, encrusting bryozoan, a couple of unidentitied (and not photographed) chitons also seen - had to escape the rising tide) |
On seaweed | Electra pilosa |
| Abundant | 22/07/2011 | Hope Gap Sussex Chalk platform. 1m low tide and investigated area straight in front of the steps. Many cobbles and stones in the gulleys which were turned and looked at. A bootlace worm, encrusting bryozoan, a couple of unidentitied (and not photographed) chitons also seen - had to escape the rising tide) |
On lower shore | Fucus serratus |
| Common | 22/07/2011 | Hope Gap Sussex Chalk platform. 1m low tide and investigated area straight in front of the steps. Many cobbles and stones in the gulleys which were turned and looked at. A bootlace worm, encrusting bryozoan, a couple of unidentitied (and not photographed) chitons also seen - had to escape the rising tide) |
On chalk platform | Fucus vesiculosus |
| Uncommon | 22/07/2011 | Hope Gap Sussex Chalk platform. 1m low tide and investigated area straight in front of the steps. Many cobbles and stones in the gulleys which were turned and looked at. A bootlace worm, encrusting bryozoan, a couple of unidentitied (and not photographed) chitons also seen - had to escape the rising tide) |
Under stones | Gibbula cineraria |
| Common | 22/07/2011 | Hope Gap Sussex Chalk platform. 1m low tide and investigated area straight in front of the steps. Many cobbles and stones in the gulleys which were turned and looked at. A bootlace worm, encrusting bryozoan, a couple of unidentitied (and not photographed) chitons also seen - had to escape the rising tide) |
Across the whole shore | Gibbula umbilicalis |
| Uncommon | 22/07/2011 | Hope Gap Sussex Chalk platform. 1m low tide and investigated area straight in front of the steps. Many cobbles and stones in the gulleys which were turned and looked at. A bootlace worm, encrusting bryozoan, a couple of unidentitied (and not photographed) chitons also seen - had to escape the rising tide) |
Few larger ones but many fry in rock pools | Lipophrys pholis |
| Abdundant | 22/07/2011 | Hope Gap Sussex Chalk platform. 1m low tide and investigated area straight in front of the steps. Many cobbles and stones in the gulleys which were turned and looked at. A bootlace worm, encrusting bryozoan, a couple of unidentitied (and not photographed) chitons also seen - had to escape the rising tide) |
Higher shore in most rock pools and across the rocks | Littorina littorea |
| Common | 22/07/2011 | Hope Gap Sussex Chalk platform. 1m low tide and investigated area straight in front of the steps. Many cobbles and stones in the gulleys which were turned and looked at. A bootlace worm, encrusting bryozoan, a couple of unidentitied (and not photographed) chitons also seen - had to escape the rising tide) |
small patches | Mytilus edulis |
| Uncommon | 22/07/2011 | Hope Gap Sussex Chalk platform. 1m low tide and investigated area straight in front of the steps. Many cobbles and stones in the gulleys which were turned and looked at. A bootlace worm, encrusting bryozoan, a couple of unidentitied (and not photographed) chitons also seen - had to escape the rising tide) |
Shells on shore | Nassarius reticulatus |
| Common | 22/07/2011 | Hope Gap Sussex Chalk platform. 1m low tide and investigated area straight in front of the steps. Many cobbles and stones in the gulleys which were turned and looked at. A bootlace worm, encrusting bryozoan, a couple of unidentitied (and not photographed) chitons also seen - had to escape the rising tide) |
Many individuals | Nucella lapillus |
| Abdundant | 22/07/2011 | Hope Gap Sussex Chalk platform. 1m low tide and investigated area straight in front of the steps. Many cobbles and stones in the gulleys which were turned and looked at. A bootlace worm, encrusting bryozoan, a couple of unidentitied (and not photographed) chitons also seen - had to escape the rising tide) |
Lower shore | Osmundea pinnatifida |
