Sunday 4th May

This morning was very quiet, I eventually spotted two of the young Ravens sitting on top of the Yew trees to the right of their nest; maybe they only return to the nest at nightfall?
The Chestnut trees on Saville Road are now fully laden with their leaves and flowers, and the other trees are showing greenery of every shade. The Gorge Whitebeams are especially beautiful, the light green of these trees (and I hear there are over 200 of them), show up vividly amongst the other greens. The Whitebeams are not all in full leaf, probably reflecting the many micro-climates of the Gorge. A little quarry to the right, when viewed from the Peregrine Watch, has a rim which is nearly ringed with Whitebeams; many more are visible in Walcombe Slade, but the best view of them is still from the Peregrine Watch.