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West Loch Tarbert from the Islay ferry
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Sailing down West Loch Tarbert on the MV Hebridean isles to Port Askaig, with Kintyre on the left, the island of Gigha in the middle and South Knapdale on the right, taken by David Palmar
20 August 2022
Kittiwake from the Islay ferry
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Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla), taken from the Islay ferry by David Palmar. The yellow bill and wingtips "dipped in ink" help to distinguish the Kittiwake from the similar Black-headed Gull, even if you can't see the black legs which are tucked into its plumage.
20 August 2022
The Paps of Jura from the Islay ferry
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The Paps of Jura - from left to right (south to north) Beinn a' Chaolais, Beinn an Oir, Beinn Shiantaidh and Corra Bheinn, taken by David Palmar from the Islay ferry
20 August 2022
Manx Shearwaters from the Islay ferry
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Manx Shearwaters (Puffinus puffinus), taken from the Islay ferry by David Palmar. They fly so close to the sea that their wingtips are sometimes hidden by the waves.
20 August 2022
Great Black-backed Gull from the Islay ferry
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Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) taken from the Islay ferry by David Palmar
20 August 2022
Immature Lesser Black-backed Gull from the Islay ferry
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Immature Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) taken from the Islay ferry by David Palmar
20 August 2022
Manx Shearwaters from the Islay ferry
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Manx Shearwaters (Puffinus puffinus), taken from the Islay ferry by David Palmar
20 August 2022
Common Guillemots from the Islay ferry
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Adult male Common Guillemot (Uria aalge) and chick, taken from the Islay ferry by David Palmar
20 August 2022
Shag from the Islay ferry
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Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis), taken from the Islay ferry by David Palmar
20 August 2022
Argyll and Bute Council ferry Eilean Dhiura, Port Askaig
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Argyll and Bute Council ferry Eilean Dhiura, taken from the Islay ferry at Port Askaig by David Palmar