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30th January 2023
Hiking - Walking: Waldringfield Wind Direction: Wind Stength: Surf / Sea State: Air Temperature: Sea Temperature: Weather: sunny Max Speed: Distance Covered: 3 miles (Nautical Miles - unless stated otherwise)
Monday 30th January – walk ***** Waldringfield circuit – sunny and mild
with a good breeze.
With wall to wall sunshine milder than of late and a good breeze from the
WNW I was tempted to go windsurfing but with my foil out of action and a
poor tide on the River Orwell I decided against it, so Mag and I went on a
top walk instead. With exercises done I packed a picnic and we drove over
to park at Waldringfield church arriving at midday, being early for lunch
we decided to walk to the left first, inland away from the River Deben. It
was a good day for birds starting off with a pair of what we think were
Field Fares in a crab apple tree having a right old feast, we also saw
loads of hedge row birds including several sorts of tits, robins, sparrows
,jackdaws, buzzards, black birds and then when we reached the Deben there
were loads of waders including several avocets:) We walked through quiet
country Lanes leading down to the Deben with it being very quiet, just how
we like it:) We past the small nature reserve with teal on the lake with
three tubes of reeds on poles which we were not sure what they were, traps
or nesting boxes? Reaching the Maybush pub which smelt of cooking fat:( we
found a bench sheltered from the breeze and stopped for lunch watching
several avocets wading out by the island. Well rested we continued past the
small farm reservoir past the hall where we saw loads more field fares and
back along the Quiet Lane to our van via a walk around the church yard
which was full of snowdrops and yellow aconites and back home for a cuppa.
I then headed down to Felixstowe dock view point to check out the sunset,
sadly it was not as impressive as yesterdays! Top day :)
PS - had one of todays pics chosen as a Editors Pick on the BBC but sadly
it was not used on the TV :(
Photo Album here
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