On Saturday...

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...I was walking along the coast, hoping to photograph the sunset. (I did that, too.)

I saw something swimming some way off; and I watched two otters swim to the shore, climb onto the rocks and feed, before swimming off again.

I have seen otters from hides on a nature reserve before, but I have never seen them truly wild. I was incredibly excited - this was as good as watching golden eagles. I have been visiting this bit of coast for perhaps 25 years - and have never seen otters before, although the people I was staying with told me there are a fair number of sitings on this bit of the coast. I'm going back for New Year, so I shall keep my eyes open!

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[nimoloth.livejournal.com]

We stay on a campsite not far from the village and have not seen then close in, but out round the back of the large island at the end of the peninsula it's more remote - people rarely go there, and never on foot - that's where they've been seen. They're quite shy.