At last, after months of lockdown and being limited to where we could go, we finally escaped from Glasgow and stayed on Mull and Iona for a few days.
The weather wasn't great but we still had a grand time and saw some nice birds. A photo record from our days on Iona follows:
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| Iona - village |
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| New Village Hall |
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| Abbey |
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| Swallow |
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| Meadow Pipit |
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| Road to the Bay at the Back of the Ocean |
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| Rosy Starling (rarity!) |
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| Wheatear |
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| Twite |
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| The Bay at the Back of the Ocean |
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| Oystercatcher and Ringed Plover |
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| Road to the north end of Iona and Ardionra croft |
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| North end of Iona |
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| Rock Pipit |
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| Beach at the north end (in the drizzle) |
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| View from Fionnphort, having left Iona (note the blue sky!!) |
It was great to get away for a few days and especially more so with it being to Iona.
We did manage some birding on Mull, although it was too dull for any decent photos. We saw Golden Eagle, Hen Harrier and Short-eared Owl in the 'usual' places and whilst on the ferry had distant views of various seabirds with Puffin and Manx Shearwater being the highlights.
Hopefully, we'll manage back later in the year.
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