| Uncommon | 22/07/2011 | Hope Gap Sussex Chalk platform. 1m low tide and investigated area straight in front of the steps. Many cobbles and stones in the gulleys which were turned and looked at. A bootlace worm, encrusting bryozoan, a couple of unidentitied (and not photographed) chitons also seen - had to escape the rising tide) |
Broken shells | Ostrea edulis |
| 1 | 22/07/2011 | Hope Gap Sussex Chalk platform. 1m low tide and investigated area straight in front of the steps. Many cobbles and stones in the gulleys which were turned and looked at. A bootlace worm, encrusting bryozoan, a couple of unidentitied (and not photographed) chitons also seen - had to escape the rising tide) |
In Gibbula shell | Pagurus bernhardus |
| Common | 22/07/2011 | Hope Gap Sussex Chalk platform. 1m low tide and investigated area straight in front of the steps. Many cobbles and stones in the gulleys which were turned and looked at. A bootlace worm, encrusting bryozoan, a couple of unidentitied (and not photographed) chitons also seen - had to escape the rising tide) |
On most hard surfaces | Patella vulgata |
| 3 | 22/07/2011 | Hope Gap Sussex Chalk platform. 1m low tide and investigated area straight in front of the steps. Many cobbles and stones in the gulleys which were turned and looked at. A bootlace worm, encrusting bryozoan, a couple of unidentitied (and not photographed) chitons also seen - had to escape the rising tide) |
Seen on low shore under stones | Pisidia longicornis |
| 1 | 22/07/2011 | Hope Gap Sussex Chalk platform. 1m low tide and investigated area straight in front of the steps. Many cobbles and stones in the gulleys which were turned and looked at. A bootlace worm, encrusting bryozoan, a couple of unidentitied (and not photographed) chitons also seen - had to escape the rising tide) |
Few fronds seen | Plocamium cartilagineum |
| Common | 22/07/2011 | Hope Gap Sussex Chalk platform. 1m low tide and investigated area straight in front of the steps. Many cobbles and stones in the gulleys which were turned and looked at. A bootlace worm, encrusting bryozoan, a couple of unidentitied (and not photographed) chitons also seen - had to escape the rising tide) |
Seen on lower shore on stones/ hard surfaces | Pomatoceros triqueter |
| Abundant | 22/07/2011 | Hope Gap Sussex Chalk platform. 1m low tide and investigated area straight in front of the steps. Many cobbles and stones in the gulleys which were turned and looked at. A bootlace worm, encrusting bryozoan, a couple of unidentitied (and not photographed) chitons also seen - had to escape the rising tide) |
Under nearly every stone at low tide mark - often several! Most I have ever seen | Porcellana platycheles |
| Common | 22/07/2011 | Hope Gap Sussex Chalk platform. 1m low tide and investigated area straight in front of the steps. Many cobbles and stones in the gulleys which were turned and looked at. A bootlace worm, encrusting bryozoan, a couple of unidentitied (and not photographed) chitons also seen - had to escape the rising tide) |
At low tide mark | Saccharina latissima |
| Common | 22/07/2011 | Hope Gap Sussex Chalk platform. 1m low tide and investigated area straight in front of the steps. Many cobbles and stones in the gulleys which were turned and looked at. A bootlace worm, encrusting bryozoan, a couple of unidentitied (and not photographed) chitons also seen - had to escape the rising tide) |
Hard surfaces | Semibalanus balanoides |
| 1 | 22/07/2011 | Hope Gap Sussex Chalk platform. 1m low tide and investigated area straight in front of the steps. Many cobbles and stones in the gulleys which were turned and looked at. A bootlace worm, encrusting bryozoan, a couple of unidentitied (and not photographed) chitons also seen - had to escape the rising tide) |
One shell found on lower shore. | Trivia arctica |
| 3 | 22/07/2011 | Hope Gap Sussex Chalk platform. 1m low tide and investigated area straight in front of the steps. Many cobbles and stones in the gulleys which were turned and looked at. A bootlace worm, encrusting bryozoan, a couple of unidentitied (and not photographed) chitons also seen - had to escape the rising tide) |
Broken shells seen | Pholas dactylus |
