Possible - Prionace glauca

Description and Comments

Possibly Prionace glauca, but definitely of the Carcharhinidae family - length approx. 2m. Time ~19h45 CET. GENERAL: In rough, breaking wind swell from the south. 1ST sighting 40m offshore - while in water on bodyboard, ~3m away. 2ND sighting 20m offshore - while standing on beach. Other local "unverified" reports of carrion on beach.

Author

earthgecko

Type of organism

Other
Shark

Quantity

1

Latitude

41.13

Longitude

1.38

Comments

earthgecko Sat, 06/04/2011 - 14:11

Yes, indeed, will try to but hoping more surf comes soon, fall off the horse and all.

But not unheard of in these parts.

Another interesting possibly unrelated occurrence this season is an influx of Lesser Crested Terns. There have been the occasional few over the last 2.5 years. However this spring there are 100's and they seem to have taken up residence. The past couple of years they were just vagrants, you would occasionally see a spectacular plunge, this year it is common place. In fact on the evening of the sighting, was the first time I have ever almost been hit in the head by one. There were lots. Probably a schooling, shoal of small fish.

Just goes to show you should pay more attention to the environment around you and ... think :)

Another observation is the change in the pattern of the arrival of the swallows. They arrived in dribs and drabs this year, not in "waves of sheets". Forgive the lyrical nature of the description of the arrival of the swallows, but it is a difficult thing to describe, a pattern ..in language, in data sure ... :) But there is some data, one day someone will be able to ask a search question. "swallows arrival pattern altafulla 2011" and there will be an answer. That day will probably today or tomorrow, max. Not that I am an authority on swallow migration patterns of course, just an observer.

And.. the frogs in the Desembocadura del riu Gaià had a HELL of a mating season. Not certain if it was successful, but they were LOUD!!

No jellies for a while. None :( The winds of jelly blowth not, but summer is cometh and hopefully offshore Altafulla will once again become a great place to view Cotylorhiza tuberculata once again. Ver las medusas de Altafulla.