Toni Scott · @ToniScott
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We spotted this sweet Shelly Sandmould abandoned on the dunes. We had already seen its tracks on several sandcastles. It looks cheerful enough, but they quickly pine away without their own human child, so we moved it to the beach entrance for potential adoption.

#beachlife #beachcombing #rosslareharbour

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Toni Scott · @ToniScott
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Pure delight today as we recorded our first juvenile Tell-The-Day sandysock. These clever little summer visitors display the name of the day around their mouths. Scientists are baffled at how they do it, Stunning plumage!

#beachlife #beachcombing #rosslareharbour

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Toni Scott · @ToniScott
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More female sandypants! A pair of size 14 M&S knickers, in a very pretty speckled plumage with lace trim. The poor thing has died, and lies crumpled, twisted, and discarded, probably following over-hasty removal, but we only observe, we must not speculate.

#beachlife #rosslareharbour #beachcombing

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Toni Scott · @ToniScott
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We spotted another pair of shy little black sandypants hidden in the dunes. This time it’s a female, likely one of the Bikini Bottom sub genus. We tiptoed away in case it was nesting.

#beachlife #beachcombing #rosslareharbour

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Toni Scott · @ToniScott
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We nearly missed this juvenile chameleon spade as it gently burrowed into a sand dune, disguised as beach grass. What a sweetie!

#beachlife #beachcombing #rosslareharbour

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Toni Scott · @ToniScott
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An Angler’s Faux Sand Eel, washed up on a stormy night. These nasty little creatures break away from their lines quite frequently. The huge rusty hook is a danger to bare feet, so we put it in the bin.

#fishing #rosslareharbour #beachcombing

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Kara Sowles Deloss · @feynudibranch
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The beach (mercurial) is mostly tiny stones right now, so, I did a tiny beach hunt.

See: yellow-ware, flow-blue, mid-1800’s transferprint earthenware, quartzite and chert debitage (scraps from tool making)

#mudlarking #beachcombing #flintknapping

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Kara Sowles Deloss · @feynudibranch
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New beach trash feat. A FACE (and some weird brick)

#flatlay #mudlarking #beachcombing

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Toni Scott · @ToniScott
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Orla spotted a black Dunnes Padded Sandybra. A mature specimen (36B) like this is very common inland, but rare on this beach. We are claiming a first, subject to checking the records.

#rosslareharbour #beachlife #beachcombing

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Toni Scott · @ToniScott
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Another sandy underpants sighting! This handsome pair of Jurassic World bathing shorts looks a little dishevelled on the sand, but we had to admire the lovely glossy plumage.

#beachcombing #beachlife #rosslareharbour

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Kara Sowles Deloss · @feynudibranch
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4. Beach trash July 13th, feat. glass with a PEANUT pattern!! 🥜

#mudlarking #beachcombing #vermont

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Toni Scott · @ToniScott
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An exhausted John’s Play Ball resting on some seaweed after being washed ashore in a storm. The poor thing was trembling in the wind, so we moved it to the beach entrance for potential adoption.

#rosslareharbour #beachcombing

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Jordan Hill Photography · @Jordanhillphoto
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Jordan Hill Photography · @Jordanhillphoto
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Toni Scott · @ToniScott
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The sandy underpants are back! The first sighting of the season, very late, probably due to the climate emergency. It’s a fine pair of Bodibro All Blacks nestled on a pink towel. Worth the wait.

#rosslareharbour #beachcombing #beach

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Toni Scott · @ToniScott
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The sandy underpants are back! The first sighting of the season, very late, probably due to the climate emergency. It’s a fine pair of Bodibro All Blacks nestled on a pink towel. Worth the wait.

#beach #rosslareharbour #beachcombing

Last updated 2 years ago