Great Orme, Llandudno

Our annual pilgrimage to the Great Orme at Llandudno was a week or two late this year, and perhaps that was the reason we didn't see some of our target species such as the lepdoptera silver-studded Blue, dark-green fritillary and Cistus Forrester, or plants such as spiked speedwell. However we did see several species of butterfly, including grayling, wall, gatekeeper and meadow brown, and there were still a few interesting plants, such as common rockrose and field scabious. Highlight was three Choughs, one on the cliffs on Marine Drive, the other two just below the summit complex.

Chough.

Looking across the Conway estuary towards Anglesey from the Orme.