A pair of Magpies, one perched upon a Sycamore, had a discussion at the car park edge. A Woodpigeon explored the ground by a picnic bench whilst the soothing call of another came from out of sight. A Wren fired a verbal trill near a gateway. A glance revealed that Cherry Plum had a good show of blossom beside the road. Entering castle wood, Ivy leaves rattled in the breeze upon tall slender stems of Elm and Sycamore. A hand full of a Branching Lichen sat upon the path having been shed from a tree by the wind.
I believe it was the tail end of a Bullfinch that crossed the diagonal path. Hidden amongst thorns a Blackbird chose to “cluck, cluck” whilst Blue Tits flitted about. Amongst the Gorse I spotted only one of the Wasp / Tiger Spider egg sacs yet to disperse its inhabitants. First one call Raven flew east soon followed by its partner. As it passed through the pylon like structure of the measured mile marker the breeze whistled.
I was pleasantly surprised the discover a half-hidden Adder basking up above Tilly Whim steps. Today, the cliff face cave was empty and only one Fulmar pirouetted off the sea cliffs. Occasionally, one of the few Jackdaws called out. It was a Rock Pipit that perched upon the cliff top “head deposit”. One Shag flew east low over the sea whilst a Herring Gull explored the wave cut platform, which held pools of water. Another, or perhaps the same, Herring Gull flew west past the gully mouth. I tweaked a few leaning electric fence posts and wondered where the cattle were. A male Stonechat (my bird “vicar” with its distinctive white collar) flitted between Bramble and Gorse clumps below the Lighthouse. Two Jackdaws blended in with their Lighthouse chimney pot perch whilst four more stood out on the telephone wire. I had to attend to a broken electric fence line beside the lighthouse. Luckily there was a spare piece left on the floor nearby. I was concerned that one of the two fence batteries were flat (unable to charge recently) and was passed by the Electricity company delivering a generator to the Lighthouse. Early Spider Orchid basal rosette leaves hugged the ground, some avoided Rabbit nibbling. The grazing extension are had been churned by cattle and exposed Ant Hills a scrub regrowth which would be easier to cut and remove. More fresh Honeysuckle leaves were near the bridge whilst Elder branches poked fresh buds above the parapet. I found one Hereford Calf upon near soggy Sycamore corner. I was to learn this had been left behind when the rest were moved to field 1 & 2. This last one should join them today meaning we switch of the electric fence and open the road gates again. The distant laughter of a Green Woodpecker was heard. .