Tag Archives: Loch Gruinart

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.

Geese on a cloudy afternoon at Gruinart, Isle of Islay

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Picture of clouds over a wide landscape, many Geese in flight in the skyA November afternoon at Gruinart, a few hundred of the Barnacle Geese wintering on Islay can be seen in flight.