Birding, Butterflies and Wild Flowers. A very brief walk down Thornton Carrs in the very last throws of daylight produced a. A bitterly cold day and a walk over Rievaulx Moor produced only 6. Siskin, Marsh Tit, Common Buzzard, Goldcrest,.

Last day of holiday so just some local birding. Started out with both Male and Female. Red-Backed Shrike, Serin, Black Redstart and Cirl Bunting. Moved up the valley to a cliff face 1 Km North of Torla on road to Ordesa and park in the car park to scan the ridges. Were floating around, followed by. Chough, Egyptian Vulture and Griffon. Fantastic end to a great holiday. The Reason we went there! Lammergeier Mountains 1 km North of Torla.

Birding, Butterflies and Wild Flowers. This morning just before High Marishes. Was seen this morning on the way to work just outside Thornton on Malton Road. A Christmas morning walk up Ellerburn to Wilton Heights produced 2. And a large mixed finch flock, c200, of.

The day started with low cloud, mist and drizzle, so we headed for Portree and the weather there was beautiful with a warm sunny day. We walked from Portree to the point which is North of the town. Along the path we saw Ravens, Common Buzzard. Local boats now take tourists every 2 hours to the point and beyond to see the Sea Eagles. And the end of a lovely holiday.