A week on Islay, August 2023

A total of 8 species is included.
Isle of Islay, Scotland, August 2023 - 11 August 2023 Islay - 12 August 2023 Islay - 13 August 2023 Islay - 14 August 2023 Islay

Isle of Islay, Scotland, August 2023:

General: 2023-08-08 - 2023-08-15 in Islay

11 August 2023 Islay:



To be identified, possibly white-fronted geese, Islay, near Bridgend. 2023-08-11 09:31:24 Islay NIKON D5600 ISO 400
Exposure 1/2000

Great black-backed gull / Mantelmöwe (Larus marinus)🐦


Great black-backed gull (Mantelmöwe), Islay near Bridgend. 2023-08-11 09:31:48 Islay

Hooded crow / Nebelkrähe (Corvus cornix)🐦


Hooded crow on isle of Islay. 2023-08-11 09:43:02 Islay

Great cormorant / Kormoran (Phalacrocorax carbo)🐦


Kormoran, Islay. 2023-08-11 09:57:32 Islay

White-fronted goose / Blässgans (Anser albifrons)🐦


White-fronted goose colony, Islay. 2023-08-11 13:38:52 Islay

12 August 2023 Islay:

Great black-backed gull / Mantelmöwe (Larus marinus)🐦


Great black-backed gull (Mantelmöwe) pair, sound between Islay and Jura. 2023-08-12 16:00:30 Islay

To be identified, sound between Islay and Jura. 2023-08-12 16:07:50 Islay NIKON D5600 ISO 400
Exposure 1/1600


To be identified, near Lily Loch, near Port Askaig, Scotland. 2023-08-12 17:24:44 Islay NIKON D5600 ISO 800
Exposure 0.002

13 August 2023 Islay:

Mute swan / Höckerschwan (Cygnus olor)🐦


Mute swans in the sound between Islay and Jura. 2023-08-13 11:04:02 Islay

14 August 2023 Islay:

Common pheasant / Fasan (Phasianus colchicus)🐦


Common pheasant (Fasan), Islay en route to Bunnahabhain, Islay. 2023-08-14 10:52:28 Islay

Common chaffinch / Buchfink (Fringilla coelebs)🐦


Common chaffinch, en route to Bunnahabhain, Islay. 2023-08-14 11:24:20 Islay

European robin / Rotkehlchen (Erithacus rubecula)🐦


Probably a European robin female, Islay. 2023-08-14 12:05:58 Islay


European robin bei Ardnahoe, Islay. 2023-08-14 12:16:08 Islay

Common chaffinch / Buchfink (Fringilla coelebs)🐦


Common chaffinches en route to Bunnahabhain, Islay. 2023-08-14 12:18:36 Islay