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Submerged in Nature!

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 Submerged in Nature! Day 1 We arrived at the Cwrt Farm at around 12:00pm and unloaded the luggage from the car, ready to put on the trailer that takes it all down to the boat. While waiting for the trailer to arrive, I looked around the car park for any interesting butterflies. Eventually, I saw a white butterfly species land on a bramble leaf. At first, I didn't know what it was, but after a bit of research, I found it was a Small White , my first confirmed sighting of this butterfly! Eventually, the trailer arrived and after helping load the luggage, we began the walk down to Porth Meudwy. Along the track, I noticed many more white butterflies but I couldn't identify them. I also noticed my first ever Gatekeeper,  as it landed on an umbellifer. We then reached the beach, and while waiting for the boat, we met Ollie. I found out that he is here to assist with researching the Manx Shearwaters. While waiting, we also spotted Small Tortoiseshell and a Migrant Hawker . First day...