Ringed Plovers near the wreck on Kilchoman beach, Isle of Islay

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Picture of Ringed Plovers near a wreck on a beach
Ringed Plovers near the wreck on Kilchoman beach, Isle of Islay

A regular sight at Kilchoman, a good number of Ringed Plovers on the beach. Here they are near the wreck of the Patti in November 2019.

Moody Machir Bay in November, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a wreck in a beach on a moody misty and cloudy but also sunny November day
Moody Machir Bay in November, Isle of Islay

A November early afternoon on the west coast of Islay, patchy sunshine breaking through the clouds over Machir Bay, spray is blown through the air by the wind.

Eider Ducks in the surf in Machir Bay, Isle of Islay

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Picture of 14 Eider Ducks (13 female and 1 male) swimming in the surf in a bay
Eider Ducks in the surf in Machir Bay, Isle of Islay

A raft of Eider Ducks in the surf in Machir Bay, having left Kilchoman beach a few minutes earlier.