On one of the picnic benches there were the remains of a meal or two. Fortunately, this was a pellet about the size of my thumb. It contained pieces of what appeared to be nuts, pieces of grit for digestion and grass stems and possibly hairs. A Jack Daw seemed the most likely candidate to have produced this pellet; however, with their numbers I am surprised not to find them more often!
At sea it was calm whilst on land there was dew beneath my feet! Whilst it was warm in the sun it was cold in the shade especially in the Lighthouse Road cutting, although even here in the sunlight there were bees on the wing.
Under the cover of the scrub a Rabbit peered out at me upon the short grass. I chose not to walk too far today staying mainly in the Common Ware. Above I heard at least two Skylarks passing.
A Green Woodpecker left the learning centre environ for the Reservoir Copse. To me the most vivid plant was Wild Carrot with its yellowy green colour and some seeds upon it flower heads. Scores of Goldfinches flew overhead occasionally perching in the scrub long enough to be seen. At the Small Copse one naked Sycamore stem amongst the leaf cloaked Holm Oak gave an opportunity to see those birds passing through the branches. Warblers which I believe were Chiff Chaff passed through in numbers. Some three pairs of faded Stone Chats were observed although rather washed of colour. One Blue Tit rather oddly had a semi breast marking making look a little like a neighbouring Great Tit. A pair of Carrion Crow flew seaward then performed a near 360 degree turn to plunge into the leaf cover.
Numbers of Meadow Pipit passed over head and before returning to read the weather I heard then saw a Raven further up the gully.