Bright April afternoon at RSPB Gruinart, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a view over a nature reserve on a bright sunny afternoon
Bright April afternoon at RSPB Gruinart, Isle of Islay

A view north west from the old hide at RSPB Gruinart. No birds immediately visible in the picture because it’s a quite wide angle, but there was plenty to see with binoculars. In the far distance just left of centre you can just spot Ben More on the Isle of Mull, the only island Munro outside of Skye.

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.

Distant Barnacle Geese over the Killinallan dunes, Isle of Islay

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Picture of several skeins of Barnacle Geese flying over some dunes seen across a sea loch
Distant Barnacle Geese over the Killinallan dunes, Isle of Islay

Seen from the old hide at RSPB Loch Gruinart, the Killinallan dunes seen across Loch Gruinart. Several skeins of Barnacle Geese arriving.