Tag Archives: Kilchoman

Whooper Swans and a walker in Machir Bay, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a flock of Whooper Swans flying over a beach with a lone walkerA November morning in Machir Bay, a lone walker on Kilchoman beach while a flock of Whooper Swans is passing high above. They typically don’t winter on Islay, they just pass through on their way to Ireland. Several hundred of them passed within a few days during my November visit.

Hail covered Paps of Jura seen from Islay

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Picture of three mountains with white topsAn unusual view in November from Kilchoman on Islay to the Paps of Jura in the distance: At first glance it looks like there’s snow on the tops of the Paps, however, talking with people living closer to them it turned out to be hail, not snow.

View from the Kilchoman Dunes, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a view out to sea from dunes backing a beachA view out to sea over Machir Bay from the dunes at Kilchoman on a breezy November morning on Islay. Eilean an Tannais-sgeir in the centre, Coull Point towards the right.