| 2 | 22/07/2011 | Hope Gap Sussex Chalk platform. 1m low tide and investigated area straight in front of the steps. Many cobbles and stones in the gulleys which were turned and looked at. A bootlace worm, encrusting bryozoan, a couple of unidentitied (and not photographed) chitons also seen - had to escape the rising tide) |
Some damaged shells found | Chlamys varia |
| Uncommon | 06/08/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform at low tide (1.2m) Several unidentified seaweeds seen and two scale worms (?Harmothoe impar). ALso Halurus equisetifolius which does not appear in the list |
Not many seen. Red and green forms mainly less than 30mm | Actinia equina |
| 2 | 06/08/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform at low tide (1.2m) Several unidentified seaweeds seen and two scale worms (?Harmothoe impar). ALso Halurus equisetifolius which does not appear in the list |
Under stones near low tide mark | Acanthochitona crinita |
| 1 | 06/08/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform at low tide (1.2m) Several unidentified seaweeds seen and two scale worms (?Harmothoe impar). ALso Halurus equisetifolius which does not appear in the list |
Seen under stone | Amphipholis squamata |
| 1 | 06/08/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform at low tide (1.2m) Several unidentified seaweeds seen and two scale worms (?Harmothoe impar). ALso Halurus equisetifolius which does not appear in the list |
Found under stone about 80mm wide (so a small individual) | Asterias rubens |
| Uncommon | 06/08/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform at low tide (1.2m) Several unidentified seaweeds seen and two scale worms (?Harmothoe impar). ALso Halurus equisetifolius which does not appear in the list |
A few shells seen | Buccinum undatum |
| Uncommon | 06/08/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform at low tide (1.2m) Several unidentified seaweeds seen and two scale worms (?Harmothoe impar). ALso Halurus equisetifolius which does not appear in the list |
Several fronds seen in rock pools. More so than in preceding months | Calliblepharis ciliata |
| Common | 06/08/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform at low tide (1.2m) Several unidentified seaweeds seen and two scale worms (?Harmothoe impar). ALso Halurus equisetifolius which does not appear in the list |
Nearly all small inviduals mainly under stones but often in the open in rock pools - well disguised until they move | Carcinus maenas |
| 2 | 06/08/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform at low tide (1.2m) Several unidentified seaweeds seen and two scale worms (?Harmothoe impar). ALso Halurus equisetifolius which does not appear in the list |
Shells found | Chlamys varia |
| Very common | 06/08/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform at low tide (1.2m) Several unidentified seaweeds seen and two scale worms (?Harmothoe impar). ALso Halurus equisetifolius which does not appear in the list |
Some large patches near the low shore | Chondrus crispus |
| 1 | 06/08/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform at low tide (1.2m) Several unidentified seaweeds seen and two scale worms (?Harmothoe impar). ALso Halurus equisetifolius which does not appear in the list |
Individual found under stone. At least this is a distinctive fish! | Ciliata mustela |
| Abdundant | 06/08/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform at low tide (1.2m) Several unidentified seaweeds seen and two scale worms (?Harmothoe impar). ALso Halurus equisetifolius which does not appear in the list |
Chalk and shells and barnacles | Cliona celata |
| Very common | 06/08/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform at low tide (1.2m) Several unidentified seaweeds seen and two scale worms (?Harmothoe impar). ALso Halurus equisetifolius which does not appear in the list |
Rock pools | Corallina officinalis |
| Abdundant | 06/08/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform at low tide (1.2m) Several unidentified seaweeds seen and two scale worms (?Harmothoe impar). ALso Halurus equisetifolius which does not appear in the list |
