Mist shrouded the office but still some bird song rang out over a damp, refreshed landscape. One Hawthorn bush at the car park edge had burst upon its small leaves. One Magpie move off from the car park edge and then Woodpigeon scattered from an Ash tree. Waterdrops were perched ready to drop from the branches of a Field Maple. Castle wood was filled with the dripping sound sounds as water shed from and landed upon leaves of Holm Oak, Ivy, Ash, and Laurel. Finally, I found Primroses out on both the Castle approach verge and Caravan Terrace. The verge had a good amount of Green Alkanet leaves, whilst opposite, at the foot of a timeline wall, were fresh leaves of Three-Cornered Leek.
Within the dell, a planted shrub revealed five large white daisy-like leaves. The trace rock face gently dripped as a Robin explored the woven wood barrier which at one end had been climbed by Wild Madder. I am glad I looked at what I initially though was another Robin hoping about between in the Branching Lichen clad , branches of a Sycamore. Inspection revealed the bird as being a Goldcrest. Racing Pigeons returned towards Swanage as a Greater Black Backed Gull passed Durlston Head. From here Peveril Point was visible, whilst Ballard Down was just a shadow beyond. One Greater Periwinkle was near the Globe, whilst below the Sea Chart Elm buds emerged.
A Fulmar headed out to sea off the observation point as another two performed more familiar arching flight. It was possibly a Cormorant than came into to land high up the cliff face. Amongst a two-dozen raft of seabirds, were mostly Guillemots also eight Razorbills. At one point forty Jackdaws rose from the grassy section of cliff top. Some of these were later active over the Lighthouse. Small marble sized Puffball fungi had already set spores to the wind below the Measured Mile Markers. Fortunately, I just missed stepping on a Garden Snail crossing the downland slope. Upon the Gully slopes the leaves of some Bramble had emerged. The mist appeared denser over the meadows beside the Small Copse. However, a Skylark was heard, and two flower stems of Winter Heliotrope seen. Elder flower buds were showing near a South Field gateway. Both Chiff Chaff & Greenfinch were heard before reading the weather.