The sun shone as my friend Mary and I crossed from Ardrossan to Brodick on Arran. We were pleased to visit this small island which is often described as Scotland in minature owing to its mountains, lochs, rivers and sea shore. Brodick Castle owned by the National Trust is a beautiful building with lovely gardens and great walks through the grounds and along the seashore and up Goatfell the highest mountain on the island. We loved the approach to the island and enjoyed our short voyage with Caledonian McBrayne. Our first evening we attended a slide show about birds of prey that can be seen on the island as part of an annual wildlife f
estival. The slide show was fascinating and we were delighted to learn about kites, peregrine falcons, herons and long eared owls. That evening we saw a heron by the seashore and the next day had a fantastic view of a short eared owl. This was our first ever sighting of one in the wild.
The sun shone as my friend Mary and I crossed from Ardrossan to Brodick on Arran. We were pleased to visit this small island which is often described as Scotland in minature owing to its mountains, lochs, rivers and sea shore. Brodick Castle owned by the National Trust is a beautiful building with lovely gardens and great walks through the grounds and along the seashore and up Goatfell the highest mountain on the island. We loved the approach to the island and enjoyed our short voyage with Caledonian McBrayne. Our first evening we attended a slide show about birds of prey that can be seen on the island as part of an annual wildlife f
estival. The slide show was fascinating and we were delighted to learn about kites, peregrine falcons, herons and long eared owls. That evening we saw a heron by the seashore and the next day had a fantastic view of a short eared owl. This was our first ever sighting of one in the wild.
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