Wildlife seemed to be hiding away this morning, something to do with the very heavy rain showers coming along thick and fast, accompanied by strong westerly winds!
However, I was lucky to spot 2 female Pheasants as they took flight from the rough grass, flapping madly as they went above the short grass before flopping again amongst the hedgerow edge.
A flash of blue as a Jay emerged from the Japanese Spindle, covered in bright green coloured leaves and pale pink berries.
A check through part of the woodland for fallen branches or trees – none found, just lots of water running along and across the paths after another 14mm (½ inch) last night.
Perched in the fork of the trunk and branch of a large Sycamore was a Buzzard, its brown feathers ruffled in the wind as water dripped from the bark.
The tall leaves of Daffodils some with yellow buds and of Three-cornered Leek are covering parts of the newly exposed woodland floor. While a few Primroses are still flowering providing a pale lemon colour to the otherwise green and brown landscape.
Above Durlston Bay and Head Herring Gulls were hanging in the wind, not moving forwards or backwards as they used the air waves, to me it looked like they were enjoying the ride!
The Jackdaws were acrobatically leaping off the cliff wall, tumbling down and then swooping out as they too made the most of the conditions.
Last night from the copse the sound of a Tawny Owl hooting could be heard for a while between the showers.