Waves and Oystercatchers in Loch Indaal, Isle of Islay

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Picture of waves running on to a pebble shore, also 4 Oystercatchers

A frequent bird on Islay with its noisy call, the Oystercatcher. Here four of them fly up across some small waves running up the shore in Loch Indaal.

Port Charlotte from the Battery at Bowmore, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a coastal village seen across a sea loch

A view across Loch Indaal from the Battery in Bowmore on an overcast afternoon. Port Charlotte stretching out along the shore with Beinn Tart a’Mhill (232m) in the background.

Llamas near Loch Indaal, Isle of Islay

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Picture of five Llamas (two of which are young ones) in a field next to a sea loch

Probably not a sight many people expect on Islay. But there are a few Llamas on Islay. These live on a field right above Loch Indaal, on the road from Port Charlotte to Portnahaven, not far from Port Charlotte.