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Swans and their cygnets at Gruinart, Isle of Islay

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Picture of two Mute Swans with their five cygnets
Swans and their cygnets at Gruinart, Isle of Islay

Watched from the old/south hide at RSPB Gruinart, a pair of Mute Swans with their five cygnets in some beautiful June evening light.

Swans, Cygnets and Sand Martins (?) at Ardnave Loch, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a view across a loch (lake) with two Mute Swans and their cygnets, a few Sand Martins flying pastA view across Ardnave Loch on a June late afternoon, a pair of Mute Swans feeding with their cygnets. Also a few Sand Martins (I think) flying past.

Swan and Seal in the Sound of Islay

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Picture of a Mute Swan and a Seal near a shoreThe shore of the Sound of Islay is an excellent place to watch Islay’s varied wildlife. Not long after watching this Seal and Swan we watched an Otter just a few hundred yards down the shore.