Many shells and some live inviduals low on the shore | Crepidula fornicata |
| Uncommon | 06/08/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform at low tide (1.2m) Several unidentified seaweeds seen and two scale worms (?Harmothoe impar). ALso Halurus equisetifolius which does not appear in the list |
On seaweeds washed up and some also seen on a trapped lobster at Seaford | Electra pilosa |
| Uncommon | 06/08/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform at low tide (1.2m) Several unidentified seaweeds seen and two scale worms (?Harmothoe impar). ALso Halurus equisetifolius which does not appear in the list |
On a washed up mussel shell | Elminius modestus |
| Abundant | 06/08/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform at low tide (1.2m) Several unidentified seaweeds seen and two scale worms (?Harmothoe impar). ALso Halurus equisetifolius which does not appear in the list |
Large areas covered | Fucus serratus |
| Common | 06/08/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform at low tide (1.2m) Several unidentified seaweeds seen and two scale worms (?Harmothoe impar). ALso Halurus equisetifolius which does not appear in the list |
Large patches | Fucus vesiculosus |
| Uncommon | 06/08/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform at low tide (1.2m) Several unidentified seaweeds seen and two scale worms (?Harmothoe impar). ALso Halurus equisetifolius which does not appear in the list |
Under stones and more frequent towards low water mark | Gibbula cineraria |
| Common | 06/08/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform at low tide (1.2m) Several unidentified seaweeds seen and two scale worms (?Harmothoe impar). ALso Halurus equisetifolius which does not appear in the list |
All over shore. Some well worn individuals and small ones under stones | Gibbula umbilicalis |
| Uncommon | 06/08/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform at low tide (1.2m) Several unidentified seaweeds seen and two scale worms (?Harmothoe impar). ALso Halurus equisetifolius which does not appear in the list |
Seen on a stone | Janua pagenstecheri |
| Common | 06/08/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform at low tide (1.2m) Several unidentified seaweeds seen and two scale worms (?Harmothoe impar). ALso Halurus equisetifolius which does not appear in the list |
Many fry in rock pools | Lipophrys pholis |
| Abdundant | 06/08/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform at low tide (1.2m) Several unidentified seaweeds seen and two scale worms (?Harmothoe impar). ALso Halurus equisetifolius which does not appear in the list |
All over the shore | Littorina littorea |
| 3 | 06/08/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform at low tide (1.2m) Several unidentified seaweeds seen and two scale worms (?Harmothoe impar). ALso Halurus equisetifolius which does not appear in the list |
Yellow form which do not seem very common on this site despite the sea weed cover | Littorina obtusata |
| Common | 06/08/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform at low tide (1.2m) Several unidentified seaweeds seen and two scale worms (?Harmothoe impar). ALso Halurus equisetifolius which does not appear in the list |
Shells washed up | Mytilus edulis |
| Uncommon | 06/08/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform at low tide (1.2m) Several unidentified seaweeds seen and two scale worms (?Harmothoe impar). ALso Halurus equisetifolius which does not appear in the list |
Several shells seen and one being used by a hermit crab | Nassarius reticulatus |
| Very common | 06/08/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform at low tide (1.2m) Several unidentified seaweeds seen and two scale worms (?Harmothoe impar). ALso Halurus equisetifolius which does not appear in the list |
Many seen and so were some eggs under stones | Nucella lapillus |
