David S's Challenge for Those Living in Upton.
What and where?
What and where?Yet Another Riverside Walk to the Roodee and Back.
The Police helicopter out early today.
The rising tide at the Riverside on River Lane, Saltney.
A male Common blackbird singing above the noise of wind.
Apparently they have bred on this roof for the last few years.
Distance: 8.1 miles. Climb: 140'.
Time: 4 hours 20 minutes. On the move walking average: 2.4 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 1.8 m.p.h.
Arriving at th Riverside on River Lane, the water was still rising, but by the time I reached the Saltney Ferry Footbridge it had turned.
Walkers, joggers and cyclists were out in force today, not too many racers thankfully. As one cyclist went past me, his young boy sitting at the back was heard to say "Where is the park?" The only reply he got was "We are not going that way today". I wondered if the boy really did want to go for a bike ride with his father and his friend.
i did think that I would concentrate my attention on the spring flowers along the riverside, but it made me realise just how little I knew about even the common flowers that grow in this area. I had to be satisfied with just enjoying their beauty.
Along with enjoying the birds singing, there was also a few juvenile birds. Although I have seen juvenile House sparrows and Starlings being fed in my garden by their parents, today I can add another two to this years list. At the Riverside I saw a pair of Oystercatchers feeding two very large chicks on a factory roof and on the Riverside Path north east of Saltney Quay, I saw a pair of Robins with a juvenile begging to be fed.
I knew gulls often nested on roofs, but this is the first time that I have heard of Oystercatchers nesting on a roof.
Birds seen or heard today included: Common blackbird, Moorhen, Chiffchaff, Common whitethroat, Woodpigeon, Collared dove, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Oystercatcher, Mallard, Carrion crow, Jackdaw, European robin, Blue tit, Great tit, Great cormorant, Black headed gull, Lesser black back gull, Black billed magpie, Herring gull, Common starling, House martin, Barn swallow and Common swift.
There were a lot more cars in the car park at Chester Golf Club and more people could be seen going round the course and as far as I could see, everyone was sticking to the rules.
Overall an enjoyable walk on a day that was largely overcast with an accompanying cooling breeze.
Ed's Welsh Wander.
A 6 mile Llanfair Talhaiarn Loop.
Lamb thinking about a dip.
Llawn-erwyn farmhouse has seen better days.
So has Nant Uchaf farmhouse.
An almost life-like tree.
No comments:
Post a Comment