
Seen from somewhere near Port Bàn on the Rhinns of Islay, several Oystercatchers in flight with Laggan Point and the Oa in the background.

Seen from somewhere near Port Bàn on the Rhinns of Islay, several Oystercatchers in flight with Laggan Point and the Oa in the background.

A June walk on Kilchoman beach on the west coast of Islay during low tide. A dozen Oystercatchers on the beach near the wreck of the Patti, the Kilchoman dunes in the background.

A view from the northern end of Kilchoman beach on an April morning, groups of shore birds on the beach. They all seem to have largely kept among themselves. From front to back Curlew Sandpipers, Oystercatchers and some Gulls.