Seabird concentrations off the Ayres coast. Basking sharks frequently seen. Abundance of red admiral and painted lady butterflies. Wetland plants in flower. Skuas busy chasing terns.
Hills take on purple and yellow hue.
Fuchsias shedding their blooms. Red-throated divers appear in good numbers in the north. Influx of winter thrushes, redwings and fieldfare. Autumn colours in glens. Seals can be heard singing.