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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.

Saturday, 9 August 2025

Parkgate and RSPB Burton Mere Wetlands NR 9th August 2024

Parkgate Promenade, looking towards Donkey Stand.
Little egret and Common redshank on Donkey Stand Flash.
Waders on Donkey Stand Flash.
Common redshank, Black tailed godwits and a Black headed gull on Donkey Stand Flash.
Looking across Donkey Stand Flash towards the Clwydian Hills.
A Grey heron and Little egrets on Boathouse Flash.
Oystercatchers on Boathouse Flash.
Looking back towards Parkgate Promenade from near Bevyl Road.
A Grey heron with Little egrets on Boathouse Flash.
Looking towards the Point of Ayr lighthouse from the Old Bath's Car Park at Parkgate.
Looking back towards Parkgate from the Old Bath's Car Park at Parkgate.
Lots of Canada geese on the Main Scrape at RSPB Burton Mere Wetlands NR.
Looking over the Main Scrape towards Moel Famau and Connah's Quay Power Station.
The Main Scrape at RSPB Burton Mere Wetlands RSPB.
A Little grebe seen from the Reedbed Screen.
The same Little grebe.
A Great white egret hunting on the Reedbed.
A farmyard goose and Greylag goose on Centenary Pool.
Avocets feeding on Centenary Pool.
A Lapwing on Centenary Pool.
Lapwings on Centenary Pool.  
You can just about make out the peewit call of the Lapwings through the dominant calls of the Greylag geese.

A young Common lizard  on the fence, basking in the warm sunshine.
I couldn't resist taking a photo of this beautiful Water Lilly.
Just a short 4 mile morning stroll along the Promenade at Parkgate, followed by a visit to RSPB Burton Mere Wetlands NR.
Birds seen or heard today included: Marsh harrier, Lapwing, Common redshank, Grey heron, Oystercatcher, Little egret, Teal, Mallard. Canada goose, Greylag goose, House martin, Barn swallow, Herring gull, Black headed gull, Black tailed godwit, Moorhen, Common coot, Great white egret, Shelduck, Winter wren, Woodpigeon, Carrion crow, Jackdaw, Rook, Gadwall, Tufted duck and Pied avocet.
The highlights of the day was a large Common toad that walked over my foot along the boardwalk and later seeing a juvenile Common lizard on the fence, basking in the sunshine.
It was quite windy, so butterflies were few and far between. In fact I only saw several Large whites and just one Speckled wood.

 




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Fran said...

That was a great nature walk .

12 August 2025 at 07:34

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