Category Archives: Beaches

A picture of a beach on Islay

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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Picture of a wide sandy wet beach with moody clouds above and crags in the background
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

Sandy Sea Pinks under moody Machir Bay clouds, Isle of Islay

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Picture of some Sea Pinks partially covered by sand on a rocky ridge, a bay under moody clouds in the background
Sandy Sea Pinks under moody Machir Bay clouds, Isle of Islay

A view from an April walk on Kilchoman beach: Some Sea Pinks partially covered in sand on a rocky ridge at the northern end of the beach, moody clouds over Machir Bay in the background.