A gorgeous rainbow was diving into the white water that rippled across the sea just off Anvil Point Lighthouse, behind it a dark foreboding grey sky.
Skimming just above the water were a few Gannets, their long white wings occasionally flapping as they soared and glided, in marked contrast to the whirr of wings of the Guillemots that were also in flight. 2 Brent Geese and a Kittiwake also passing.
The ledges are packed with Guillemots, many now sitting on their huge egg, turning it, and swapping with their partners, throughout the 4 weeks of incubation.
A Rock Pipit rose up from the Thrift covered patch of cliff and then hovered for a moment before fluttering and dropping back down to earth, singing as it went.
On a sheltered part of the stone wall a Painted Lady was basking, the orange colours very faded on this specimen. Crawling across the ground was a Lesser Bloody-nosed Beetle its blue and purple sheen being caught by the sunshine.
The sturdy flowers of the Wayfaring Tree now opening while much of the Blackthorn has gone over and the May flowers of the Hawthorn are yet to emerge.
The strong south-westerly wind was making it difficult to not only see but hear the small hedgerow birds, but on the lea side every now and then a burst of activity took place, Chaffinches, Greenfinches and Dunnocks singing loudly from their perches.
A Common Whitethroat provided a wonderful performance, until a gust of wind sent it flying. However the song of the Skylark continued to ring out across the meadows, where the wonderful yellow carpet is made up of Cowslips, alongside the now emerging Bulbous Buttercups.
Some super patches of the deep purple of Green-veined Orchids in the fields along with the pinkier Early Purple Orchid and the extraordinary Early Spider Orchid.