Today we could not escape the Robins with at least half a dozen about the car park and then we saw Robins along the coast-path, even on the clifftop dry stone wall contemplating a puddle. A pair of Carrion Crows swooped ahead of us below the canopy of Holm Oak beside the timeline. A Grey Squirrel jumped between trees near caravan Terrace Bridge. On the terrace we had flowers on Dog Wood, some yet to open and even Wild Thyme clung to its delicate flowers whilst the Buddleia has gone to seed. Paul was desperate to see Goldcrest having seen many yesterday at Abbotsbury but we were only confident of having seen Wrens.
Around Long Meadow we discovered shrivelled prune like Sloes on Blackthorn. Later, we found fresher Sloes on the coast-path and again evidence of a Fox having ate them.
Our friends the Jackdaws were present on the clifftops, a maximum of a dozen seen together. On the rocky shore of Durlston Bay over one hundred and twenty Herring Gulls with five Black Backed Gulls sat on the sea below the landslip. Durlston Bay contained about a dozen pot marker buoys. A Jay flew inland above the observation point spreading acorns! Tamarisk still had catkin flowers which otherwise bare Ash trees clung to their seeds needing a strong gust of wind to distribute them.
One Cormorant dove in the bay whist later one flew east around our head height by Durlston Head. Later two more flew West just above the sea. Of course the Gorse had Yellow flowers as did a Hawks bit whilst the former contained climbing Madder with its deep black fruits. Near the mile markers a pebbled sized Stomach Fungi was blown out of Dan’s hand!