On this occasion, the Algae Group
explored the Bullers of Buchan by snorkelling. This spectacular coastal site is
located just north of Cruden Bay and about 25 miles north of Aberdeen in
northeast Scotland. It is a collapsed sea cave and the cliffs around it provide
a nesting site for colonies of seabirds including puffins during the summer. We
were lucky enough to snorkel underneath the puffin colony.
Alexandra, Frithjof and Andronikos getting ready for snorkelling
Among the species that we observed are Ulva sp., Laminaria saccharina (Saccharina
latissima), Laminaria digitata, Laminaria hyperborea, Alaria esculenta (the kelp species /
member of the Laminariales), Desmarestia
aculeata, Porphyra sp., Punctaria sp., Palmaria palmate, Fucus
vesiculosus and Fucus serratus.
Kyle, Alexandra, Frithjof and Andronikos at the Bullers of Buchan
26 July 2013
