White-Fronted Geese near Saligo, Isle of Islay

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Picture of Greenland White-Fronted Geese in a field
White-Fronted Geese near Saligo, Isle of Islay

Less well known than the Barnacle Geese, but also a significant number of winter visitors to Islay, the Greenland White-Fronted Geese, seen here in a field near Saligo.

Hen Harrier above some Yellow Flag Iris, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a female Hen Harrier flying low above some Yellow Flag Iris
Hen Harrier above some Yellow Flag Iris, Isle of Islay

A female Hen Harrier on the hunt, flying low above some Yellow Flag Iris in a field. Not entirely sure where I took the picture apart from that it was on the Loch Gorm circuit, I think probably somewhere between Coull Farm and Saligo.

Bumblebee in the grass somewhere north of Saligo, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a Bumblebee on a flower in some low grass
Bumblebee in the grass somewhere north of Saligo, Isle of Islay

Not entirely sure where exactly, but my sister Imke spotted this Bumblebee on a small flower in the grass during a walk along Islay’s west coast north of Saligo.