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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.

Sunday, 31 January 2021

A walk Between Meals and Another Bore Slipped By Unnoticed 31st January 2021

A Walk Between Meals and Another Bore Slipped By Unnoticed.
A Sunday flypast.
Great cormorants doing what they like to do.
Great cormorants standing by.
We can't keep still - on watch all of the time - we are the sentinels wherever we are!
Common redshank on the river bank.
A stick riding on the rising tide towards Chester, confirming that I missed seeing the tidal bore once more, assuming that there was one!
Common starlings in a tree west of Bumper's Lane.
Common starligs on the move.
Distance: 5.5 miles. Climb: 85'.
Time: 1 hour 55 minutes. On the move waking average: 3.1 m.p.h. Overall walk average; 2.8 m.p.h.
Group: Martyn.
Overcast, dry and with a north eastely wind it felt pretty cool, not a day for standing around!
Once again I had hoped to see a tidal bore, but once more it slipped by without me noticing. At least I have learned that when there is a lot of water running off the hills, it results in the bore being suppressed.
Even the birds were quiet today, obviously sheltering from the cold wind.
Birds seen or heard today included: Common blackbird, Euriopean robin, Pied wagtail, Mallard, Teal, Great cormorant, Common redshank, Moorhen, Black headed gull, Herring gull, Common gull, Common starling and Moorhen.
A short but enjoyable walk back in plenty of time to start the Sunday roast.

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