A nice
session of fishing for sea creatures near Bowmore Battery was rewarded with lots of
little fishes and crabs. The children
netted opossum shrimps, brown shrimp, a lovely little flat fish, a very small pipe fish, lots of fry, hermit crab and finally a big shore crab was found lurking under the seaweed. They learned about crabs shedding their old coat to make a new one and how anemones catch and eat little fishes!
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| Hermit crab, with pipe fish and a fish fry above |
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| Spot the sand shrimp |
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| Studying our finds with avid interest |
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| Two and a half cm flat fish |
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| Common Shore Crab |
There is no Mini Wildlife Adventure this Thursday as we will be at the Islay Show (with games and activities), but more seashore adventures are available on the 14th at Killinallan 2pm.
The small flatfish looks like a Brill or Turbot. I have seen these at Tralee Beach, Benderloch on the mainland.They are much less common than Plaice and Dab which have a more elongated shape. they use the shallows as a nursery ground before moving into deeper water when they have grown to several times this size.
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