| Abdundant | 06/08/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform at low tide (1.2m) Several unidentified seaweeds seen and two scale worms (?Harmothoe impar). ALso Halurus equisetifolius which does not appear in the list |
Large areas on the lower shore | Osmundea pinnatifida |
| Uncommon | 06/08/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform at low tide (1.2m) Several unidentified seaweeds seen and two scale worms (?Harmothoe impar). ALso Halurus equisetifolius which does not appear in the list |
Few shells washed up | Ostrea edulis |
| 2 | 06/08/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform at low tide (1.2m) Several unidentified seaweeds seen and two scale worms (?Harmothoe impar). ALso Halurus equisetifolius which does not appear in the list |
Seen in rock pools and one in a netted dogwhelk shell | Pagurus bernhardus |
| Uncommon | 06/08/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform at low tide (1.2m) Several unidentified seaweeds seen and two scale worms (?Harmothoe impar). ALso Halurus equisetifolius which does not appear in the list |
Some plants/ fronds in gulleys and washed up | Palmaria palmata |
| Very common | 06/08/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform at low tide (1.2m) Several unidentified seaweeds seen and two scale worms (?Harmothoe impar). ALso Halurus equisetifolius which does not appear in the list |
All rocky surfaces | Patella vulgata |
| Uncommon | 06/08/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform at low tide (1.2m) Several unidentified seaweeds seen and two scale worms (?Harmothoe impar). ALso Halurus equisetifolius which does not appear in the list |
Seen in broken piece of chalk | Pholas dactylus |
| 3 | 06/08/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform at low tide (1.2m) Several unidentified seaweeds seen and two scale worms (?Harmothoe impar). ALso Halurus equisetifolius which does not appear in the list |
Lower shore and under stones | Pisidia longicornis |
| 1 | 06/08/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform at low tide (1.2m) Several unidentified seaweeds seen and two scale worms (?Harmothoe impar). ALso Halurus equisetifolius which does not appear in the list |
One plant seen | Plocamium cartilagineum |
| Common | 06/08/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform at low tide (1.2m) Several unidentified seaweeds seen and two scale worms (?Harmothoe impar). ALso Halurus equisetifolius which does not appear in the list |
Many seen on lower shore | Pomatoceros triqueter |
| Very Common | 06/08/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform at low tide (1.2m) Several unidentified seaweeds seen and two scale worms (?Harmothoe impar). ALso Halurus equisetifolius which does not appear in the list |
Under stones on lower shore | Porcellana platycheles |
| Common | 06/08/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform at low tide (1.2m) Several unidentified seaweeds seen and two scale worms (?Harmothoe impar). ALso Halurus equisetifolius which does not appear in the list |
Lower shore below the tide | Saccharina latissima |
| Abundant | 06/08/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform at low tide (1.2m) Several unidentified seaweeds seen and two scale worms (?Harmothoe impar). ALso Halurus equisetifolius which does not appear in the list |
Rocky surfaces | Semibalanus balanoides |
| Common | 06/08/2011 | Hope Gap, Sussex Chalk platform at low tide (1.2m) Several unidentified seaweeds seen and two scale worms (?Harmothoe impar). ALso Halurus equisetifolius which does not appear in the list |
Under seaweed on the strandline | Talitrus saltator |
| Uncommon | 28/09/2011 | Eastbourne Chalk platform in the east and sandy areas at low tide with soft rock and rock pools. |
Low numbers in the rocky areas and a few around the pier | Actinia equina |
| 1 | 28/09/2011 | Eastbourne Chalk platform in the east and sandy areas at low tide with soft rock and rock pools. |
Singleton c.20mm found under a rock | Acanthochitona crinita |
