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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, 13 August 2025

Parkgate and Around West Kirby Marine Lake 13th August 2025

Canada geese on the Donkey Stand Flash.
Little egret on the Donkey Stand Flash.
Grey heron on Donkey Stand Flash.
Common redshank on Donkey Stand Flash.
Greenshank on Donkey Stand Flash.
Avocet on Donkey Stand Flash.
Black hesded gull and Lapwing on Donkey Stand Flash.
A male Stonechat by Donkey Stand Flash.
Greenshank on Donkey Stand Flash.
Grey heron and Moorhen on Bevyl Road Flash.
Spoonbills on the Boathouse Flash.
Spoonbills and Grey heron on Boathouse Flash.
West Kirby Marine Lake from near the yacht club.
Common redshank on the sand bank near the outflow stream from the Marine Lake.
Turnstone, starting to lose its Summer plumage.
Turnstones on the bank near the Marine Lake.
A foraging Lesser black backed gull.
Great cormorants on estuary sand banks.
A Herring gull getting ready to jump into the Marine Lake.
The RNLI heading for Little Eye and Hilbre.
Looking towards Red Rocks from West Kirby Marine Lake.
A new and interesting information board onthe site of the old baths at West Kirby Marine Lake.
I was surprised to learn that you can see Anglesey from here, but not today!
Today, you could only just make out the Point of Ayr Lighthouse.
I didn't expect to see a tractor going round the Marine Lake.
The weather forecast for today indicated that wouldn't be a sensible to spend five hours in open countryside, so I decided to do a bit of birdwatching, mainly from the comfort of my car at Parkgate.
I did however, walk around the Marine Lake at West Kirby, tempted by a  pleasant breeze and the temperature only just 21 Celsius on the car thermometer.  By the time I got back to the car, the temperature had already reached 24.5 Celsius and starting to feel more humid.
In all, I only walked 2.0 miles, and was glad that I wasn't going to go any further!
Birds seen today included: Avocet, Lapwing, Black tailed godwit, Little egret, Barn swallow, Feral pigeon, Greenshank, Common redshank, Grey heron, Mallard, Spoonbill, Canada goose, Moorhen, Stonechat, Herring gull, Lesser black back gull, Black headed gull, Great cormorant and Turnstone.










 

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