Sark-July2011

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"Welcome to Sark" indeed!

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Leaving St Peter Port in the wake of the Condor ferry

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First sight of the interesting rock formations off the east coast of Sark

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First sunset on Sark

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There was an Oyster Bay promotion on the ferry - it would have been rude not to...

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Golden kelp (Laminaria ochroleuca)

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Electra pilosa bryozoan

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?Axinella dissimilis sponge (R) and indian feathers hydroid (Gymnangium montagui, L)

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Indian feathers hydroids (Gymnangium montagui)

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Not a discarded dog toy, but a yellow hedgehog sponge (Polymastia boletiformis)

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Dictyota membranacea

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A typical Sark colony of jewel anemones (Corynactis viridis) and colonial Parazoanthus axinellae anemones

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Red fingers (Alcyonium glomeratum) displaying both retracted and extended polyps

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The fried egg form of Actinothoe sphyrodeta

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Leopard-spotted goby (Thorogobius ephippiatus)

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Henricia starfish (probably H. oculata)

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Orange Stolonica socialis seasquirts (similar to Dendrodoa grossularia but taller and cleaner)

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Cotton spinner (Holothuria forskali) sea cucumber

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My first conger eel! (Conger conger)

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Jewel anemones (Corynactis viridis) display a range of colour combinations