It was great to see so many leave having been refreshed by rain. Near Reservoir Copse a Poplar was showing leaf whilst the Dogwood of Long Meadow had great coverage such that Ground Elder flower at its feet. A Robin perched literally just above my head in the hedgerow, either fearless or exhausted. It was a delight to see the Horse Chestnut showing its white flowers and large compound many fingered leaves. It was Hawthorn that blossomed in the hedge whilst Blackberry fruit stalks from last year were amongst fresh Bramble leaf growth.
At the base of a Hawthorn near, Solent House, stood one Common Broomrape stalk. I entered the woodland, with a Squirrel scampering ahead along the woodchip path. It was a joy to see patches of Bluebells and Ramsons, meanwhile raindrops caused leaves to twitch. The large multi stemmed Beech mock held a good cloak of leaves. The short shrub with prickly angular evergreen leaves was Butchers Broom. Three Cornered Leek appeared near close to the coast path near the Greenwood Bench. Red./Brown oval fruits were held by Japanese Laurel. I looked out across Durlston Bay to see the Needles appear into view. Herring Gulls called as they crossed Durlston Bay. A Garden Snail was beginning to disappear in between the crevice between two bench timbers. Between linear walling stone piles Buddleia and Dock stood upright. Both a Blackbird and a Magpie explored under tree cover above the Dell.
At the observation point it struck me that the clifftop Tamarisk looked rather thin on its scale like leaf cover. Approximately 30 Guillemot were in a raft just of the sea cliffs. A Great Black-backed Gull perched midway on the cliff face whilst a pair of Fulmar flew off the cliffs. I watched a Shag head out to sea and spray the remains of a meal over the water. I was please to see the yellow of Kidney Vetch join the cliff top blooms alongside Sea Campion and Thrift. A pair of Herring Gulls perched upon Tilly Whim’s wave-cut platform. A trio of such birds would later fly east past the gully mouth whilst a pair of Shag travelled in the opposite direction. A Rock Pipit called before it appeared and explored the short grass below the Mile Marker.