| 1 | 28/09/2011 | Eastbourne Chalk platform in the east and sandy areas at low tide with soft rock and rock pools. |
c.80mm in size at the low tide mark | Asterias rubens |
| Common | 28/09/2011 | Eastbourne Chalk platform in the east and sandy areas at low tide with soft rock and rock pools. |
On the pier (I think they were this species | Balanus perforatus |
| Uncommon | 28/09/2011 | Eastbourne Chalk platform in the east and sandy areas at low tide with soft rock and rock pools. |
Few shells and empty egg masses | Buccinum undatum |
| 2 | 28/09/2011 | Eastbourne Chalk platform in the east and sandy areas at low tide with soft rock and rock pools. |
Two shells washed up. Not commonly seen here | Cerastoderma edule |
| Uncommon | 28/09/2011 | Eastbourne Chalk platform in the east and sandy areas at low tide with soft rock and rock pools. |
Few washed up fronds | Calliblepharis ciliata |
| Common | 28/09/2011 | Eastbourne Chalk platform in the east and sandy areas at low tide with soft rock and rock pools. |
Under rocks | Cancer pagurus |
| Uncommon | 28/09/2011 | Eastbourne Chalk platform in the east and sandy areas at low tide with soft rock and rock pools. |
Mainly small specimens 10mm or so | Carcinus maenas |
| Common | 28/09/2011 | Eastbourne Chalk platform in the east and sandy areas at low tide with soft rock and rock pools. |
Mainly in rock pools | Chondrus crispus |
| Common | 28/09/2011 | Eastbourne Chalk platform in the east and sandy areas at low tide with soft rock and rock pools. |
Mainly in oyster shells | Cliona celata |
| Common | 28/09/2011 | Eastbourne Chalk platform in the east and sandy areas at low tide with soft rock and rock pools. |
Rock pools | Corallina officinalis |
| Common | 28/09/2011 | Eastbourne Chalk platform in the east and sandy areas at low tide with soft rock and rock pools. |
Many washed up shells. One or two small "stacks" in situ | Crepidula fornicata |
| Common | 28/09/2011 | Eastbourne Chalk platform in the east and sandy areas at low tide with soft rock and rock pools. |
On many washed up seaweed fronds | Electra pilosa |
| Uncommon | 28/09/2011 | Eastbourne Chalk platform in the east and sandy areas at low tide with soft rock and rock pools. |
Found on a washed up mussel shell | Elminius modestus |
| Common | 28/09/2011 | Eastbourne Chalk platform in the east and sandy areas at low tide with soft rock and rock pools. |
Patches on lower shore where rocks present | Fucus serratus |
| 1 | 28/09/2011 | Eastbourne Chalk platform in the east and sandy areas at low tide with soft rock and rock pools. |
Found under a stone with 6 Hermit crabs (photographed) | Galathea squamifera |
| Uncommon | 28/09/2011 | Eastbourne Chalk platform in the east and sandy areas at low tide with soft rock and rock pools. |
Under stones | Gibbula cineraria |
| Common | 28/09/2011 | Eastbourne Chalk platform in the east and sandy areas at low tide with soft rock and rock pools. |
Found higher up the shore than G cineria | Gibbula umbilicalis |
| Common | 28/09/2011 | Eastbourne Chalk platform in the east and sandy areas at low tide with soft rock and rock pools. |
Large patches on the lower legs of the pier | Halichondria (Halichondria) panicea |
| Common | 28/09/2011 | Eastbourne Chalk platform in the east and sandy areas at low tide with soft rock and rock pools. |
Many sandy areas with lots of these especially those patches between rock pools | Lanice conchilega |
| Uncommon | 28/09/2011 | Eastbourne Chalk platform in the east and sandy areas at low tide with soft rock and rock pools. |
A few found understones | Lipophrys pholis |
| Abdundant | 28/09/2011 | Eastbourne Chalk platform in the east and sandy areas at low tide with soft rock and rock pools. |
In the rockier areas | Littorina littorea |
| Common | 28/09/2011 | Eastbourne Chalk platform in the east and sandy areas at low tide with soft rock and rock pools. |
Yellow form on serratens | Littorina obtusata |
| Common | 28/09/2011 | Eastbourne Chalk platform in the east and sandy areas at low tide with soft rock and rock pools. |
