Kilchoman dune path, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a sand path through dunes covered in dune grass
Kilchoman dune path, Isle of Islay

Walking through the Kilchoman dunes on the way to Kilchoman dunes on an overcast April morning on the west coast of Islay

Wreck and puddles on Kilchoman beach, Isle of Islay

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Picture of an old wreck surrounded by water puddles on a sandy beach. dunes in the background
Wreck and puddles on Kilchoman beach, Isle of Islay

A view of the wreck of the Patti on Kilchoman beach on the west coast of Islay on a moody April morning. Some puddles remaining around the wreck after the tide had gone out, the Kilchoman dunes and crags in the background.

Shore birds on northern Kilchoman beach, Isle of Islay

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Picture of Curlew Sandpipers, Oystercatchers and gulls on the sand at the end of a beach
Shore birds on northern Kilchoman beach, Isle of Islay

A view from the northern end of Kilchoman beach on an April morning, groups of shore birds on the beach. They all seem to have largely kept among themselves. From front to back Curlew Sandpipers, Oystercatchers and some Gulls.