A Bloody nosed Beetle crawled over tarmac, later a second would be seen on the short turf of the cliff tops amongst which were the yellow flowers of the succulent Biting Stonecrop. Marbled Whites where on the wing as well as several unidentified micro moths. Upon a grass stem a bulge indicated a Six Spot Burnet Moth cocoon.
About the centre a Whitethroat called out from a Sycamore then it was a Song Thrush sing to build up its repertoire from a Hawthorn. Amongst the downland the increased yellow petals made Agrimony spikes more obvious. Beneath these stems both Red Bartsia and Wild Thyme flowered. Offshore many sailing vessels headed west whilst HMS Duncan headed east. I thought I could hear Terns, but I failed to see them offshore, so I put the sounds down to two Black Headed Gulls that passed Tilly Whim ledge. Tamarisk continued to flower and was joined by the first flowers of Golden Samphire. The Guillemot cave even had seabirds birds clinging about its mouth. A Razorbill was seen above I suspected it was a Shag perched below.
Near Tilly Whim in a patch of short turf Ladies Bedstraw bloomed whilst Hedge Bedstraw was to be found along with, Privet flowers, amongst the gully rock face. It was an odd posture that I found a female Roe Deer looking back at me over its shoulder. She was underneath the telecom wire which would be perched upon by a male Stonechat. I thought the glimpse of yellow to be a Yellow Hammer near the quarr. An incomplete snippet of its call confirmed this. I believed I also saw Whinchat as well as several Goldfinches amongst the downland slopes.
As I took the weather reading a skyward glance caught sight of two silent Swifts passing. Yesterday, when returning from working on the coast path at Kimmeridge, I was treated to the sight of a Hare crossing the road.