The Simplest Saltney Ferry, Balderton and Bretton Round.
One of the many drainage ditches across the Commons.
Rooks and Jackdaws take to the air.
I wonder if they fell out of the nest with the strong winds we had last week.
A Beluga escapes from the prying eyes of the camera.
Distance: 6.2 miles. Climb: 80'.
Time; 3 hours 1 minute. On the move walking average: 2.5 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 2.0 m.p.h.
The weather today, although dry and almost wind free, wasn't ideal fo walking. At times it was too warm and felt somewhat muggy, so much so that I decided to miss out all of the possible extensions.
The Sandy Lane to Balderton path is getting more challernging as the vegetation blossoms and attempts to overgrow the path. The two main culprits are Nettles and Rape, the former seems to home in on the bare legs and sting you and the latter likes to deposit pollen on any part of you that it can.
On route today, I met a couple that were keen birdwatcher and they informed me that they had seen Whinchat, Wheatear, Common redstart and a Reed warbler, birds that as yet I have not seen in this area.. They are obviously far better observers than me. This is a wake up call - you need to do better.
Birds seen or heard today: House sparrow, Woodpigeon, Collared dove, Common starling, Goldfinch, Barn swallow, Common swift. Skylark, Mallard, Sedge warbler, Common chaffinch, Black billed magpie, Carrion crow, Jackdaw, Rook, Lapwing, Chiffchaff, Common whitethroat, Wheatear and Reed warbler.
Overall a good walk for road testing a new pair of sports/activity socks bought this morning.
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