Moel Famau from Mold Junction Road Bridge, Saltney Ferry.
Common buzzard, west of Mold Junction Road Bridge, Saltney Ferry.
I thought the Common buzzard was worth a closer view.
The Chester skyline from Saltney Ferry Footbridge.
Gulls a plenty - >100 Lesser black back, Herring and Black headed gulls seem to like this mud bank on most days when the tide allows.
Approaching the end of my walk for today, the start of the Wales Coast Path with Saltney Quay in the background.
This Oystercatcher joined the gulls for a snooze.
The grass is getting long.
Distance: 4.9 miles. Climb: 100'.
Time: 2 hours 11 minutes. On the move walking average: 2.9 m.p.h. Overall wal average: 2..2 m.p.h.
i wasn't sure whether I would get any walk in today, showers were forecast for most of the day and heavy at times. The morning was just like that, so I was glad to have delayed setting off until after 12-30.
I was very fortunate that it didn't rain whilst I had my 2 hour and a bit walk, although it started to spot a couple times. I just made it home before a slightly more heavy shower developed.
Less cyclist on the Wales Coast Path than usual on a Saturday, and most of them were just pootling along, not that I am complaining. A few walkers, most of them in twos and the odd jogger were out as well. On the saltney side of the river, therfe wee a few more family groups walking, including some with push chairs.
I did see a few butterflies, white ones and brown ones that flitted by without giving me a chance to identify them, leaving only the Red admiral being the only butterfly that I identified.
Rabbits were out early grazing in their usual field, east of Higher Ferry.
Birds seen or heard today included: House sparrow, Jackdaw, Barn swallow, House martin, Common chaffinch, Goldfinch, Common buzzard, Oystercatcher, Greenfinch, Common blackbird, Moorhen, Chiffchaff, Common whitethroat, Dunnock, European robin, Black billed magpie, Woodpigeon, Carrion crow, Blackcap, Herring gull, Lesser black back gull and Black headed gull.
in all I was delighted to get a walk in, stretch my legs, all without getting wet. Time to have a glass and continue celebrating LFC being Champions of the Premier League for 2020.
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