Near the office Elder, Goat Willow, Ash, and Sycamore flowered. I noted the sharp barbs upon the underside leaf stem of large Teasel leaves. Ox Eye Daises were flowering beside the pond, yet none were found it the namesake meadow.
Hunting small creatures at the edge of a cleared “bale spread” scare, was a female Blackbird in South Field. Here too, Adders Tongue Fern was still vibrant and Hay Rattle clearly in flower. I suspected the pale pink flowers, yet to open, to have been a possible Southern Marsh Orchid. A Lesser Bloody-nosed Beetle crawled into view whilst a Banded Snail clung to a grass blade tip. I was surprised the blade did not bend.
Yellow Hops Vetch flowers had opened their “pom poms”. In the distance seven Hereford Cattle were noted having been returned to Jack Basis Meadow. Flying past a Swallow performed a rapid near ninety-degree turn.
Jack-Go-Bed-At-Noon showed “closed umbrella like” closed flower heads. Ox Eye Meadow had part rings and crescents of dense vibrant grass which I suspected were associated with Fairy Ring fungi locations. I failed to identify the soft bodied articulated, metallic green larvae, which I had thought to have been a Beetle larva. The silent silhouette in a dead Holm Oak branch (edge of Small Copse) was that of a Raven. It was possible that there had been some low volume conversation from / with a second Raven which it eventually flew off with. Fulmars and Guillemots were active off the sea cliffs. Today Razorbills were seen perched higher above the main Guillemot colony. Beside the coast path the dome head of a Wild Carrot was on show. Bladder Campion (my Sea Campion on stilts) revealed white flowers in the castle garden.
Before finishing I found a gentleman filming upslope of the measured mile markers. His focus being upon two artists who were standing up and down holding a yellow high visibility sheet. The sheet contrasted against the grassy background of the ridge at was signalling. A large splash of colour.