Tag Archives: Loch Gruinart

Barnacle Geese on Loch Gruinart at low tide, Isle of Islay

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Picture of Barnacle Geese on a sea loch at low tide
Barnacle Geese on Loch Gruinart at low tide, Isle of Islay

Low tide in Loch Gruinart, some of the Barnacle Geese spending the winter on Islay have decided to roost here on a November afternoon.

Lapwings in flight at Gruinart, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a large group of Lapwings in flight
Lapwings in flight at Gruinart, Isle of Islay

I’m not sure what the collective noun for Lapwings is, a quick internet search brought me deceit or desert. Either way, here are quite a few Lapwings in flight at Gruinart.

Arriving and resting Barnacle Geese at Gruinart, Isle of Islay

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Picture of Barnacle Geese in flight as well as resting on a sea wall
Arriving and resting Barnacle Geese at Gruinart, Isle of Islay

A November view at Gruinart: Some Barnacle Geese are resting on the sea wall towards Loch Gruinart, others are flying in to join them