A Blustery Riverside Walk,
Hoping to Catch a Bore.
A male Common blackbird does his best to sing in very blustery conditions.
Not one cyclist on the Wales Coast Path either side of Bumper's Lane.
Good to see the crops beginning to grow.
The top field is the one the Skylarks were singing over.
The "bore" passes the A380 wing barge jetty.
A Mallard rides on the tide.
A cyclist gets in on the act, but at least he isn't a lycra loony.
A snail struts its stuff on the Wales Coast Path.
A Great cormorant flies under the bridge, close to surface of the river with the tide still rapidly rising. At least another hour until it reaches its peak at babout 13-00.
Distance: 6.0 miles. Climb: 634' (wind assisted reading on GPS), but in reality more like 130'.
Time: 2 hours 20 minutes. On the move walking average: 2.9 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 2,5 m.p.h.
At 08-00, I wasn't sure whether to walk or not, as it was raining quite heavily. I needed to leave before 09-15, if was to catch the tide passing.
Thankfully it did ease, and with temperatures forecast to feel like about 10 Celsius, I decided to put on my Paramo gear.That was a mistake, especially when the Sun came out at about 11-00, not even the strong north westerly wind kept me cool enough. No, my Summer lightwieght waterproofs would have been perfectly adequate.
It was too windy for most of the birds to come out, and those that did sing or call did so from within the hedges or bushes. However when the Sun did come out, I was lucky enough to see and hear at least three Skylarks singing high in the sky above a recently planted field.
Birds seen or heard today incuded: Chiffchaff, Greenfinch, Winter wren, Common chaffinch, Carrion crow, Pied wagtail, Common whitethroat, Common blackbird, Common starling, Goldfinch, European robin, House martin, Mallard, Black billed magpie, Black headed gull, Herring gull, Lesser black back gull, Oystercatcher and Great cormorant.
I did catch the tide as it approached the A380 Wing Barge Jetty, but it wasn't very impressive, iwill have to wait until the 10 m tides in the Autumn to see if they are any better.
On my return, I spoke to a photographer on the Salney Ferry Footbridge, he was hoping to see an eighty year old man rowing from Connah's Quay towards Chester in aid of a charity, and was surprised that I hadn't seen him.
Not many out today, a few dog walkers, joggers and about a dozen cyclists, but only about three lycra loonies in one group.
Overall an enjoyable walk, but glad to get home and change into some more appropriate clothing and to sit down with a cup of coffee and watch the snooker at 14-30.
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