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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.

Thursday 11 February 2021

A Riverside Walk Cut Short 11th February 2021

A Riverside Walk Cut Short 11th February.
The incoming tide that came through too quick for me!
A Great tit takes advantage of half a coconut hanging from the tree.
Lapwing on a partly ploughed field west of Thornleigh Gutter.
Distance: 4.9 miles. Climb: 88'.
Time: 1 hour 44 minutes. On the move walking average: 3.2 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 2.8 m.p.h.
Group: Martyn.
Another bright and cold day for walking with the south easterly wind making it feel quite cool at times.
Arrived at the Riverside on River Lane to see a sand/mud bank on the bnd of the river along with a couple of Great cormorants and a fe gulls. The river has been so high lately, I thought it would be a good idea to take a photo for the record. Unfortunatley I was too slow taking my camera out and the incoming tidal bore had swept over the sand/mud bank sending the birds into the air.
Birds seen or heard today included: Mallard, Moorhen, Dunock, Common blackbird, Blue tit, Great tit, Long btailed tit, European robin, Wodpigeon, Collared dove, House sparrow, Pied wagtail, Carrion crow, Rook, Jackdaw, Raven, Great cormorant, Black headed gull, Lesser black back gull, Herring gull, Black billed magpie, Redwing, Fieldfare, Common starling, Lapwing, Little egret and Goosander.
I arrived home in plenty of time for my expected delivery and once again with clean boots.
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