Barnacle Geese Flying Past Bowmore, Isle of Islay

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Picture of Barnacle Geese flying above a sea loch past a villageA view from near Bridgend, looking over to Bowmore as some of the thousands of Barnacle Geese wintering on Islay fly past.

Walking Across Loch Indaal, Isle of Islay

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Picture of walkers crossing the top of a sea loch at low tideThe title might be slight exaggeration, but at low tide you can indeed walk across at least a part of Loch Indaal. This is from an Islay walking week a few years ago. We started at the Gaelic College just outside of Bowmore and walked across to where the River Sorn runs into the loch at Bridgend. Also note the (hazy) Paps of Jura on the right.