The Lovely Island of Lismore

 One of the days we were staying in Oban we took the ferry across to the lovely Island of Lismore. Luckily the weather stayed fine for the trip and we were able to appreciate the views of the misty coastline

The sunlight broke through the mist to light up this island beach  

The trip over to Lismore took about 45 minutes and there's a nice walk once you get there. You start by walking along the coast (much of this this path is boggy, but the surrounding trees and bushes are full of birds)

The path ends at the island's Gaelic Heritage Centre, which has a nice cafe. We took a detour to view this loch  

where we were delighted to see two Spotted Flycatchers, which are an increasingly rare sight these days (click on the photo below to get a closer view!)

If you're staying in or near Oban and wondering which of the islands are worth a day trip, Lismore is definitely one, as is Kerrera. Mull is worth a longer trip, and there are boat trips which take in several of the smaller islands at the same time. 

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I also wrote about our trip to Oban in today's post on my Crafty Green Poet Substack.