The name comes from the markings on the shell which look like rays of the setting sun on the horizon.
Saturday, 19 November 2011
Faroe Sunset Shell
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Picked up a very pretty little shell, around 4.5cm in length on the beach in Lundin Links, one that I hadn't seen before. I thought it looked like a pair of angel's wings! After a bit of searching I identified it as Gari fervensis with the common name Faroe sunset shell.
The inside of the shell.
Observations and photos from the sea-shore, countryside and villages around Largo Bay in the East Neuk of Fife, and from my small garden in Lundin Links. Occasional forays to other parts.
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Birds Seen in Largo Bay 2008
- Black-headed gull
- Cormorant
- Dunlin
- Eider duck
- Goldeneye
- Heron
- Mallard - female
- Mallard - male
- Mute swan
- Oystercatcher
- Red-breasted Merganser
- Redshank
- Sanderling
- Turnstone
Birds Seen in My Lundin Links Garden 2010
- Blackbird
- Blue Tit
- Bullfinch
- Chaffinch
- Collared Dove
- Dunnock
- Great Tit
- Pied Wagtail
- Robin
- Starling
- Wood Pigeon
Birds Seen In My Lundin Links Garden 2008/2009
- Blackbird - female
- Blackbird - male
- Blackcap
- Blue tit
- Chaffinch - female
- Chaffinch - male
- Coaltit
- Collared dove
- Crow
- Dunnock
- Great tit
- House sparrow - female
- House sparrow - male
- Robin
- Sisken
- Starling
- Wood pigeon
- Wren
Flowers Seen Growing Wild around Largo Bay and Adjoining Footpaths
- Bluebell
- Broom
- Butterbur
- Cowslip
- Daffodils
- Daisy
- Dandelion
- Gorse
- Grape hyacinth
- Honesty
- Ivy
- Lesser Celandine
- Primrose
- Snowdrops
- Snowflakes
- Speedwell-common
- Teasels
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- Largo observer
- Married. Semi-retired. I live in a village on the coast in the East Neuk of Fife. Interested in the flora and fauna of this lovely area, and recording my observations of wild-life at the shore, in the countryside, and in our garden. Also, a bit about the local area and some reviews of books, concerts, plays that I've enjoyed. Although, I hope to take photos of what I see, I am not an expert photographer, however, I hope that the photos will be a good record of my observations of the natural world in a small part of Scotland.
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Thank you for viewing. Unless otherwise specifically stated, all photographs have all been taken by me with a Fugi Finepix camera (A920 or S1000fd since the beginning of 2009). Happy for them to be downloaded for personal use or educational purposes, but please do not use any of the photos for commercial gain.
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