Getting out the car the first noises I hear are Chiffchaffs, Robins, a Wren, Crow, Blackcap, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Pheasant, Wood Pigeon, and a Dunnock. I walk towards South and Saxon fields passed the bird hide I look at the ground, noticing the Nettles and the White-dead nettles – though the both look the same they belong to completely different families: Nettles belong to Urticaceae (The nettle family) and White-dead nettle belongs to Lamiaceae (Mint family) – perhaps adapted to look similar to protect it from being eaten. Whilst I look at them a Buff-tailed Bumblebee lands on one of the White-dead nettles. Walking on I look at the hedgerow, full of Brambles and Hawthorn, as well as a juvenile Wayfaring Tree. Here a Whitethroat, Chaffinch, Blackbird and Jackdaw can be heard.
In South field, Stinking Iris and Lords and Ladies can be spotted between the entering gate and the predominantly Blackthorn hedgerow. Skylarks are starting to be heard here with many a Cowslip spotted, as well as a Rabbit who spots me and hides into a hedgerow of Brambles and Blackthorn – good hiding spot I thought! Between South and Saxon fields, a Robin and a Dunnock are spotted and heard, as well as a Song Thrush in the distance amongst the sounds of many a Skylark song.
Now in Saxon field, I head to a small old pit area with a very old rotavator, here I look around for little plants such as what I believe is Common Milkwort, an Early-purple Orchid is nicely developed with stones around it like it’s some kind of Stonehenge, other plants seen within the pit are Early-spider Orchids and Cowslips. Chiffchaffs, Robins, Goldfinches, a Dunnock, Pheasant and Skylarks can be heard in the area.
The rest of Saxon fields holds many more Early-purple Orchids with their dark green marks on their leaves and purple flowers, Cowslips are also widely seen. In the middle is European Gorse with Hawthorn and Brambles mixed in making a great habitat or hiding place for many fauna species.
Passing the predominantly Holm Oak copse and opening a gate, I enter Lighthouse field, here I see and hear Goldfinches, Skylarks, a Great Tit, Chiffchaff, Wren, Robin, a Dunnock, and a Pheasant. I take my binoculars to the lighthouse – hear I spot many a Jackdaw, a Herring Gull, and a couple of Meadow Pipits, and walking towards the Walling Centre I spot a Roe doe jump over the dry-stone wall in panic, there were also two other Humans and their dog that witnessed it – lucky the dog was on the lead so didn’t chase them.
Finally, whilst checking the weather I spot 7x Jays spooked making lots of noise and flying away.
Merlin App detected: Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Robin, Kingfisher (unlikely, not it’s habitat), Blue Tit, Great Tit, Crow, Greater Whitethroat, Chaffinch, Wood Pigeon, Blackbird, Jackdaw, Magpie, Dunnock, Lesser Whitethroat, Common Ringed Plover (Did not see or hear), Pheasant, Skylark, Meadow Pipit, Dartford Warbler (Did not see or hear), Linnet.