Inspecting the Murphy _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Waggon., before it heads off to Carrog.
The group on Moel Ffagnallt.
A lamb is born!Walk stats: Distance: 10.0 miles; Climb:1155'.
Time:4 hours 38 minutes; Walking average: 2.6 m.p.h.; Overall walk average:2.1 m.p.h.
Group:Martyn, Richard, Celia, Annie H., Paul, Sue and Michel, Fran and Tito.
The weather forecasters were right, this was largely a damp overcast day, and in the main relatively warm. The sun only made an appearance as we headed down the road back to the car park. This is always a good walk, but the views were left to our imagination and we had to find shelter in some old mine workings for lunch. A few Bluebells were out and Skylarks seemed to be singing everywhere on Holywell Mountain. The highlight of the day was observing a sheep give birth to a single lamb and watching the lamb trying to get to its feet. We also saw two frogs mating and crossing the road at the same time. Plenty of evidence of frogs that didn't make it to the other side of the road. We also heard our first Chiffchaff of the year.
Birds seen or heard today included: Chiffchaff, Robin, Dunnock, Blackbird, Carrion crow, Jackdaw, Skylark, Buzzard, Pied wagtail, Magpie, Bluetit, Great tit, Great spotted woodpecker, Greenfinch and Chaffinch.
After walk refreshments were taken in the ever improving environs of the Britannia Inn at Pentre Halkyn. J.W. Lees bitter was good, but a little on the cold side.
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