A glorious early morning with the sun piercing between the horizon and the low cloud, a bright golden hue highlighting the bare branches of the trees.
The sound of a Green Woodpecker came from the bottom of the meadow as it took flight. Across the path ahead of me a Jay flew, the white rump conspicuous, it landed on the Horse Chestnut which has large sticky buds.
A number of birds flitting about including Dunnocks, with grey heads, Blue Tits and Great Tits both flashing yellow and the red breast of a Robin.
A few pale pink buds of the Japanese Spindle catching the eye amongst the thick shiny leaves, while hidden in a deep recess of a dogwood bush was a 7-spot Ladybird, the red/orange wing cases just visible.
Round globes of Snowberry on the end of thin spindly leaves and the below in the hedgeline the orange berries of Stinking Iris produced a splash of colour.
Down by the cliffs at Tilly Whim two large Ravens were pulling to pieces a bird – difficult to tell which species as only the wing and leg visible.
On the cliffs a few Guillemots, the black and white bodies huddled together, while flying by were 4 Fulmars. As I stood and watched these birds they got closer to me gliding by once to twice at eye height.
A Kestrel glided by, the beautiful chestnut back and grey head easily visible as it passed below me.
As I turned a corner on the meadows a Snipe emerged, zigzagging across the sky as it disappeared westwards.