Geograph - photograph every grid square

I've chosen as the subject here the fishing hut in the distance, even though it's barely visible at this distance, because it's about the only thing in this view that hasn't moved in recent years. The photographer... (more)

Boat for use by fishermen; The Spey is one of the primary salmon rivers.

The river is migrating west at this point, leaving shingle and minor channels on the inside of the meander.

The view from the top of the steps down to the riverbank path.

The Castle Water to the right and Fochabers Association fishings to the left. Later on when the fish are plentiful, many a deliberate glance will be taken along the alignment of these three markers!

Perched on a piece of driftwood this downy Sand Martin chick awaits a bunch of flies from a parent which it will surely convert into airspeed.

This is the reciprocal of NJ3461 : Abandoned Channel, showing how the edge of the road was being eroded by the river before one of the recent spates caused the main channel to shift west, leaving only a trickle of water where the strongest currents ran... (more)

As the track approaches the bank of the river, the scrub opens up where the ground is damp and less attractive to whins. That's my transport parked on the track.

The River Spey is Britain's fastest flowing river and claims to be the most 'untamed', flowing through no major centres of population and being un-dammed or canalised.

Notice that the shingle island close to the bank here no longer exists. It was swept away in a winter spate last year and the main channel is now where it used to be.

Sand Martin colonies are easy to spot but are restricted to only a few localities. These little birds are very versatile and can be coaxed into taking up residence in newly opened sand quarries or artificial embankments specially made for them.

One of the many former channels of the shifting River Spey, though it looks as if this one is either relatively recent, or may have been active in a spate.