
A view from a walk along the Big Strand in Laggan Bay on Islay. Machrie River is flowing across the beach into the sea with a fishing boat visible in the distance.

A view from a walk along the Big Strand in Laggan Bay on Islay. Machrie River is flowing across the beach into the sea with a fishing boat visible in the distance.

Spotted by my sister Imke while we were walking though the dunes at Kilchoman on our way to the beach, lots of Cinnabar Moth Caterpillars.

My sister Imke walking out on the beach in Lossit Bay during our visit in June 2025. I think her footprints were the first on the beach for the day.