Loch Gruinart through a gap in the Ardnave dunes, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a sea loch at low tide, seen through a gap between dunes
Loch Gruinart through a gap in the Ardnave dunes, Isle of Islay

A different view of Loch Gruinart at Ardnave, not from the top of the dunes, not from the beach either, but from somewhere half way, from a gap in the dunes. It’s low tide in the loch with sandbanks visible almost all the way. Killinallan Point visible across the loch, also the tops of the Paps of Jura on the horizon.

Low tide at the north of Loch Gruinart, Isle of Islay

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Picture of the mouth of a sea loch at low tide, sand banks covering most of the area
Low tide at the north of Loch Gruinart, Isle of Islay

A view north east from the Ardnave dunes, looking out over the mouth of Loch Gruinart at low tide. Killinallan Point visible on the other side of the loch. One of the Paps of Jura on the horizon behind the hills on Islay. Mala Bholsa visible in the distance on the left, Jura behind it.

Starling in some seaweed at the Bay of Small Isles, Isle of Jura

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Picture of a starling on some rotting seaweed on a shore
Starling in some seaweed at the Bay of Small Isles, Isle of Jura

Spotted on the shore of Jura’s Bay of Small Isles, a single Starling looking for some food (I assume. Not entirely sure what it was looking for. It was picking away in the seaweed for a while).