Author Archives: Armin Grewe

About Armin Grewe

Visiting Islay for over 20 years, blogging and posting Islay pictures in some form for almost as long.

Oystercatcher on the rocks at Saligo Bay, Isle of Islay

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Picture of an Oystercatcher bird on some rocks above the sea
Oystercatcher on the rocks at Saligo Bay, Isle of Islay

Oystercatchers seem to quite like the rocks at Saligo Bay near the mouth of Saligo River. This one I noticed in April 2025.

Moody Kilchoman beach in April, Isle of Islay

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Moody Kilchoman beach in April, Isle of Islay

A moody April morning on the west coast of Islay, out for a walk on Kilchoman beach at low tide. The wreck of the Patti in the middle distance, the crags in the distance

Horse posing at Saligo, Isle of Islay

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Horse posing at Saligo, Isle of Islay

Almost as if it was posing this horse briefly lifted its head from grazing when I approached with my camera, a well known rock formation in the background.