It may sound like something that something that US President Donald Trump would tweet but one of the joys of Anchor Point, Loch Fyne is that it is home to Cuthona caerulea - one of Scotland's more colourful nudibranchs with its vibrant blue and yellow frons.
This evening Jester, Jim and I headed out to find Cuthona amongst other things. There was a little doubt about how the weather hold up and if it did if the midgies would strike. As it was the weather was glorious. To such an extent that even the jellyfish has opted to sunbathe after high tide.
We kitted up, thankful for the a small breeze keeping the evening midgies at bay and buddy checked in the water before dropping down.
We headed straight to the bottom of the wall and began working our way back up in a fairly brisk current. It made taking photographs fairly challenging, but as always Anchor Point proved to be bountiful. First in terms of bloody henrys and cushion stars then as we hit the nudibranch sweet spot I spotted Eubranchus Farrani before bumping into a nice gully complete with dahlia anemone and Cuthona Caerulea. I was pleased. This was thew first time I'd spotted CC without buddy assistance.
We continued and eventually surfaced through a maze of lion's mane jellyfish tentacles. It was a nice dive. Now is good time to grab a cup of cofeve and head to a Scottish sea loch.
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| Cushion star |
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| Eubranchus farrani |
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| Bloody Henry |
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| Deeplet anemone |
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| Cuthona caerulea |
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