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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.

Wednesday 4 January 2023

Rhuddlan to Rhyl Riverside Walk and Brickfield Pool 4th January 2023

The Afon Clwyd from the Rhuddlan road bridge.
A posing Grey wagtail.
Wigeom and Teal on the Afon Clwyd.
Great cormorants on the banks of theAfon Clwyd.
Lapwing and Dunlin feeding on the mud exposed as the tide goes out.
Lapwing and Eurasian curlew.
Tufted duck on Brickfield Pool.
Pont y Ddraig, Rhyl Harbour.
THe beach at the Foryd, Rhyl.
Enjoying lunch!
A penny for their thoughts after lunch.
Lapwing in the air.
"I think it's Moel Famau!".
Walk stats:
Distance: 9.1 miles. Climb: 702' wind assisted GPS reading, realistically about 150'.
Time: 4 hours 26 minutes. On the move walking average: 2,5 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 2.0 m.p.h.
Temperature: 12.2 - 13-4 Celsius.
Beaufort Wind Forcece: 2 - 5. Light breeze, mainly a gentle breeze/moderate breeze, occasionally gusting to  rough breeze (18.2 m.p.h.).
Group: Martyn, Sue and Michel, Fran, Nigel, Wendy and Ed.
I know this walk is one I put on because I know we have a good chance of seeing lots of birds, butI thnk most of those on the walk today appreciated that and some even brought teir own binoculars.
Despite the wind, the temperature throught the walk was around 13 Celsius, so we never felt cold.
The highlight of the walk was when Michel shouted "Kingfisher" and every one in the group turned round and were able to see this wonderful bird as it flew quite near us.
Lunch was taken by Rhyl Marina, where we took advantage of the many seats that sheltered us (more than some)  from the breeze.
At lunch some us saw a superb disply of Lapwings taking to the air.  Tose that ddn't weren't to be disappointed as they wentinto the ar over the Afon Clwyd as we returned along he riverside path.
Birds seen or heard today included: Kingfisher, Pied wagtail, Stonechat, Common starling, Herring gull, Great black backed gull, Great cormorant, Teal, Wigeon, Black headed gull, Eurasian curlew, Oystercatcher,  Dunlin, Lapwing, Shelduck, Canada goose, Collared dove,  Feral pigeon, Common coot, Moorhen, Little egret, Grey heron,  Mute swan, Goosander, House sparrow, Tufted duck, Carrion crow, Jackdaw and Common blackbird.
Overall a great and enjoyable wal; that would have been even better had we seen the Snow bunting and Black redstart seen on te Foryd yesterday.
Nevertheless most of us were able to njoy a superb pint of Lees bitter at the Blue Bell at Halkyn. The Tatton Brewer Gold was also enjoyed. 
















 

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