Saturday 23 July

Sunny & Warm at Knott End

Beach & Salt Marsh

Bladder Wrack - Fucus vesiculocus

Brown Lipped Snail

Green Shore Crab - Carcinus maenas

Knott End Views

Knott End Views

Knotted Wrack - Ascophyllum nodosum

Wild Carrot - Daucus carota subsp. carota has a very noticeable red flower - some are so pale you miss them.

Take Care.

Saturday 30 April

Knott End the beach early morning, miles of it to ourselves.

 Arnold & Meg

 Thought this might be the Wheatear we saw on the wall but it was so far away and I am no birder.

 Common cockle - Cerastoderma edule

 Common Mallow Leaves - Malva Sylvestris

 Common Mussel - Mytilus edulis

 Large piece of driftwood - it would have looked good in the garden.

 Hedge Mustard - Sisymbrium officinale

 Hedge Mustard - Sisymbrium officinale

 Japanese Rose - Rosa rugosa

 Japanese Rose - Rosa rugosa with earwig 

 Knotted Wrack - Ascophyllum nodosum

 Meg stalking the Crocodile Driftwood.

 I actually got an ID for this shell but I have left the notes at Knott End - will have to wait till our next visit.

 Spiral  Wrack - Fucus spiralis

 Thrift - Armeria maritima

 Welsh Poppy - Meconopsis cambrica

Welsh Poppy Seed Head - Meconopsis cambrica

Take Care.

Wednesday 20 April

Lovely morning on the beach.

Tiny Fish - no doubt the gulls will find it.

 Sea Lavender Leaves

 Spiral or Flat Wrack - Fucus spiralis

Spiral or Flat Wrack - Fucus spiralis

Take Care.

Monday 16 August

Knott End again and it's another sunny morning.

 Apple of Peru - Nicandra physalodes - flower still not open fully.

 Arnold watching the ferry going out.

Anyone have any idea for an ID on the birds?

 Sea Shore Birds again.

Cockles in shore pool.

  Oystercatcher Feather

 Ferry going to Larne

 Meg

 Oystercatchers & Gulls

 Petty Spurge - Euphorbia peplus

 Petty Spurge - Euphorbia peplus

 Petty Spurge - Euphorbia peplus

 Sea Aster - Aster tripolium

Spiral Wrack - Fucus spiralis

Take Care.

Sunday 15 August

Sunny day at Knott End.

Apple of Peru - Nicandra physalodes flower almost open.

Bladder Wrack - Fucus vesiculosus

Feeding time.

Perennial Sunflower - Helianthus x laetiflorus

Perennial Sunflower - Helianthus x laetiflorus

Perennial Sunflower - Helianthus x laetiflorus

Arnold & Meg enjoying the beach.

Chasing the birds.

I soon got rid of that lot now where have they landed.

Take Care.