We
took a taxi boat to Turunc which is the next bay along the coast from Icmeler.
From the boat we saw a pair of Booted
Eagles soaring over the hills between the two bays. When we arrived at
Turunc we took a tractor-train up to the Loryma Resort which is perched high on
the hillside overlooking the village. There was an animal enclosure at the
resort with various farm animals and nearby we saw Goldfinches,
White Wagtail, Hooded Crow and heard a Great
Tit. The resort was overlooked by high cliffs and I saw two falcons taking
off and flying around the cliff. I was able to watch them for a while, long
enough for me to satisfy myself that they were definitely Eleanora's Falcons. We
saw a single Jay while walking down
the long winding road back to the village and harbour and a few Terrapins in the
canal in the village.
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