Kontikia ventrolineata Flatworm at Bar Point. This could be the first Scilly record of this non-native flatworm!
As I dropped somes guys off at Bar Point, I thought I would spend my lunch break here, as I had to take them back to Star Castle in an hour. Despite the very cold NNE wind and it being slightly choppy out in The Roads, I had a scan from the quarry and got a single Black-throated and 5 Great Northern Diver. Walking down to the beach there were 6 Whimbrel roosting with 9 Bar-tailed Godwits. I returned back to the wagon, I got a call to say that they were going to be ten minutes late. To pass the time, I started lifting up rocks and wood to see what I could find underneath. As result, I found Large Yellow Underwing Moth caterpillar and a Flatworm sp!? Before this I never seen one and now I've found two in just over a week! This one was shiney black with two brownish lines down the side and a lot smaller than last weeks AUSTRALIAN FLATWORM! I'll try and identify the flatworm later tonight..
Note the two greyish lines. This rules out the native Land Flatworm, Microplana terrestris
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Large Yellow Underwing Moth caterpillar at Bar Point
Up to 9 Bar-tailed Godwit were roosting with 6 Whimbrel at Bar Point
Just before dark, I found myself at Kittidown and what do I hear? A male Firecrest singing, just before it goes to roost! After a minute, I located the bird at close range and managed to get a record shot. All my photos are record shots!
Is this yesterdays male Firecrest from Porth Hellick?
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