The sun made welcome appearances between the moving cloud. In places this led to Gatekeepers and Meadow Browns being upon the wing. Off course a Speckled Wood courtship twirl was performed beside the Small Copse. Upon the Gully slopes there was a brief sighting of leaping Grasshoppers and short snippet of their striations. Insect bussed on grassland and scrub interfaces. A Buff Tailed Bumble Bee visited a Greater Knapweed Flower. A Jay flew into Boys Brigade and another was to be seen in Saxon.
In south field a trio of Carrion Crow perch on top of the scrub island. The highest one called out. Soon it was left alone as the other two birds joined a fourth amongst the waist high meadow vegetation. Chiff Chaffs, Herring Gulls and Skylark all broadcast their sounds along with a Green Woodpecker. Micro Moths emerge from the grasses whilst the swollen shape upon grass stem were the Cocoons of Six Spot Burnet Moths. The short vegetation about hay rake quarr was dominated by Wild Thyme punctuated with Kidney Vetch, Horseshoe Vetch and Eyebright. It was a delight to also find there a Bee Orchid stem with flowers. Yellow Wort flowers had developed although many not yet fully open. In the distant Jack Baiss Meadow two Roe Deer could be seen amongst the grassland. Later I had a Roes Deer run in front of me between scrub on the gully slopes. It sent up a cloud of grass pollen before crashing through and disappearing amongst Gorse.
I found yellow Ladies Bedstraw upon an Ant Hill whilst the white flowers of Hedge Bedstraw were amongst the quarried gully sides. Meanwhile, Goats Beard held its flowers tightly close awaiting appropriate sunlight. It was the white flowers of Field Bindweed that crept along the ground. Still in Saxon a pair of Bullfinches were seen on top of scrub. A third would later been seen near the gully bridge. Both a Goldfinch and a Chiff Chaff gave fleeting appearances whilst two male Stonechats were about in field 15.
Several sailing vessels enjoyed a lightly rippled sea. Whilst the cackle of Jackdaws was heard, it was a solo Herring Gull that occupied the Lighthouse building roof tops. Do not forget that tomorrow night we host an outdoor performance of Macbeth!