Duo-Divers

A grey seal pup (Halichoerus grypus) swam past and had a good look at me before........

Something for a sense of scale, I hope!

A very large, well the largest that I have ever seen Common Octopus (Octopus vulgaris), eyes down!

A smallish lobster (Homarus gammarus) out for a stroll in-among the kelp and weed.

A spider crab, I think to be specific a Toad Crab (Hyas coarctatus) as usual difficult to spot unless they move but when they realise that you have seen them then they will display!

The same guys swimming through a line of structure, torches just 'pin-pricks' in the gloom!

A Pogge (Agonus cataphractus) or is that Hook-nose or Armoured Bullhead, these are a relativeliy common critter but with their camouflage you tend to see their pearly white barbules before anything else.

Picked up almost on Brownsman by the wreck of Snowdonia. Not sure what it is, it is most like a loom weight and I 'buy' that monks lived on the islands and will have weaved.

Asked the experts so let's see!

All polished

Gas works!

E - And based on the black colouration it was quite old, it was confirmed by experts that the timber was circa 17th century so very, very old!

The remains of an Angler-fish (Lophius piscatorious) spotted after the storms of early April 2018

An immature or small Compass Jellyfish (Chrysaora hysoscella) this one had the markings around the edge but the lines on the mantle were not yet 'obvious'

A bit of a swim through, if that's your thing, I'm not sure if this is part of the funnel or a 'rippled' section of hull/deck. I suspect it is part of the funnel as there are no signs of beams.

A Long Legged Spider Crab (Macropodia rostrata) there are loads on all or most sites, this is the most common 'camouflage'.

A common Hermit crab (Pagurus bernhardus), this one was far too small for the shell in which he had set up shop!

Broken bottom and divers!!

The general topography...... the rocks are not as smooth as you may expect considering the considerable tidal forces but the surfaces are smothered with various filter feeders which thrive in the oft moving flow!

Flat bits of plate, be that deck or hull are all over the site, I think they are deck as they are flat with very little in the way of thick metal ribs, but I do get things wrong.

More identifiable bits, the steam powered windlass that was mounted near the bow, the main steel mast in lying to the left (North) up and onto a reef and there are bits of bollard and the like adjacent.

Think that this is a Montagus Blenny (Coryphoblennius galerita) there were always plenty warming themselves on the steps. The fact that the seals are fed fish there and there will be 'bits' also probably attracts them!

I am somewhat adept at finding taps which are then cleaned and nailed onto the shed-wall! This one was on Yewglen and all that was showing was a small bit of the handle and outlet, it came out of the iron crud really easily.

The lower mounting position where the pin would fit with a wrist mounted compass to give some sort of scale

A view of the bottom plus another piece of large debris, again WTF?

A very large, well the largest that I have ever seen Common Octopus (Octopus vulgaris), side on you can see how she has 'dimpled up' to look like the short weed on the rock. She was unwilling to move and I didn't want to 'provoke' her but her arms were massive and curled under her and down the other side of the stone. A very impressive site and it made the week!