Usually at this time of year we would have just had the great shark egg hunt on Easter Monday. Obviously this year it wasn’t to be, but the AWT are still encouraging you to get out and look for the egg cases of sharks and rays (mermaid’s purses) if you are able to get to the beach. Take a photo of anything you find, or bring it home to try and identify yourself and record it with The Shark Trust. There are lots of guides on UK species the cases might come from. Your data goes to their national scheme to better understand where these species are and their numbers.

There is a whole range of wildlife finds you might stumble across on the beach. The egg cases of whelks, which look a little like polystyrene, shells from limpets, topshells and cowries and a whole host of seaweed species washed up. Just going for a wander on the beach can reveal a lot about what is going on in the rockpools and under the water further out to sea.

In other Easter egg-hunting news, the first gannet egg was spotted just before the Easter weekend. The parents will incubate the egg for just over 40 days before their fluffy white chicks hatch.