were seen eating the following:
Velvet Swimming Crab, Necora puber
Sea Scorpion (book name), Myoxocephalus scorpius
(spines on this fish are no defence, these spines do not sting)
This I demonstrated this at the Adur
World Oceans Day Exhibition by pressing my fingers on the spines of
this fish.)
Butterfish (or Gunnel, or 8-eyes), Pholis
gunnellus
Curled Octopus, Eledone
The programme included Choughs, Seals, Wild Goats, Red Deer, all venturing
down the shore.
Chough, Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Goat, Caprus aegagrus ?
Red Deer, Cervus elaphus
Grey Seal, Halichoerus grypus
Sea Thrift and rich meadows
Birds: Corn Crake, Ringed Plover, Lapwing, Dunlin,
and the nasty alien Hedgehogs
Puffins, Black-backed Gulls (catching Puffins)
In the sea:
Cuckoo Wrasse harem, Labrus bimaculatus
Lobster, Homarus gammarus
Spider Crab, Hyas
Northern Starfish, Henricia
Moon Jellyfish sessile stage, Aurelia
aurita (excellent footage)
Guillemots and Razorbills under water (excellent)
Minke Whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Basking Sharks, Cetorhinus maximus
Common Dolphins, Delphius delphius
plus
(A pity my video was broken)
BMLSS Otters
otters.htm
Cheers
Andy Horton
British Marine Life Study Society
EMail:Glaucus@hotmail.com