This morning I took the opportunity to check the newly laid path around the cliffs and the wall repairs along this section - all successful.
The sound of Guillemots growling was emerging form the hundreds packed onto the breeding ledge, this was accompanied by the strong fishy smell of guano, this will only get stronger as they spend the next 3 months packed together in this space.
On the water a scattering of more Guillemots, but amongst them, mostly bobbing in pairs, tapping their bills were Razorbills, 10 counted in total.
The deep cackle of a Great Black-backed Gull drew my eyes upwards a little to see this massive gull gliding past while perched on the cliffs were a few Herring Gulls.
A sudden woosh and a Peregrine Falcon sped past, the grey back and pointed wings making it very easy to recognise.
A little later I was able to watch a Kestrel as it hovered above the rough grassland and a Sparrowhawk as it glided above the hedgerow, each of these birds of prey fly in different ways, so fun to compare.
The sound of birdsong wafting across the National Nature Reserve, from the strong beautiful melodious song of a Skylark to the monotonous two-tone of the Chiffchaff, with much in between including the fast rattling of the Chaffinch, the wheeze of a Greenfinch and the chatting of the Stonechats.
A carpet of Cowslips is starting to show well, just needs a bit of gentle drizzle to set it going even more. The three early species of Orchids are now beginning to rise above the ground and open, the brown furry flower of Early Spider Orchid, the deep almost purple of the Green-veined Orchid and the pinker Early Purple Orchid.
From a distance the blossom on the Blackthorn is making the hedges look like a sprinkling of snow has fallen, close up inspection however shows the wonderful petals.