Shore birds on northern Kilchoman beach, Isle of Islay

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Picture of Curlew Sandpipers, Oystercatchers and gulls on the sand at the end of a beach
Shore birds on northern Kilchoman beach, Isle of Islay

A view from the northern end of Kilchoman beach on an April morning, groups of shore birds on the beach. They all seem to have largely kept among themselves. From front to back Curlew Sandpipers, Oystercatchers and some Gulls.

Morning plane over the Kilchoman dunes, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a passenger plane over some dunes and low hills
Morning plane over the Kilchoman dunes, Isle of Islay

You might have to look closer, but you can spot the morning service plane to Islay in the middle of the sky over the Kilchoman dunes and low hills on the Rhinns of Islay

Sundog (?) over Kilchoman closer look, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a sundog in a slightly cloudy sky
Sundog (?) over Kilchoman closer look, Isle of Islay

A closer look at the what I believe to be a sundog, spotted on an April morning at Kilchoman.