Weather: Overcast but bright, light wind
Finds: 125
The shore was already well exposed by the time I arrived at 8:45. Enough that I could see the Rand was no longer extending straight out to sea but had a dog-leg to it. Odd.
When I got down to the shoreline, I headed for the location east of the Rand where there's a lot of large slabs of rock. It's my understanding that this spot is close to where the Beltinge Fish Bed crops out. This seemed to be confirmed when I started finding teeth at quite a decent rate.
After a while, I was joined in the area by a lady and her two children. It turned out that they were down from London and were trying out fossil hunting for the first time. They'd found a few but wanted some help with where and what to look for. So I gave them a few tips and, happily, they began finding things at a faster rate. They even found some Eagle Ray and rabbit fish mouthparts after I'd shown them what they look like. They were obviously fast learners.
The area was so good and produced around 1-in-5 complete teeth, that I will definitely be going back.
Finds: S.striata x 83 (19 complete); G.heinzelini x 28 (3 complete); P.rutoti x 7; O.winkleri x 1 (Complete); Eagle Ray bars x 2; Rabbit fish mouthpart x 1; Turtle carapace (?) x 1.