I went on a mission to see if the Hereford Cattle had been moved to graze the Wares having left an electric fence line needing completion on Thursday. Cow pats (and splats) on the road confirmed cattle presence and I was delighted to see animals both above the quarr and near the gully mouth grazing the slopes. A well place pallet beside a kissing gate suggested knowledge of a past escape route. I learnt that the fence line was indeed “kicking well” and admired a colleague’s resourceful conversion of pallet into a gate on the coast path. Carrion Crows investigated the ground beside the cattle.
Looking out to sea I admired a full moon, only to realise this was the sun, thus which illustrated the filtering effect of the clouds and mist. Two long vapour trails continued to develop behind aircraft.
On approaching Lighthouse Bridge seven Jackdaw cackled from a Sycamore, whilst Robins, Great Tits, Blue Tits and Blackbirds were active either side the road. Eight Thrush sized birds flew overhead which I suspected to be Fieldfares. I headed towards the Lighthouse with the intention of getting good views for a cattle count, however, I managed only 19 or 34 this morning! Upon freshly mown grass beneath the electric fence line, Wood Pigeon feathers had been plucked by a unknown bird of prey! Upon the coast path beneath the Lighthouse I stood at the end of a golden sunbeam stretching across the sea, whilst off shore Greater Black Backed Gull headed both east a west possibly in a circuit. Today thirty odd Guillemot huddle upon their ledge but none were upon the choppy sea, however, I had seen a few fly in and out across the sea. By the Tilly Whim steps either mammals or birds had upturned turves which had encroached onto the stone seats. Here I noticed four Sea Aster flowers and a few Tamarisk catkins still! I headed up the diagonal path and the snapping of branches and tumbling of stone confirmed Goat Plot grazing. The first of two Dartford Warblers crossed my path and disappeared into the Gorse. A Kestrel flew over the goat plot whilst a Robin that had been previously sat 10 metre ahead of me on a tendril like branch of an Elder then appeared beside me in the gorse! A good half dozen Great Tits made zipping and unzipping calls from the scrub whilst Robins and Blackbirds were active along path a roadside.