Oystercatcher on the rocks at Saligo Bay, Isle of Islay

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Picture of an Oystercatcher bird on some rocks above the sea
Oystercatcher on the rocks at Saligo Bay, Isle of Islay

Oystercatchers seem to quite like the rocks at Saligo Bay near the mouth of Saligo River. This one I noticed in April 2025.

Oystercatchers on Kilchoman beach with waves in Machir Bay, Isle of Islay

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Picture of 27 Oystercatchers on a beach, breaking waves in the bay behind
Oystercatchers on Kilchoman beach with waves in Machir Bay, Isle of Islay

27 (I hope I counted correctly) Oystercatchers near the northern end of Kilchoman beach, behind them waves breaking in Machir Bay having rolled in from the Atlantic.

Gulls and Oystercatchers on rocks at the north end of Kilchoman beach, Isle of Islay

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Picture of some gulls and oystercatchers on some coastal rocks
Gulls and Oystercatchers on rocks at the north end of Kilchoman beach, Isle of Islay

Spotted during an April walks on Kilchoman beach on the west coast of Islay, two Gulls and seven Oystercatchers on the rocks at the northern end of the beach.