As the sun rose it coloured the sky with oranges, purples and plum whilst fresh vapour trails appeared in the significant cloudless sections of sky. Herring Gulls rode and updraft before swooping of away from lighthouse road. A duo of rapidly flying Woodpigeon skimmed the scrub canopy. A territorial Robin went ahead of me along the path side Blackthorn cover.
As I stood upon the wares a flock of twenty plus ten birds arced about occasionally landing. I took these to be Redwing from their size and behaviour, but I must admit to not having been able to see any red.
Not only was there yellow Gorse flower but also the dandelion like Rough Hawk bit still in flower along with a few Yarrow petals just retaining their whiteness. Under reptile sheet seven I found only a Garden Snail and Woodlice. However, recently we disturbed a nest of a half dozen Wood mouse under bonfire sheet which was about to be reused as a burning sheet! I found a soil pile which was big in comparison to the “two fingers” hole it had come from. I suspected this to have been the work of a Bank Vole. Upon the coastal download a pellet or “leavings” contained the vertebrae, jaw and teeth of a small Rabbit. In the sky above, me a Kestrel hovered whilst two Great Back Gulls glided over the coastal slope.
I crossed the gully bottom twice, first following a cattle track. This under scrub scramble took me past tough, dry Jelly Ear upon Elder. Upon the ground fallen pieces of Branching Lichen were joined with white fingered stems of Candle Snuff fungi growing up from the soil. A crisp dry carpet of Bracken out in the open contrasted with the fresh green Harts Tongue Fern fronds in the shade. Green Cranesbill and Ground Ivy also persisted in the shade.Teasel, Woolly Thistle, Knapweed all displayed dry heads & stems
A solo Magpie perched in a Sycamore upon the western boundary of South Field. Returning to the weather station there was a flurry of Great Tit activity. I could hear the chatter of Jackdaws and looked up to see about thirty before they descended presumably down the cliff face.