Gliding over the cliff top path was a group of noisy Herring Gulls calling as they passed over. Looking up as they wheeled around the differences in the feather colouring could be seen and thence their ages could be told. This group looked to consist of the last two years of youngsters.
On the cliff, the upper ledge was crammed with Guillemots, a constant jostling and movement as they stand erect on the rocks.
On the water another 50 or so Guillemots plus at least 40 Razorbills, many of them in pairs, floating close together and tapping beaks as they bobbed, reinforcing their tight bonds.
Three Fulmars zooming in and out of the cliff-face, round and round, in and out, the thin straight wings barely twitching until they reached the rocks. Hidden in a small cranny was another Fulmar, cackling every time another came really close, often as they did their pale pink legs splayed outwards feet dangling.
As ‘spring’ is now approaching the number and range of flowers to be discovered is slowly increasing!
A couple of pale yellow Primrose flowers have emerged amongst the grass, while the tall leaves of Daffodils have also emerged, some topped with greenish yellow buds, while one of two have opened up to yellow flowers.
The clumps of large heart-shaped leaves of Winter Heliotrope, have a few taller spikes topped with the dull pinkish almond smelling flower.
A bright yellow Gorse patch was being used by a Wren as a perch, the small mottled brown bird on a low branch, tail sticking upwards as it gave a blast of a call.
Perched on the Willow, whose buds are starting to form, was a Chaffinch, the white wing marking flashing as it moved slightly.