Barnacle Geese walking on Loch Indaal, Isle of Islay

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Picture of some Barnacle Geese walking on the sand of sea loch at low tide, trees in autumn colours in the background
Barnacle Geese walking on Loch Indaal, Isle of Islay

At the top of Loch Indaal at low tide, a few of the Barnacle Geese visiting Islay over the winter on a walk on the sand. Bridgend Woods in autumn colours in the background.

Heron in flight in the Gruinart evening light, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a Heron flying low over a flooded field in some mild evening sunshine
Heron in flight in the Gruinart evening light, Isle of Islay

A beautiful October evening at RSPB Gruinart on Islay, a Heron flying low over the flooded fields outside of the birdwatching hide.

Barnacle Geese below Aoradh Farm, Gruinart, Isle of Islay

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Picture of Barnacle Geese in a field below a farm
Barnacle Geese below Aoradh Farm, Gruinart, Isle of Islay

An October view at Gruinart, some of the many thousand of Barnacle Geese wintering on Islay below Aoradh Farm, also the home of RSPB Loch Gruinart.