4 Barnacle Geese arriving at Gruinart, Isle of Islay

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Picture of 4 Barnacle Geese arriving and landing at a nature reserve
4 Barnacle Geese arriving at Gruinart, Isle of Islay

Taken on an October evening on Islay with some beautiful mild sunlight, four Barnacle Geese arriving and landing at the RSPB reserve at Gruinart. Loch Gruinart and the dunes at Killinallan just visible in the distance.

Moon rising over the hills east of Gruinart, Isle of Islay

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Picture of the Moon rising over some low hills on an October evening
Moon rising over the hills east of Gruinart, Isle of Islay

An October evening on Islay, watching the Moon rising over the hills east of Gruinart from the RSPB hide at Loch Gruinart

Barnacle and White-Fronted Geese at Gruinart, Isle of Islay

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Picture of Barnacle Geese and Greenland White-Fronted Geese in a field
Barnacle and White-Fronted Geese at Gruinart, Isle of Islay

Some of Islay’s winter visitors at Gruinart, Barnacle Geese in the front and Greenland White-Fronted Geese behind them.