Buzzard being mobbed by Lapwing and Crow at Gruinart, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a Buzzard being chased by a Lapwing and a Crow
Buzzard being mobbed by Lapwing and Crow at Gruinart, Isle of Islay

Spotted in the distance at Gruinart (hence the not great photo quality, had to crop this quite a bit), a Buzzard being mobbed by a Lapwing and a Crow (not sure what type). This went on for a while, unfortunately can’t remember how it ended.

Pair of Lapwings at Gruinart, Isle of Islay

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Picture of two Lapwings low in the air, probably in some mating ritual
Pair of Lapwings at Gruinart, Isle of Islay

I’m not entirely sure what this pair of Lapwings was doing, although I’m guessing it was some kind of mating ritual. Watched from the bird hide at Islay’s RSPB Loch Gruinart.

Saligo Bay entrance panorama April 2024, Isle of Islay

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Panoramic picture from a path through dunes on to a beach in a wide bay
Saligo Bay entrance panorama April 2024, Isle of Islay

Just a short distance down from the dunes view over Saligo Bay, the view from where probably most people enter and walk down to the beach. Towards the right a narrow track leads down to the beach.