Skerries off Port Ellen in April evening light, Isle of Islay

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Picture of various skerries and a small islands in some nice April evening light
Skerries off Port Ellen in April evening light, Isle of Islay

Seen from an Islay ferry arriving in Port Ellen on an April evening: Some of the skerries off the coast and the mainland at Kintyre hidden by the clouds on the horizon

Red-Throated Divers off Port Charlotte, Isle of Islay

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Picture of two Red-Throated Divers in winter plumage off a rocky shore
Red-Throated Divers off Port Charlotte, Isle of Islay

Spotted from the beach in Port Charlotte, two birds on the water off some rocks at the end of the beach. I’m led to believe they are Red-Throated Divers in their winter plumage, so that’s what I’m calling them.

Birds at the Paps of Jura (seen from Islay)

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Picture of a good number of birds swirling in the air in front of two mountains
Birds at the Paps of Jura (seen from Islay)

Seen from the Bunnahabhain road, I think somewhere near Persabus: A good number of birds swirling around in the air with the Paps of Jura behind them. Unfortunately I didn’t check at the time and can’t properly make out from the picture what they are (I think some are Hooded Crows).