DAILY Nature walk
   The North Sea breeze gave the 14°C–20°C air a distinct 11°C–17°C chill, but the bright sunshine made for a pleasant start.
   A wood pigeon dashed across the road—clearly on a mission for food or romance—while a pair of magpies played rooftop tag. At the recreation ground, a dunnock bolted into the hedgerow, while the cemetery rookery sat entirely silent. With the breeding season wrapping up, the rooks have staged a mass exodus to the surrounding fields. However, a pair of wood pigeons canoodling on a nearby ledge proved that local romance isn’t quite dead yet, even if a six-strong flock of magpies was busy causing chaos in the hedges nearby.

   The top farmer’s field was utterly deserted, but the wildflower bank was alive. I managed a great photo of a small cabbage white butterfly, watching it and a pair of dancing meadow browns flutter through the grass. Near the gates, a much larger cabbage white was enjoying the purple lavender.

  Heading back, the resident Pitbull was joyfully barking with his young owner, another dunnock crossed my path, and a lone magpie chattered its way into a Holm Oak. I finished up at the Leisure Centre, where six feral pigeons claimed the roof and the local gull colony made their usual raucous racket.
Daily Stats
Distance: 2.49 miles
Time: 55 minutes
Google Fit: 25 Heart Points

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