Decent weather this afternoon meant I felt like taking myself out for a couple of hours, and wondered where I could walk that I haven't visited in a while, and wouldn't be a mud bath.
It was always optimistic thinking anywhere would be an easy walk today, and so it proved, although to be fair my trip to Winthorpe wasn't all that bad, and rather better than Clay Lane, say, would be at this time of the year.
It isn't an attractive walk at all, it's rather featureless, in common with anywhere maintained for serious angling, I find. It also takes you under various road and rail bridges, and alongside a sewage works.
Lovely.
However, saw some interesting birds; colourful deep pink bullfinches in the hawthorn heshes, and a lovely group of reed buntings. In Winthorpe village, there were long tailed tits and chaffinches and above isolated gulls rode the breezes.
Not such a bad trek, occupied a couple of hours, had a nice listen to the radio, and got my 15000 steps in!
Si
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Bird life sounds good Si
ReplyDeletelovely photos. I'm often amazed by what wildlife can be found in unpromising areas
ReplyDeleteThank you all!
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