The damp after last night’s rain was oozing through my boots as I walked the paths, the grass stems dangling over the top of them.
Sliding across the ground a Garden Snail, while on the thick stem of a Wild Parsnip a Brown-lipped Snail. Later one of the easily recognisable Wall Snails with its flattened shape and ridged rim, was moving across the top of the stone stile.
A glimpse amongst the leaves of the Cherry Plum, of a Reed Warbler, as I stood and watched it appeared again allowing me to take better note of its features.
Perched on the branch of the Wild Cherry was a Chiffchaff, but difficult to identify as it was more of a silhouette against the dull grey sky.
Off towards Anvil Point where I surprised – well was surprised by - a Red-legged Partridge which was perched on the white wall of the bridge, with flurry of feathers it took off for the green.
Amongst the short grass of Lighthouse Green the delicate spiral of Autumn Ladies Tresses flowers are still showing, although many have now gone over and turning brown.
In the same area some Eyebright and Squinancywort are still blooming, while some purple flowers of Greater Knapweed are showing also. Nearby the Lesser Knapweed and Burnet Saxifrage are still in flower and the golden brown heads of Carline Thistle are also turning dark brown as they die off.
Flitting around the gully a couple of Stonechats, one flashing the white patches on the wings making it easy to see as it moved around.
As I looked at the Blackthorn scrub, an orange shape could be seen, hopeful of a Redstart I raised the binoculars, but was instead greeted by the breast of a Robin!
Along the coast a couple of Rock Pipits strutting along, while at sea a few Herring Gulls were floating past, yelling loudly as they went.