Barnacle Geese landing at Gruinart, Isle of Islay

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Picture of Barnacle Geese landing on a field next to a loch
Barnacle Geese landing at Gruinart, Isle of Islay

Some of the early arrivals in October 2021, some Barnacle Geese landing at Gruinart after their arrival on Islay from Greenland.

Low clouds hanging over Loch Indaal, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a sea loch with low grey clouds hanging over it on an October morning
Low clouds hanging over Loch Indaal, Isle of Islay

It isn’t always sunny on Islay, sometimes it rains, sometimes it’s heavy low clouds hanging over the island for hours on end. Here seen from Ballitarsin on an October morning. You can still spot the Bruichladdich warehouses on the other side of the loch. Oh, and the next morning it was sunny again.

Ballitarsin sunny October morning view panorama, Isle of Islay

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Panoramic picture of a view over a varied landscape with a sea loch, fields and woodland on a sunny morning
Ballitarsin sunny October morning view panorama, Isle of Islay

A beautiful sunny October morning at Ballitarsin, a fantastic view over the varied landscape: Loch Indaal stretching out into the distance towards the left, a field with grazing sheep below us. the famous Paps of Jura in the distance peeking over the hills on the right.