Weybourne 12th July 03


Buzo back in the water! Weybourne is an enigmatic venue, it looks so simply but the weather can very quickly make it undiveable. The week before drew a blank but the weather held and we had a grand day this time. The vis wasn't crystal but the Rosalie and the gullies are so shallow and bright that its hardly a problem. There was lots of wildlife around, particularly huge herds of nudibranchs as well as sexy crabs getting it on all over the place.

As usual click on the first thumbnail picture and then 'next preview' to see all the snaps.

Buzo waits for divers by a gentle sea
P7130029.JPG 		Nudibranch eggs!
P7130086.JPG 		Probably a Janolus Cristatus nudbranch, there were lots of them, as you will see...
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The other type I saw were these Flabellina Pedata hanging around in gangs
P7130084.JPG 		See what I mean? 3 of them!
P7130083.JPG 		One of those Janolus slugs again
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Lightbulb tunicates dotted the gullies
P7130067.JPG 		A Janolus on the Rosalie
P7130059.JPG 		These 2 seem to be sizing each other up, the girl is on the left*
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*Well they're hermaphorodite so you can't sex them wrong!
P7130022.JPG 		Anemone and a few tunicates
P7130016.JPG 		A potential meal out looking for lunch
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This guilty looking crab has been surprised whilst eating a block of fudge.
P7130011.JPG 		The soft chalk makes homemaking easy, even for crabs - which are a bit thick.
P7130008.JPG 		There were several types of squat lobster about - these are the more usual orange and blue ones
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These spotty jobs were less typical squatties
P7130006.JPG 		Still life on the Roaslie - the shallow wreck has strong currents and lots of light, ideal for plumose anemones
P7130080.JPG 		The vis wasn't crystal... so the big picture wasn't as impressive.
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This might be a Brill, it was the laziest flat fish I've ever seen. Even Frances couldn't make it swim off.
P7130071.JPG 		A double digit dead mans finger
P7130069.JPG 		Anemones on top of a lump of the Rosalie
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Anemone...
P7130060.JPG 		These marbled ones look good enough to eat
P7130055.JPG 		A butterfish poised to strike or, more likely, scarper.
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Nicely iced anemone cake...
P7130019.JPG 		Its not every prospective meal which carries a couple of pairs of rock crushing shears
P7130014.JPG 		Anemones
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Rob Spray.