Heather at Loch Cuin, Isle of Mull. Hebrides, Scotland

Piles of rubbish collected from beach beyond, Torloisk beach, Isle of Mull, Scotland

Ice sheets left 'high and dry' by retreating tidal River Aros, Isle of Mull. Hebrides, Scotland

Abstract detail of calm sea surface, Isle of Mull, Western Scotland

Common seal (Phoca vitulina) on seaweed covered rocks near Isle of Mull, Scotland

Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) flying, silhouetted against sunrise reflected in water Argyll Scotland, UK

Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) group of three on rock with blue sea as background Argyll Scotland, UK

Sun setting behind the Burg Wilderness on Mull (at left), an area owned and conserved by the National Trust for Scotland. Hebrides, Scotland

Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) on old pier. Shags use the old pier at Salen. Isle of Mull, throughout the year from which to forage in the Sound of Mull. Hebrides, Scotland

Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) on old pier. Shags use the old pier at Salen. Isle of Mull, throughout the year from which to forage in the Sound of Mull. Hebrides, Scotland

Land-based cetacean survey. Cetacean survey work by personnel of the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust. Caliach Point, Isle of Mull, Scotland

Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) on old pier. Shags use the old pier at Salen. Isle of Mull, throughout the year from which to forage in the Sound of Mull. Hebrides, Scotland

Ardalanish beach, Isle of Mull, Scotland, UK