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Pied Wagtail at Kilchoman Dunes, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a Pied Wagtail on the wire of a fence, colourful Machair in the backgroundA Pied Wagtail resting on a fence wire at the Kilchoman dunes, the colourful Machair providing the background.

Wheatear on the machair, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a Wheatear standing on the ground in a machairA Wheatear watching its surroundings on the machair behind Machir Bay on the west coast of Islay.

Machair flowers on the Isle of Islay

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Picture of machair full of flowersI’m not entirely sure where I took this picture, apart from that it was almost certainly somewhere around Saligo Bay or Machir Bay. Most likely probably somewhere just north of Saligo Bay. A beautiful sight, thousands of flowers in the machair.