Off to the cliffs to see the Guillemots, and not disappointed with the water below the cliffs speckled with dark brown and white birds as these Auks bobbed gently on the sea. Their deep growling call wafting upwards for me to hear. In amongst the growls came the tapping sound of a pair of Razorbill as they tapped their beaks together, these a jet black and white coloured bird, with very smart white stripes on their bills floating in amongst the Guillemots. We now have the live images coming from the cliffs into the Castle visitor centre, so pop in to see life in the colony, close up.
Gliding right up to the clifftops were 5 Fulmars, an amazing sight as they wheeled early close to me and then away again.
Behind me from the patch of yellow flowering Gorse scrub came a variety of bird song. The constant chiff-chaff and a Chiffchaff, accompanied by the teacher- teacher of a Great Tit and the wheeze of a Greenfinch.
However suddenly I tuned into a scraping call, and their on a Sycamore twig was a Cirl Bunting. Good views of the black and greenish striped head as it sung.
As if not to be outdone a Grasshopper Warbler began to reel, a long blast of song from this just arrived migrant, which sadly will be on its way to its breeding grounds soon.
A Cormorant flying over my head as it headed east, and a Kestrel hovering above the gully added even more interest.
By Tilly Whim two Wheatears were hoping about, the brilliant white rump of the male and the female showing as they flitted - such smart looking birds.
Near the lighthouse a quick scan a 100 Early Spider Orchids spotted, once one appears the others suddenly show! Brown furry flowers on a pale green stem.
A patch of blue Chalk Milkwort in amongst the grass, with Common Daisy, Dandelion and Lesser Celandine nearby. Speedwell another blue flower to enjoy as is the Small-flowered Forget-me-not and Green Alkanet!