Sandbank in Saligo Bay, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a small sandbank off a beach with rocky sectionsIn April 2015 Saligo Bay looked quite different to what I was used to after the winter storms which had hit Islay during the winter. A lot of the sand of the beach had been washed away, at high tide there was hardly any beach left. At low tide there was more beach (as you would expect), but also a new addition: A sandbank had appear just off the beach and the rocks. Not very big, but it was there.

Saligo River panorama, Isle of Islay

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Panoramic picture of a small river running on to and over a beach into the seaA wide 180° panoramic view of Saligo River running on to the beach in Saligo Bay before flowing into the Atlantic on the west coast of Islay.

Machir Bay from the old Radar Station, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a bay with a wide sandy beach , seen from high upA view over Machir Bay with Kilchoman Beach from the old radar station, taken on a beautiful sunny April day in 2014. In the distance also Saligo Bay and the Opera House Rocks.