Curlew - 73

We are staying in Dolgellau for the night using a gift voucher from Christmas 2019. This is the first opportunity we have had to use it. 

Our plan was to catch the bus to Barmouth and then walk the Mawddach Trail back to Dolgellau. By an amazing coincidence it is 12 months to the day since we did the same walk in the other direction.

Unfortunately our plan went awry when we discovered that the Barmouth bridge was closed so we had to improvise and catch the ferry to Fairbourne which added a mile or so to the walk.

After a lot of checking we have decided this is a curlew rather than a whimbrel but if anyone disagrees I will be interested to hear the reasons. I think the markings around the eye aren’t as dtinctive on this compared to a whimbrel.


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Lands End to John O'Groats 1000 Mile Virtual Challenge Update 

Day 230 -  Highlands 11.5 miles walked  914.7 miles completed


I think this was the longest day so far as I passed through Ardullie, and Archandunie and finished at Strathy