Tag Archives: Machir Bay

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.

Bumblebee over Yellow Flag Iris, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a Bumblebee flying over a Yellow Flag Iris flowerA Bumblebee hovering above some Yellow Flag Iris growing on the banks of Allt Gleann na Ceardaich at Kilchoman.

Bridge over a burn, Isle of Islay

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Picture of an old stone bridge over a small burn (stream)I don’t know the name of the burn, but it flows down the hillside on the southern side of Machir Bay. The old stone bridge in on the track from Kilchoman to Kilchiaran.