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.

Oystercatchers on Kilchoman beach with waves in Machir Bay, Isle of Islay

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Picture of 27 Oystercatchers on a beach, breaking waves in the bay behind
Oystercatchers on Kilchoman beach with waves in Machir Bay, Isle of Islay

27 (I hope I counted correctly) Oystercatchers near the northern end of Kilchoman beach, behind them waves breaking in Machir Bay having rolled in from the Atlantic.

Bluebell hill panorama, Isle of Islay

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Panoramic picture of a small hill topped with trees, the ground covered with Bluebells
Bluebell hill panorama, Isle of Islay

A view of a small hill near Islay House in Bridgend Woods in April 2025. The ground is covered in thousands of Bluebells, which Bridgend Woods are known for

Sandy Sea Pinks at Kilchoman beach, Isle of Islay

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Picture of some Sea Pinks partially covered in sands on some rocks at the end of a beach in a bay
Sandy Sea Pinks at Kilchoman beach, Isle of Islay

Spotted at the northern end of Kilchoman beach on the west coast of Islay, some Sea Pinks growing on rocks, partially covered by wind blown sand.