Saligo Bay at low tide, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a beach with rocks in a bay on a sunny dayA sunny April 2015 view of Saligo Bay on the west coast of Islay. During the winter storms a lot of sand had been washed away and previously hidden stones were exposed.

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.