Well here we are at the end of another month. The year seems to be flying by and the days are getting shorter now as Autumn casts her blanket over our little corner of the globe. What with the weather and other commitments I haven't been out as many times as I would have liked this month but that's the way it is this time of year.
Today was an early start to make the most of the light and to catch the latter part of the rising tide, so I was on station by 08.30. As expected on the small tide things were quiet and it was 09.05 before I saw my first fin. A lone porpoise moving up the now formed but weak tide race. Another hour passed before the next sighting of very distant Commons moving East to West. Volunteer Steve Hyam joined me shortly after 10am and we continued to watch over the sea untill the Wednesday survey team joined us at 11am, only seeing a couple more Commons being very stealthy in that hour period.
It was a quiet survey porpoise wise and including the porpoise I saw earlier the count was just four animals. We did get another few groups of Commons though which pleased everyone and kept our spirits up on an otherwise rather cold survey.
A surprise sighting right at the end though was of a rare Lisbon Angler Fish, ( Anglosae Goncalos). A striking blue fish with large eyes, a huge mouth and a well illuminated lure. (see final image)
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