After the sunshine of the weekend, the grey waterlogged cloud and fresh westerly breeze a wonderful change!
From the dark green patches of grass, the yellowy green shapes and flowers of the Crosswort was showing, the hair covered square stems, with leaves and flowers coming out each side – most distinctive.
Dotted throughout the fields the delicate looking, the thin stems sporting pale blue flowers of the Pale Flax. The brilliant yellow was mostly Bulbous Buttercups while the paler Hay Rattle also now coming out all over.
From the May blossom covered Hawthorn bush came the loud scratchy song of a Common Whitethroat, two of them perhaps having a competition as they blared forth from opposite trees.
A Lesser Whitethroat was heard a little later, as was a Chiffchaff and a couple of Dunnocks.
As the rain was sweeping in from the sea, the binoculars became covered in water, making the identification of a Meadow Pipit, perched on a limestone boulder quite difficult.
A splash of bright blue covering the cover, was Chalk Milkwort, a lovely sight alongside the mass yellow of Horseshoe Vetch.
The Early Purple Orchids proving tall bright pink flowers, while the next lot of Orchids are just beginning with a couple of Common Spotted Orchids now in bloom.
Crawling along the twigs of a Blackthorn were a mass of Lackey moth caterpillars. Having emerged from the silken web, they are consuming the leaves at a great rate. The body striped with blue and dark orange and covered in hairs.
Gliding past a Sparrowhawk, jinking along the edge of the hedgerow, with wings looking wide and slightly striped tail.
A Roe Deer browsed in the Wildlife Area as a Wren blasted its song out from the Elder tree.