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When? Started: 1993 Who? Started with staff and friends from U H S, Chester. Organiser: Martyn Harris We walk every Wednesday and Saturdays, New Years day and May Day. How many walk? Walks take place as long as there are at least 2 wanting to walk on that day. More walk on a Wednesday than on a Saturday. Most ever: 29. Current group size walking: 2-7 in mid-week and 2-4 on Saturday. Where do we walk? Saturday: Anywhere in North and Mid-Wales, Peak District, Shropshire and the Long Mynd and as far North as the Trough of Bowland. Thursday: Anywhere within about 40 miles of Chester. Type of walk: Distance: 6 – 14 miles (but usually under 10 miles). Climb: up to 4000’ (but usually very much less!). People involved on walks in 2024:- Martyn Harris, Fran Murphy, Sue and Michel Pelissier, Mike Dodd, David Savage,, Ed Meads, Nigel and Elaine Taylor, Winston Feather.

Friday 29 January 2021

A Wolf Start and a Missed Bore 29th January 2021

A Wolf Start and a Missed Bore.
The Wolf Moon this morning.

The first Greenfinch seen today.
The second Greenfinch seen today.
The only Grey heron seen today.
Two Great cormorants watching the rising tide.
Beluga ST 1 approaching Hawarden Airfield.
The landing approach of one of the private planes.
You can come with me, but I might stop for a snack on the way.
Another private plane approaches Hawarden Airfield.
Distance: 9.2 miles. Climb: 89'.
Time: 3 hours 30 minutes. Onthe move waling average: 3.1 m.p.h. Overall wal average: 2.6 m.p.h.
Group: Martyn.
The morning started well, with the clouds clearing just as daylight broke, and the Wolf Moon (first full moon of the year) could be clearly seen and the dawn chorus had started.
I set off quite early, hoping to see the tidal bore as high tide at Liverpool was over 30', so I thought it would result in a fairly decent sized bore. I was wrong, I didn't even here or see it go past. Perhaps I'll try again tomorrow.
Birds seen or heard today included: Moorhen, Mallard, Black billed magpie, Collared dove, Pied wagtail, European robin, Mistle thrush, Dunnock, House sparrow, Common starling, Great cormorant. Greenfinch, Common blackbird, Blue tit, Great tit, Little egret, Common redshank, Raven, Common buzzard, Carrion crow, Grey heron, Jackdaw, Common chaffinch, Black headed gull, Herring gull and Oystercatcher.
A good day for walking, mainly overcast, with some sunny intervals and at times a coolish wind.
Only the Beluga ST flew into Airbus this morning followed by at least three small private planes.
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