A great change to the weather, with more wind and sunshine disappearing as the patrol continued.
A lovely walk around the meadows found a good variety of wildflowers including the deep purple Greater Knapweed and the pale lilac Field Scabious, both waving in the wind.
Yellow heads of Rough Hawkbit are mingled with their gone over round fluffy clocks, while the purple coloured Tufted Vetch was knotting itself in clumps.
From the top of Blackthorn bush a Yellowhammer was singing (just the first part ‘little bit of bread’ of his song, no cheese to be heard). Its glorious yellow head showing against the grey background of the clouds.
In the top of an Elder young Whitethroats were popping up and down, this family chatting to each other as they moved. Perched on a flowering Bramble stem was a chestnut brown capped Blackcap!
A family of Long-tailed Tits also noted hopping amongst the white flowered and beautifully scented Privet bushes on the hedgerow, this year there is masses of Privet in flower.
Clinging to the stem of a Tall Fescue was a Six-Spot Burnet Moth, this black and red insect having only just emerged from the yellow paper like cocoon attached to this stem. The wings adjusting themselves to reach the correct shape before it could fly.
Lots of Marbled Whites fluttering amongst the flowers, as are Meadow Browns, while the odd Ringlet was also spotted, as was Small Skipper, Lulworth Skipper, Red Admiral and Large White.
Last night the cloud covered sky and balmy evening made for a good night to find Glowworms, these amazing green lights in the grass.