Daily Nature Log
Conditions.- 10°C – 12°C (Feels like 6°C) Wind Speed – 11-12 mph
Misty rain, turning heavier.

Key Observations
Magpie on Foxy Lane;
Green buds appearing on hedgerows along
cemetery road
30 gulls on recreation ground.

Observation Highlights:
Flora: Tiny green buds on hedgerows; moss-covered older branches.

Avian Activity: Magpie, Wood Pigeons (6), Rooks (Rookery active), Blue tits, Herring Gull, Feral Pigeons, Robin Redbreast.

Today I walked for 1.88 miles in 41 minutes.
Google Fit awarded me 24 Heart Points.

   There were light showers of fine, misty rain today when I started out on my daily walk. The temperature felt like 6°C, with actual temperatures reaching highs of 10°C to 12°C. Wind speeds were around 11–12 mph (approx. 18–19 km/h) with a moderate breeze.
   I decided to complete my daily walk around my usual route today. A magpie flew up into one of the pine trees in Foxy Lane and began hopping around the branches. A wood pigeon was perched on a rooftop, soaking up the extremely light rainfall. I made my way around the outskirts of the recreation ground, where around 30 gulls were spread out feeding on the grass.
  Two blue tits began surfing along the top of the hedge adjacent to Foxy Lane. It is always charming to see them chasing along the top of the hedge, landing for a few minutes, then taking off again. I entered the cemetery and began walking along the pathways; six wood pigeons flew up and away in different directions.
A couple of rooks also took to the air from the ground when I passed by. The rooks above the rookery were casually flying around above the treetops. The rain steadily got heavier, and I raised my umbrella as I left the cemetery. A single patrolling gull flew overhead, gliding high in the sky with its wings outstretched.
  I couldn’t help noticing the tiny green buds on some branches of the hedgerows along the cemetery road. The branches that were coming into growth seemed to be separate from the severely moss-covered branches of the main shrubs. Spring has certainly arrived here; in a few weeks’ time, these shrubs will be covered in a thick, bushy growth of fresh green leaves. I noticed a handsome robin redbreast in a leafless shrub along the way; he will be almost invisible, hidden inside there soon.
  A herring gull was hopping around, feeding on the golf course grass when I walked towards the leisure centre. A couple of feral pigeons were perched on the leisure centre rooftop. A wood pigeon was pecking on the ground near the cricket pavilion, and a gull stopped drinking rainwater from a large puddle and fled with a noisy flapping of wings.
Today I walked for 1.88 miles in 41 minutes.
Google Fit awarded me 24 Heart Points.

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