One of many Common chaffinches seen singing today.
Daffodils blowing in the wind.
Choppy waters on the river.
Trying to catch up with the"tidal bore".
"Which way should I go?"
Pink footed geese heading towards the estuary.
Time: 2 hours 47 minutes. On the move walking average: 3.1 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 2.5 m.p.h.
Wind: 0 - 18.2 m.p.h. Temperature: 9.2 - 12.6 Celsius.
Group: Martyn.
The forecast for today was marginally better than the one for tomorrow, so I decided I would go for a walk today and watch the cricket tomorrow. it didn't feel cold, despite the north westerly wind, but heading towards Queensferry on the Wales Coast Path was quite challenging, so much so that I decided to cut my walk short and turned back at the Sealand Drainage Pumping Station. The river was still quite high and the wind was creating waves, so I decided to video it for a while. As I did so, the "tidal bore" came into view and I had a job catching up with the camera as it went past me.
The birds seen were less than usual, but it was good to see and hear Skylaks singing and Lapwings display. I was also surprised to see a skein of >100 Pink footed geese flying parallel with the river heading towards the esturary.
Birds seen or heard tody included: Mallard, Moorhen, Black billed magpie, Woodpigeon, Dunnock, European robin, Common blackbird, House sparrow, Greenfinch, Raven, Carrion crow, Pied wagtail, Great tit, Oystercatcher, Common redshank, Common chaffinch, Great cormorant, Goldfinch, Winter wren, Black headed gull, Lapwing and Pink footed goose.
As they say this was a good walk to blow the cobwebs out of your hair, but alas that doesn'tapply to me!
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