As a Swallow swooped just alongside the clifftop I was able to admire it from above, a lovely deep blue.
Below on the almost flat sea where 100 or so Guillemots, their growls and chuckles heard, as was the tapping and flapping sound as they washed and turned on the water.
On the breeding ledges, there are many Guillemot eggs to be spotted – if you look carefully – as the parents are sitting tight (keeping the eggs safe and warm) – pop into the centre at the Castle to enjoy on the big screen.
A wonderful view of a Fulmar gliding past – these just one of the seabird on our new seabird trail!
Perched on the twigs of a flower laden Hawthorn was a Song Thrush, a beautiful song being sung, full of fluty, melodic sounds. As it sung the spots on its chest moved in and out.
Undulating ahead of me a Green Woodpecker, the sun catching the yellowish rump as it disappeared, leaving the Linnets in full view on the expanse of Gorse.
Each day the vetches are showing more, with the chunky deep yellow and orange petals of the Bird’s-foot Trefoil very different to the more delicate paler yellow of the Horseshoe Vetch, plus some single purple flowers of the Common Vetch in the meadows.
A sunbathing Wall Brown butterfly, a gorgeous orangey-brown contrasting against the grey of the limestone, while just above hanging on the underside of a Hemp Agrimony leaf, was the white bubbly globule of Cuckoo Spit.
Down towards the gully the tiny purple flower of an Early English Gentian was open, hopefully one of many this year.
A small blackish bird flew past, its red tail making it unmistakable, but just that quick view today of a Black Redstart as it disappeared amongst the Blackthorn.
After a few moments sitting on one of our benches, and the feeling of being watched, and there about 15 metres away lying in the grass was a female Roe Deer.