Daily Nature Log: 20 June 2026
  The walk began under a threatening sky, with the air temperature at 22°C but feeling a muggy 24°C.
   Setting off down Foxy Lane, a wood pigeon warbled from a rooftop, but the real star was a male blackbird. He was perched on the highest branch of a pine tree, singing a territorial melody—truly the lord of all he surveyed.
   At the recreation ground, a cricket match was in full swing while youngsters kicked a football nearby. The cemetery pathways themselves were completely devoid of birds, but near the exit, another blackbird was actively defending his patch with a beautiful, melodic warning. From behind a nearby fence, the local Pitbull barked loudly at the intrusion.
  Heading along Cemetery Road, a pair of magpies swooped over the hedge into the allotments. I cut through the wildflower garden towards the leisure centre just as the threatened rain began to fall. On the centre’s roof, four feral pigeons sat lined up in a defensive posture, while a flock of sparrows flitted securely within the fresh leaves of a hawthorn hedge.
   After a quick sight of a lone wood pigeon foraging beneath the pine trees, the heavens truly opened, forcing a very swift march for home.
Stats
Distance: 1.95 miles
Duration: 43 minutes
Activity: 25 Google Fit heart points

 

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