Enjoy and thanks for visiting, hopefully more blogs in 2023.
Mike
Enjoy and thanks for visiting, hopefully more blogs in 2023.
Mike
Thank you for reading
Diaries of Cheshire wildlife watcher brothers
With the days shortening and the leaves changing color I decided it was time to come back sharing my experinces and encounters I have while enjoying my passions in life. Its been a long few months since writing anything and I have been enjoying lots of welsh breaks and emercing myself into the British summer as its nice to reminice of these times in the winter I'll be sharing 2022 interests from September onwards.
My Summer garden in early spring
One of the views from one of my fantastic holidays looking into the mountains of snowdonia
One of the many tents I used while wild camping on the coast, save the pennys where you can
My one my favourite places on the outskirts of Snowdonia
Its been the longest amount of months I have felt myself since before the events of the past couple of years I now feel mentally and physically stronger with the odd lapse here and there but thats life and as long as I have the outdoor places to be at peace then life will be easier to enjoy and get through the hard times that no matter how much we worry and fear we cannot change.
Kind regards
Mike
Bioluminescent Plankton
On the walk back we spotted a flock of Brent Geese with a few Curlew flying then grazing on local fields
Flocks of Knot and Sanderling were in good numbers as the high tide reached its peak
A Velvet scoter was also a nice surprise pushed in by the wind
Thanks for reading
Mike
One thing I definately want to do is get more active and push my body with lots of walks in the Peaks and more wild camping with unexpected encounters with various nature would be wonderful. Below are a few photographs from a recent walk from the Cat and fiddle pub down to wildboar clough to shutlingsloe and down through Macclesfield forest. I was hoping for a Dipper on the streams flowing by the roadside but hopefully maybe in the spring or on one of my peak wild camps.
Not really been into posting lately as I have been reflecting on the past year and ready to get on with the coming Spring but Last week I spent a few days at a cottage above Amlwch Harbour and with storms coming in I was glad to have booked a place with a view as I wanted a couple of walks as the coastal path was right outside the door. Enjoying a cup of tea and a fish supper with this wonderful view was a great way to enjoy a few days before the annoying start of a few weeks before 2021 ends and 2022 begin so life can resume ready for the spring.
View from the living room into the kitchen and the rocky outcrops asbove the harbour
Mike
With Autumn upon us and the next stage of Nature taking on readying themselves for the blast of Winters cold with Jays and Squirrels burying nuts and myself buying new winter gear to keep me warm and comfy while out hiking and enjoying being out on the water. Yesterday with the weather looking good we decided on heading up into the Peak district to do our regular 3 hour walk. We got the bus from the Cat and fiddle pub down to Macclesfield taking rests to enjoy the silence and breath in the fresh air and the views but as we arrived the mist rolled in bringing the true beauty of the area to life. The Red Grouse were on form with flighty passovers and lots of calling going on, I can't explain how desolate and wonderful the small area near Shining tor can be especially in a white where it feels like your in Alaska with all the pine trees and snow upto your waist.
After a little breather and some tasty pork pies that seemed to taste even nicer in the fresh cool air of the Peaks, just before we headed down hill we spotted a large flock of waders disturbed from the mist by the noisy Red Grouse, there must have been over 20 Golden Plover and to see my first in the Peaks was equally perfect as they disapeered in and out of the mist.
I could not be sure but a blacker grouse shaped bird flew past me but could not be sure as it was so fast and as they blend in so well to the thick vegetation was it a Black Grouse or not I can't be 100% positive but would be great if it was after a bit of internet searches it be possible taht there around in small numbers. The one thing that was wonderful to see was a male Sparrow Hawk perched on a farmers fence post looking down onto Lamaload reservoir and for me one of the best views in the area.
Thanks for visiting
Mike