North Wales....5th-7th September 2014.

Another weekend away with Trace saw us heading this time to beautiful Gwynedd in North Wales staying in the lovely seaside town of Aber Maw on the edge of the stunning Snowdonia National Park.Again on this trip it was mostly the amazing scenery that took centre stage,but we also managed some great wildlife sightings as well,these included the following.A boat trip out of Aber Maw on the Friday saw us enjoying some lovely,hot,hazy sunshine and the highlights of the trip included 2 Grey Seal and about 20 Barrel Jellyfish.This species is a huge oceanic plankton eater,with one individual being about a metre across,a very impressive beast to say the least.Day two saw us visiting several lovely places,the first was Aberdaron on the impressive Llyn Peninsula,a few notable sightings here included superb views of a 'Cronking' Raven as it flew over nearby cliffs and a male and female Stonechat showed nicely as well.After visiting the Llyn we headed into the mountains,bypassing more beautiful views of the mountains and our first view of Snowden itself and visited the stunning town of Betys-y-Coed.Here,a sight i had always wanted to see happened,a jumping Salmon watched attempting to traverse one of the waterfalls on the River Conwy which flows through this picturesque town.What an amazing sight to see and one i had always wanted to witness.Also here was a Dipper watched zooming along it's riverside home and an incredibly tame Grey Heron.The final day we boarded the Welsh Highland Railway which travels from Porthmadog to Caernarfon through more beautiful scenery and past Snowden,this journey is a must if you are visiting this area,with more mouth watering scenery,just fantastic.Finally a mention must go to the very nice Bryn Mellyn guest house were we stayed,as it was a proper haven for wildlife with an array of feeders in the garden.Over the stay we managed to see 11 species of birds at the feeders and in the garden which included 2 Tawny Owl and a very impressive 9 Yellowhammers.So after a very enjoyable 2 nights,3 days we returned back home to Lincolnshire after another great trip away.

2nd calendar year Herring Gull,Aber Maw.

2nd Calendar Year Herring Gull,Abermaw.

Barrel Jellyfish,Abermaw Bay.

Abermaw and the Mawddach Estuary.

Llyn Cwellyn,near to Beddgelert.

Betys-y-Coed and the River Conwy.

The Llyn Peninsula at Aberdaron.

The River Conwy at Betys-y-Coed.

Scenery near Porthmadog.

Snowden.

Male Stonechat,Aberdaron,Llyn Peninsula.