Is that a seal?
Llandudno Pier from Happy Valley Gardens, Llandudno.
"That's my boy!" The only new kid seen.
Walk stats: Distance: 8.1 miles. Climb: 1440'.
Time: 4 hours 48 minutes. On the move walking average: 2.2 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 1.7 m.p.h.
Group: Martyn and Roger.
Another good day for walking, especially before lunch, when we experienced a lot of sunshine to compensate for the cool wind.
This route followed the footpath that lead to the gunnery site, always a good alternative to following the Marine Drive from the West shore. This approach gave us lots of opportunity to hear birds singing, especially that of the Dunnock that seemed to be every hundred yards or so as we headed towards the open access area.
Heading along the Marine Drive, past the "Rest and be Thankful" Cafe is always one of anticipation! Will we see a seal? Will we see a porpoise? on this occasion, the answer was, no!.
However we did see lots of Guillemots and a Fulmars (some already nesting).
Our greatest disappointment was find the toilets in the Happy Valley Gardens closed!
As usual, we had lunch in the cemetery near St. Tudno's church, and were fortunate enough to see a Kestrel fly past within a few feet of us, not once but several times. On one occasion, it was being mobbed by Jackdaws and a Herring gull.
After lunch, we realised that our legs were still complaining from the walk on Thursday, so decided the shortest route across the top of the Great Orme was the best option. That decision had nothing to do with the fact that we would be back at the Britannia Inn, Halkyn to se the first half of the Wales v Italy rugby match, which Wales naturally won!
Birds seen or heard today included: Mute swan, Oystercatcher, Jackdaw, Carrion crow, Raven, Pied wagtail, European robin, Meadow pipit, Red-billed chough, Fulmar, Herring gull, Great cormorant, Blue tit, Great tit, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Woodpigeon, Common blackbird and Skylark.
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