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S'Amarador

Migjorn, Illes Balears · Spain

What have people found?

Red-mouthed dog winkle, nimble spray crab and white italian snail turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Mauve stinger, milk snail and lagoon cockle are the usual finds. ~59 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

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See low tide times at S'Amarador for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark~4:00
  2. Mon 16 Novin the dark~4:30
  3. Tue 17 Novin the dark~5:00

Every low tide each day, in local time at the shore.

Plan the week in Intertidal
  • A tide chart for every day, with the best window marked
  • Identify what you find from a photo
  • An alert when a good daylight low is coming

When do people visit?

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Most observations come from February and October.

What should you know before visiting?

Paid parking is about 550 meters away.
Arrive 45 minutes to an hour before low tide and leave as it turns. The water comes back faster than it left.
Grippy shoes beat sandals. Wet rock and algae are more slippery than they look. Rock pool safety
A rock pool is a fragile place. Look and photograph, take nothing. The rockpooling code

What lives at S'Amarador?

Species records from iNaturalist

Mauve StingerPelagia noctiluca
Milk SnailOtala lactea
Armadillo officinalisArmadillo officinalis
Lagoon CockleCerastoderma glaucum
White Italian SnailTheba pisana
Nimble Spray CrabPercnon gibbesi
snakelocks anemoneAnemonia viridis
Red-mouthed Dog WinkleStramonita haemastoma
Cliveden SnailPapillifera papillaris
European Thorny OysterSpondylus gaederopus
Small PeriwinkleMelarhaphe neritoides
Variable Sea CucumberHolothuria sanctori
Granulated Pill WoodlouseArmadillidium granulatum
Splendid HelixIberus splendidus
Horn ShellThericium vulgatum
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