Al fresco dining awaits on The Riverside, River Lane, Saltney, but look out for high tides!
You can just see a Long tailed tit feeding on a Coconut.
A male Common chaffinch lets you know this i his territory.
The Dee Bore approaches as the wind gets up.
The Dee Bore gets even closer.
Bewick's swans again.
The Beuga ST takes off from Hawarden Airport.
Selfheal in flower next to the Wales Coast Path.
Time: 2 hours 51 minutes. On the move walking average: 3.1 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 2.5 m.p.h.
Wind speed: 0 - 4.2 m.p,h. Temperature: 6.2 - 9.0 Celsius.
Group: Martyn.
After watching England dtruggle in their first innings against India, I decided I needed to let the singing birds cheer me up and set off for the riverside.
Around mid-day is not a good time to hear birds singing, but at least the Dunnock and Song thrush did their best, as did the Common blackbird singing at 05 -14 in the street near my house.
Once again it was good to see the Bewick's swans grazing in the same field that I seen them for over a week.
However the bonus today was seeing the Dee Bore for the second time in March and on a day I hadn't intentially set off hoping to see it. In fact I ended up chatting to a couple who heard the approaching tidal bore and were able to around and see it for the first tme.
Birds seen or heard today included: Moorhen, Mallard, Dunnock, Common blackbird, European robin, Blue tit, Long tailed tit, Woodpigeon, Herring gull, Great cormorant, Song thrush, Black headed gull, Common gull, Common redshank, House sparrow, Black billed magpie, Redwing, Fieldfare, Common starling, Carrion crow, Jackdaw, Raven, Common buzzard, Collared dove, Oystercatcher, Feral pigeon and Bewick's swan.
A good walk, dry and cool at times, but finishing in sunshine.
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