Sunday 21 April 2019

A clifftop walk

We went for a walk past Marloes Mere then along the cliff tops this morning in order to find some Whitethroats. We succeeded - there were plenty singing though I think the full complement had not quite arrived yet. One was even carrying nest material - a very fast worker! Other fast workers were a pair of Stonechats - they were feeding young with big caterpillars so their young must have been well grown. A few Sedge Warblers were singing loudly at the Mere and there were plenty of skylarks between the Marloes iron age fort and Martins Haven. (However, this area had about 10 crows on patrol - marching around on the ground looking for things to eat I presume - I fear for the lark and pipit nests.) Linnets were everywhere, in pairs and in small groups, and singing. But the best thing about the walk (off-topic alert) were the flowers - thrift, kidney vetch and spring squill all blooming together. And the carpets of spring squill on the rocky banks above the little stream that tumbles over the edge at Marloes fort were spectacular.