I took a few specimens from the moth trap. There were certainly plenty of Brimstone, moths which are yellow as with the butterfly, only they have “mould” markings upon their wings. Another specimen was the Angle Shades, however, the rest would have taken much time for me to work out!Reliably both Speckled Wood and Wall appeared upon the wing beside the Small Copse.
In the wildlife garden area again a Carrion Crow lingered at the pond margin preoccupied such that I got within a few metres of it. Two pairs of Slow Worms (Legless Lizards) were found under my two reptile sheets. In the pond one Palmate Newt had grown to a good three inches long but the remainder of the ten seen were only two inches long. To my eyes it was a pair of Redpoll within the scrub tips, although with no red upon them as yet. The Redpolls appear to have dribbled down their breasts. A fresh Fox leaving was left undisturbed, meanwhile amongst the Cleavers and Nettle leaves two Bloody-nosed Beetles were mating.
I stood looking down the gully disappointed that it was only a Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon perched upon the overhead wires. However, my thoughts were answered with the appearance of a Red Kite! It drifted seawards down the gully the headed west along the coast. It was not long before it was mobbed by two or three Carrion Crow over lighthouse Green, one being most persistent. The Red Kite drifted out of sight only to reappear later inland heading east over the Learning Centre. Upon the wares I was delighted to find one Yellow (or Hay) Rattle stem with a flower open!
Skylarks were heard over Saxon Meadow as a Swallow flew into said air space from the Wares. Beside me, from atop a Hawthorn, a male Blackbird sang out although another could be heard nearby also declaring its territory. On my return to the centre there was much noise and action from a trio of Chaffinches in aerial combat.
Offshore the sea was flat calm apart from where Fishing Pot Vessel PE1124 was dragging a crab pot buoy behind it.