The view towards Chester from theThe Saltney Ferry Footbridge.
The Great crested grebe - "I couldn't get an appointment at the hairdessers!".
Another view if the Great crested grebe.
The Beluga ST 3 seen through the trees.
One of the four female Goosanders seen today.
A European robin singing in the bushes.
A Grey heron on the riverside near Nowhere.
The delightful bed of Daffodils on Castle Drive.
A Common blackbirds comes close.
Canoeists at Chester weir - brings back memories from 1972!
Lesser periwinkles groing out of a wall on Curzon Park North.
Leaves starting to show on the Hawthorn hedge.
An unknown flower on the roadside on River Lane - probably a garden escapee.
Time: 3 hours 48 minutes. On the move walking average: 3.0 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 2.4 m.p.h.
Beaufort wind force: 2. Max temperature: 15.2 Celsius.
Group: Martyn.
A very pleasant day for walking, largely overcast with a light breeze in the morning and feeling very warm when the Sun showed its face from about 13-00.
Birds seen or heard today included: Mallard, Moorhen, Dunnock, European robin, Common blackbird, Greenfinch, Blue tit, Great tit, Long tailed tit, Goldfinch, Black billed magpie, Woodpigeon, Carrion crow, Jackdaw, Raven, Winter wren, Great cormorant, Black headed gull, Herring gull, Lesser black back gull, Oystercatcher, Common chaffinch, Chiffchaff, Common buzzard, Common pheasant, Grey heron, Goosander and Great crested grebe.
As a slight variation, I decided to return home along Boundary Lane and Sandy Lane, in so ding avoid the aromas coming from EPC on River Lane.
The star bird today was the Great crested grebe and for once there was only one male Goosander with four female Goosander, unless the other males were out of sight.
An enjoyable walk, but hopefully the last Monday walk completed under the Welsh "Stay Local" Restrictions.
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