Another overcast dull day! Yet great visibility of the Isle of Wight where it can be clearly seen. I pop into the Bird Hide to borrow the binoculars in there. From the Bird hide I could not see any bird species, but I did hear a Wren and Goldfinch.
I walk towards the Meadows, heard again was a Wren, a couple of Linnets seen, Gull species heard in distance and a couple of Crows. In South Field, I enter brushing myself into Blackthorn to avoid trampling in the mud. I heard in the distance a Jay, I see Wood Pigeons, Magpie, and a Robin hopping between Blackthorn, Hawthorn, and Brambles on the hedgerow between South and Saxon fields. As I walk into Saxon, I notice all the trampled and grazed ground around after the Herefords used it, I head towards Lighthouse field where the cattle are now. Before, I notice the evergreen of the Holm Oaks mixed with the leafless Ash and Sycamore trees.
Within the hedgerow between Saxon and Lighthouse fields a Meadow Pipit is heard, as well as a Raven flying and calling in front of me. As I open the gate, to the left is a patch of Stinking Iris. I walk on and low and behold some of the cattle are seen chilling and grazing close by to the quarry – one of them looking cute at me! I go onto Lighthouse Road, now steeped in cow pat. Below the bridge, seen was a Robin, Great Tit, Wren, Magpie and Blackbird.
I continue and check the temporary Electric Fence on both sides – still up and looking strong. Passing Tilly Whim I spot Evergreen Oak, Blackthorn, Dwarf Gorse, Brambles, Teasel, and further down, spotted was the Guillemots in their Cliff Cave. I look down and spot a Shag that dives in to catch some prey.
Rushing back to the Learning Centre to record the weather, I go through the small copse near the castle. Here I see a Blue Tit, the sea through the leafless Sycamore, Holm Oaks, Great Tit, Robin, and heard is a Bullfinch.