The sun was shining, and dew glistened upon the ground and dry-stone wall cappers. A pair of Carrion Crows called from Reservoir Copse. Plenty of Chaffinch song was heard and at least two of the birds seen. A Blackbird flew along the tarmac path of Long Meadow whilst the first Goldfinch of the morning perched amongst roadside Elm. Further down the road a Jay set up from the foot of more Elm trees.
Interestingly many of the Blue Tits wore feint breast stripes, not as long or as bold as their cousins. At the top of the diagonal path a group of Blue Tits and Great Tits had a flurry. It was the Blue Tits which chased each other and had aerial dances, this was a scene to be repeated amongst the Tamarisk above Tilly Whim steps.
Even from the diagonal path I could see two Fulmars in flight off the clifftops. Eventually at least three Fulmars were seen in action, whilst on the water below a good one hundred Guillemots were in a loose raft. Separately to the west were a pair of independent Razorbill whilst up in the cave ledge it was crowded. Occupation was such that a dozen seabirds perched upon the sloping rock surface.
Not unusually a Great Black Back Gull perched above the Guillemots, then a Peregrine Falcon appeared as if from nowhere but disappeared eastwards. Out at sea a west bound red hulled pot fishing vessel had a good following of Herring Gulls. The blue hulled vessel west of Anvil Point escaped such a following! Three perched Jackdaws contrasted with the white roof of the Lighthouse Lamp room. Whilst eastwards at least thirty Jackdaws flew up about the observation point.
On returning to read the weather I saw and heard a Song Thrush singing from the top of Blackthorn cover. A Dunnocks was perched upon a tendril of Bramble which enable the bird to perch above another thorn clump. Two more Goldfinches were seen whilst a House Sparrow perched upon the chalet roof, possibly having investigated the eves of the entrance.