SEA? Sea? sea?
That's today's theme all things sea, well mostly!,
After the repairs to the roof of the information shelter aka, Paul's hut!, I gave a quick coat of Ronseal to the weather exposed sides, that should hold it for a few months....
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| Patched and painted!! |
As the morning became warmer and less humid I set off to do a recce for the bird club guided walk tomorrow, thankfully its Butterflies, Dragonflies and Birds, cos there ain't many birds about, having said that a small flock of Dunlin on the beach was noteworthy.
The salt marsh is looking amazing with swathes of Sea Lavender in full bloom.
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| Common Sea Lavender, Limonium vulgare |
With a good mix of Butterflies on the wing it bodes well for tomorrow, with Small Blue, Grayling, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Marbled White, and Dark green Fritillary all seen on the walk to the beach.
Because we are one of the few dune systems in Wales to have embryonic dunes, we have a nice selection of "pioneer" plants, such as Sand Couch, Prickly Saltwort, and Sea Rocket, these pioneers are able to strike roots almost at the high water mark setting in motion the stabilisation and building of a dynamic dune system.
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| Sand Couch, Elytrigia juncea |
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| Prickly Saltwort, Salsola kali |
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| Sea Rocket, Cakile maritime |
There are also a few more plants in bloom with a "sea" theme, such as Spurge sp, and Sea-holly.
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| Sea-holly, Eryngium maritimum |
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| Spurge sp, Eurphobia spp, (because I didn't pay attention to the plant!) |
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