An October 2013 view from the new birdwatching hide at RSPB Gruinart. The Barnacle Geese had only a arrived a week before and were almost all staying at Gruinart at the time. They were also quite jumpy, providing an amazing spectacle again and again when thousands of them lifted off at the same time.
A colourful Islay sunset over Machir Bay in October 2009, seen from the top of the dunes near the Kilchoman military cemetery. A small flock of Barnacle Geese passing by.
A picture taken while standing out on the mudflats at the top of Loch Indaal at low tide. Barnacle Geese are resting along the shoreline, some on the mudflat, some on the grass along the shore. Others have taken flight, having been spooked elsewhere. The Paps of Jura towering over the scene in the background, also the John Francis Campbell Monument on the right.