Velella washed up in St Ives, Cornwall

Description and Comments

Spotted on the tideline yesterday on Porthmeor beach, StIves, Cornwall, England, large numbers of Velella Velella, most of them translucent, some of them still blue. Nearly all were 5 cm long, some longer. The wind had been strong the previous day, blowing from the west.

Author

Jellywatcher (not verified)

Type of organism

Other
thought it was plastic!

Quantity

100

Latitude

50.21

Longitude

-5.48

Condition

Dead