Zostera marina
The little egret, "Egretta garzetta", once a rare visitor to the UK, but is now regularly seen along the shores of the Fleet. The scaly cricket, a small insect, is only found at three sites in the UK, including Chesil Beach. Two species of eelgrass are found in the Fleet: "Zostera marina" and "Zostera noltii". These species both grow submerged in the shallow waters of the mid and upper Fleet, where large quantities die off in the early autumn.