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Kintyre and a buoy from the Singing Sands, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a view from a beach with some rocks to a distant peninsula, also a lone buoy in the distance
Kintyre and a buoy from the Singing Sands, Isle of Islay

A view from the Singing Sands near Port Ellen in the south east of Islay, looking across the sea to Kintyre with a navigation buoy also visible in the distance.

Black Rocks buoy with some Shags in the Sound of Islay

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Picture of a green buoy with the name Black Rocks written on it, some Shags sitting on its bottom section
Black Rocks buoy with some Shags in the Sound of Islay

Spotted in the Sound of Islay from a passing ferry, the Black Rocks buoy near the southern end. Looking quite dirty compared to another time I photographed it, mainly because some Shags seem to have taken up residence on it.

Gigha ferry MV Loch Ranza leaving for the mainland

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Picture of the Calmac ferry MV Loch Ranza cruising through a rocky coastal area with a buoy and birds on rocks
Gigha ferry MV Loch Ranza leaving for the mainland

A view of the MV Loch Ranza leaving Gigha for the mainland. Seen from Port na Gallochoille on a June early evening. Notice the buoy and the cormorants/shag (not sure what they are) on the rocks, one drying its wings.