Today we parked at Harlyn Bay and walked 5.5 miles along the South West Coast Path. It stopped raining as we drove to the beach and luckily we didn't encounter any more, however the wind was very strong and very fresh, so coats, scarves and gloves still required. (I understand it has been 22 degrees in Norfolk today, the hottest day of the year so far), not so in Cornwall!
Notable things seen today include lots of swallows, a couple of cormorants, a kestrel, skylarks, grey wagtails, wrens, a corn bunting and a pair of fulmars nesting on the cliffs.
Todays highlight was seeing about five gannets diving into the sea just off of the beach. I have never seen gannets before so it was a pretty amazing sight, apparently they are the largest sea bird in Britain with a wingspan of between 165 and 180cm.
On the beach the red and yellow flags were flying so it was safe to swim - but maybe not eh?
The rocks were absolutely covered in masses of mussels.
A few of the fields have recently been ploughed and planted and they had a very slight green haze about them so some crops are on the move.
The wind as I have said was very strong so as a consequence the waves were of epic proportions and our photos didn't really do the waves justice. By mid afternoon word must have got out to the local surfers of the conditions and the beach was full of action.
Finally there was a field of sheep alongside the car park, well, who can resist a photo of my favourites?
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