Presthaven Sands from our lunch spot. 
Lunch in the lee of the sand dunes! (1)
Lunch in the lee of the sand dunes. (2)
Lunch in the lee of the sand dunes! (3)
Lunch in the lee of the sand dunes. (4) Isn't anyone enjoying themselves?
They're all running away, just when I wanted to take a photo of the group by the lighthouse!Walk stats: Distance: 9.2 miles; Climb:100'.
Time:3 hours 59 minutes; On the move walking average:2.6 m.p.h.;Overall walk average:2.3 m.p.h.
Group:Martyn, Richard, Roger, Tim, Sylvia and Dave J., Annie H., Sue and Michel, Celia, Fran and Tito.
Good weather for walking, plenty of sunshine, even if the keen South easterly wind did encourage us to keep on the move. Walking in the dunes did afford us some protection on the outward journey.
This was an unusual walk for us , essentially a there and back walk, all in the pretext of a little birdwatching. We didn't even see the Shore lark that had been reported earlier in the week!
Lunch was taken, sheltering in the lee of the sand dunes. It isn't often that we can enjoy fruit cake as we take in a lovely sea vista! The cake was in honour of Sylvia's birthday last week.
Birds seen or heard today included:Black-headed gull, Herring gull, Common gull, Carrion crow, Black-billed magpie, Oystercatcher, Curlew, Shellduck, Mallard, Teal, Coot, Dunlin, Sanderling, Lesser black-backed gull, Greater black-backed gull,Pied wagtail, Starling, Feral pigeon, Knot, Turnstone and Cormorant.
As usual when in this area our after walk drinks were enjoyed at the Britannia Inn in Pentre Halkyn where the welcoming open fire was a rel treat on such a cold day. The Lees bitter was good too!
As usual when in this area our after walk drinks were enjoyed at the Britannia Inn in Pentre Halkyn where the welcoming open fire was a rel treat on such a cold day. The Lees bitter was good too!
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