Swallows flitting across the grey skies, their chitting and calling heard above the sound of the wind.
Taking flight from amongst the hooves of the Hereford Cattle were 3 Yellow Wagtails, as I watched them fly across the sky the ‘up and down’ flight action could be seen as well as their long tails.
A loud croak and a Raven soared above, drawing my eyes upward where I was able to spot a flock of Meadow Pipits, easier to identify once they had landed amongst the grasses.
As they wandered through, a few flowers were spotted including the yellow of the Bristley Ox-tongue, pink of Red Clover and white of Wild Carrot and Yarrow.
Hovering above a rough patch of the field was a Skylark, occasionally uttering the start of its usually beautiful song.
Lots of Crane Flies on the wing, their thin spindly legs and wings making this family easy to recognise – the exact species however I find a lot more difficult!!
A large Hawthorn tree was covered in bright red juicy Haws, showing up particularly well as there were very few leaves on it. As I admired it a flock of gold, red and white Goldfinches, landed each perching on the twigs.
Flashes of white from the Chaffinch flock as they flew over, while form above various other bird sounds could be heard.
Along the drove, on the leaves of a Dog Rose, the smooth round orange/pink blobs of the Pea Gall showed up, while another rose was host to another gall - Robin’s Pin Cushion, this one hairy and larger.
At sea, skimming above the grey water was a stunning white Gannet, its black tips contrasting with the body and wings.