On and around pier - assumed to be this species | Molgula manhattensis |
| Common | 28/09/2011 | Eastbourne Chalk platform in the east and sandy areas at low tide with soft rock and rock pools. |
Many washed up shells | Mytilus edulis |
| Common | 28/09/2011 | Eastbourne Chalk platform in the east and sandy areas at low tide with soft rock and rock pools. |
Lots on pier | Nucella lapillus |
| Uncommon | 28/09/2011 | Eastbourne Chalk platform in the east and sandy areas at low tide with soft rock and rock pools. |
Some shells found | Nassarius reticulatus |
| 2 | 28/09/2011 | Eastbourne Chalk platform in the east and sandy areas at low tide with soft rock and rock pools. |
Dead specimens found | Necora puber |
| Very common | 28/09/2011 | Eastbourne Chalk platform in the east and sandy areas at low tide with soft rock and rock pools. |
Large patches in rocky areas | Osmundea pinnatifida |
| Common | 28/09/2011 | Eastbourne Chalk platform in the east and sandy areas at low tide with soft rock and rock pools. |
Many washed up shells | Ostrea edulis |
| Common | 28/09/2011 | Eastbourne Chalk platform in the east and sandy areas at low tide with soft rock and rock pools. |
Mainly in rock pools but many seen espeically in the Holywell area | Pagurus bernhardus |
| Common | 28/09/2011 | Eastbourne Chalk platform in the east and sandy areas at low tide with soft rock and rock pools. |
Many washed up fronds | Palmaria palmata |
| Common | 28/09/2011 | Eastbourne Chalk platform in the east and sandy areas at low tide with soft rock and rock pools. |
On pier and rocky areas | Patella vulgata |
| Abundant | 28/09/2011 | Eastbourne Chalk platform in the east and sandy areas at low tide with soft rock and rock pools. |
Many "holes" and many that "spat" | Pholas dactylus |
| Common | 28/09/2011 | Eastbourne Chalk platform in the east and sandy areas at low tide with soft rock and rock pools. |
Especially common lower down the shore | Pomatoceros triqueter |
| Rare | 28/09/2011 | Eastbourne Chalk platform in the east and sandy areas at low tide with soft rock and rock pools. |
Further west very common but in this area seem conspicous by their abscence! | Porcellana platycheles |
| Common | 28/09/2011 | Eastbourne Chalk platform in the east and sandy areas at low tide with soft rock and rock pools. |
Many washed up fronds with "roots" often short 200mm | Saccharina latissima |
| Common | 28/09/2011 | Eastbourne Chalk platform in the east and sandy areas at low tide with soft rock and rock pools. |
In rock pools near pier and under pier. More likely to be troglytes from what I have read but am unsure. Only visible under the pier when tide low tide is <0.4metres | Sagartia elegans |
| Common | 28/09/2011 | Eastbourne Chalk platform in the east and sandy areas at low tide with soft rock and rock pools. |
Hard surfaces | Semibalanus balanoides |
| Uncommon | 28/09/2011 | Eastbourne Chalk platform in the east and sandy areas at low tide with soft rock and rock pools. |
Found attached to a cable that was between two of the lower legs of the pier | Tubularia indivisa |
| Common | 28/09/2011 | Eastbourne Chalk platform in the east and sandy areas at low tide with soft rock and rock pools. |
Many patches near water running from the land side | Ulva lactuca |
| Uncommon | 28/09/2011 | Eastbourne Chalk platform in the east and sandy areas at low tide with soft rock and rock pools. |
Washed up around the pier area in particular | Venerupis senegalensis |
| Uncommon | 28/09/2011 | Eastbourne Chalk platform in the east and sandy areas at low tide with soft rock and rock pools. |
Around and under the pier | Urticina felina |
| Uncommon | 28/09/2011 | Eastbourne Chalk platform in the east and sandy areas at low tide with soft rock and rock pools. |
on mussel shells under the pier. This genus but not this species possibly gayi or polyzona | Sertularia cupressina |
| 1 | 28/09/2011 | Eastbourne Chalk platform in the east and sandy areas at low tide with soft rock and rock pools. |
Found under stone | Amphipholis squamata |
