Stones on the beach in Machir Bay, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a sandy beach with a number of small stones/pebbles strewn across the sandThe ever changing view of Kilchoman Beach in Machir Bay on the west coast of Islay. A number of small stones/pebbles is strewn across the beach, a small vane of sand has built up behind many of them.

Path through the dunes at Machir Bay, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a path through dunes leading to a sandy beach in a bayA view from the path through the dunes at Kilchoman on an April morning on Islay. Allt Gleann na Ceardaich flowing through the dunes on the right.

Machir Bay from the old radar station, April 2016, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a view over a bay with a sandy beach A view over Machir Bay from the old radar station on a bright but bitterly cold April day on Islay with a fierce northerly wind.