On Tuesday we went to Cemlyn for a short circular walk of just over 3 miles. Tellytubby had heard that a rare Wryneck had been seen in the area and as he is a keen birdwatcher he was hoping to see it there.. We parked the car in the Bryn Aber car park which is situated at the western end of the reserve where the remains of a large house called Bryn Aber are. It was bought by a Captain Vivian Hewitt in the 1930s and he was a wealthy bur eccentric millionaire who had a passion for birds. This led him to create a dam and weir at Cemlyn, changing the saltmarsh area close to the house to become the large lagoon that we can see there today. The lagoon is now a wonderful refuge for wildfowl We set of along the coast, passing the Lifeboat memorial and following the rocky shoreline and kept a lookout for Dolphines but never saw any, but a solitary Seal seemed to follow us along the walk because whenever we stopped he always seemed to be there. It wasn't long before we saw St Rhwydrys Church in Llanfairynghornwy and made a detour to have a look at the building. Luckily for us it was open. It's a small Church but inside it was immaculate and worth the detour to see it. After a good look around we went back to the path and had our refreshments by a lovely bay with cliffs that seemed to be eroding quite quickly. The views along the coast were good but wherever we were the Wylfa Nuclear plant always seemed to be in view. We carried on the walk and returned to the car park and had a good chat with a local man who advised us that the Wryneck had been seen in the ruins of the buildings within 100 yards of the car park. On the walk we had seen Choughs, Buzzards, Stonechats and many other varieties of birds but no Wryneck and our chances of seeing one quickly disappeared when a party of school children went past the ruins. At least we all enjoyed the walk and finished it off in a nice cafe in Cemaes Bay
