Tag Archives: Loch Gruinart

Mull’s Ben More from Gruinart, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a distant mountain in the evening lightA view from the RSPB bird hide at Gruinart in November 2014. For a brief moment Ben More on distant Mull was visible in a reddish hue, some time around sunset I think. The darker stretch in the middle distance is Colonsay.

Water management at RSPB Gruinart, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a simple but effective water management method at a nature reserveA simple yet effective water management method at Islay’s RSPB Loch Gruinart reserve. The pipe can be lowered or lifted by the rope, which in turn regulates the water levels in the wetlands you see behind.

Geese and cattle at Gruinart, Isle of Islay

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Picture of Barnacle Geese in a field with some cattle, a farm house in the background behind a lochAn autumn view at Gruinart, Barnacle Geese grazing in a field with a couple of cattle looking on.