St Combs, marine archaeology

A glorious walk at St Combs  this morning,  the temperature reached 18c in the bright sunshine. We walked from 'The Duck' down to the shore at Boatlea and along the track behind the dunes to the outflow from Strathbeg returning along the beach. 

Rufus is developing his interest in marine archaeology

St Combs beach was deserted apart from the  eiders and the seals basking in the sunshine. The ducks were outraged at our intrusion and complained in their murmuring like ladies in a teashop enjoying the gossip. Near the outflow from Strathbeg we saw several large shell ducks and a pair of herons. 

A small pool in the bents, densely covered in water crowfoots. The smaller flowers are ivy leaved crowfoot, (Ranunculus hederaceus) the larger are probably water crowfoot (Ranunculus trichophyllus)