| Common | 28/09/2011 | Eastbourne Chalk platform in the east and sandy areas at low tide with soft rock and rock pools. |
Looks like this species and fits the descriptions/ pictures I have seen - lots of it around the pier | Ahnfeltia plicata |
| Common | 17/06/2012 | Splash Point, Seaford Chalk platform and shingle beach |
Upto 70mm in size | Actinia equina |
| Common | 17/06/2012 | Splash Point, Seaford Chalk platform and shingle beach |
Egg cases on shore and a few broken shells | Buccinum undatum |
| Rare | 17/06/2012 | Splash Point, Seaford Chalk platform and shingle beach |
Broken carapaces of various sizes seen | Cancer pagurus |
| Rare | 17/06/2012 | Splash Point, Seaford Chalk platform and shingle beach |
Broken carapaces of various sizes seen | Carcinus maenas |
| Uncommon | 17/06/2012 | Splash Point, Seaford Chalk platform and shingle beach |
Some washed up fronds | Chondrus crispus |
| Very common | 17/06/2012 | Splash Point, Seaford Chalk platform and shingle beach |
In chalk | Cliona celata |
| Common | 17/06/2012 | Splash Point, Seaford Chalk platform and shingle beach |
Rock pools | Corallina officinalis |
| Common | 17/06/2012 | Splash Point, Seaford Chalk platform and shingle beach |
Many shells | Crepidula fornicata |
| Common | 17/06/2012 | Splash Point, Seaford Chalk platform and shingle beach |
On washed up seaweeds | Electra pilosa |
| 1 | 17/06/2012 | Splash Point, Seaford Chalk platform and shingle beach |
Single worm in a rock pool | Eulalia viridis |
| Common | 17/06/2012 | Splash Point, Seaford Chalk platform and shingle beach |
Washed up and some on shore | Fucus serratus |
| Common | 17/06/2012 | Splash Point, Seaford Chalk platform and shingle beach |
Washed up and some on shore | Fucus vesiculosus |
| 1 | 17/06/2012 | Splash Point, Seaford Chalk platform and shingle beach |
In a rock pool with some gravel | Lanice conchilega |
| 2 | 17/06/2012 | Splash Point, Seaford Chalk platform and shingle beach |
Two seen under only stone turned! | Lipophrys pholis |
| Very common | 17/06/2012 | Splash Point, Seaford Chalk platform and shingle beach |
Many in rock pools | Littorina littorea |
| Abdundant | 17/06/2012 | Splash Point, Seaford Chalk platform and shingle beach |
Lots of different sizes on shore and shells washed up | Mytilus edulis |
| Uncommon | 17/06/2012 | Splash Point, Seaford Chalk platform and shingle beach |
Batches of about 6 egg cases seen on Fucus serratus fronds | Nassarius reticulatus |
| Uncommon | 17/06/2012 | Splash Point, Seaford Chalk platform and shingle beach |
Colony found on a clump of cuttlefish eggs | Nemertesia antennina |
| Very common | 17/06/2012 | Splash Point, Seaford Chalk platform and shingle beach |
Lots seen in rock pools | Nucella lapillus |
| Very common | 17/06/2012 | Splash Point, Seaford Chalk platform and shingle beach |
Lots on lower shore | Osmundea pinnatifida |
| Common | 17/06/2012 | Splash Point, Seaford Chalk platform and shingle beach |
Many of various sizes seen | Patella vulgata |
| 2 | 17/06/2012 | Splash Point, Seaford Chalk platform and shingle beach |
Two broken shells found | Pholas dactylus |
| Uncommon | 17/06/2012 | Splash Point, Seaford Chalk platform and shingle beach |
Fronds washed up | Phycodrys rubens |
| Common | 17/06/2012 | Splash Point, Seaford Chalk platform and shingle beach |
In rock pools and on small stones | Pomatoceros triqueter |
| Common | 17/06/2012 | Splash Point, Seaford Chalk platform and shingle beach |
Many washed up fronds | Sargassum muticum |
| Abdundant | 17/06/2012 | Splash Point, Seaford Chalk platform and shingle beach |
covering large areas | Semibalanus balanoides |
| Common | 17/06/2012 | Splash Point, Seaford Chalk platform and shingle beach |
At least twenty egg clumps seen and a dozen or so "bones" | Sepia officinalis |
| Common | 17/06/2012 | Splash Point, Seaford Chalk platform and shingle beach |
Many washed up fronds | Saccharina latissima |
| Uncommon | 17/06/2012 | Splash Point, Seaford Chalk platform and shingle beach |
A few shells washed up | Ostrea edulis |
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