The Daily Log

   A crisp breeze off the North Sea kept the 19°C afternoon feeling a touch cooler as the walk began. Across the road, a rare sight: the neighborhood indoor cat—black with a white bib—was actually sitting out on the doorstep. Turning into Foxglove Lane, a lone magpie pecked beneath the pines, while over on the recreation ground, a solo corvid was suddenly joined by a squadron of four flying in near-perfect formation.

   Down cemetery road, the resident pitbull terrier gave his usual loud, tail-wagging welcome, posing perfectly on his trampoline for a quick photograph.

Hello!

   The peace of the cemetery’s central path didn’t last long. A single rook sounded a piercing alarm, triggering a chain reaction across the trees. In an instant, a mass exodus of crows, rooks, jackdaws, and wood pigeons erupted into the sky. The commotion flushed out the absolute highlight of the day: a muntjac deer, which bolted into a neighboring garden, its white tail bobbing frantically. At the top field, a second flock of rooks took flight, but the exit was beautifully soundtracked by a male blackbird pouring out melody from the pines.

  The return leg past the leisure centre was quieter—a few feral pigeons patrolling the rooftops and a flurry of sparrows diving headfirst into the brambles by the football pitch, capped off with a friendly smile from a dog-walker.

Sighting of the Day: Muntjac deer

Daily Stats

Distance 2.71 miles

Duration: 1 hour

Google Fit: 24 Heart Points

Temperature: 18°C – 20°C (RealFeel 16°C – 18°C)

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