Gordon Yates
Wildlife Photographer

For more than thirty years we have had a week on Islay in Autumn to film the Swans and Geese as they arrive from the Arctic – but not this

  As soon as the crop of Acorns has gone in the Countryside the Jays will descend on our gardens. Peanuts are the attraction and this last week we have

The true heralds of our Autumn are the arrival of Redwings from Scandinavia. Decades ago you could always predict an arrival by 30th September/1st October. In recent times it has

In 1975 I filmed my first pair of Sparrowhawks at the nest. It was a wonderful experience and I have watched dozens more since then but none have compared to

Where else would you wish to watch Kingfishers and Kites than from a Hot-tub on the River Dee in Wales. A break at Rivercatcher has this to offer and does

I have never classed myself as a twitcher but I was recently drawn to Yorkshire to see a bird called a White Tailed Lapwing – and yes I had never

This is now the time of year when there is an abundance of Autumn fruits. This weeks blog photo is of a Whitethroat feeding on Raspberries. That bird has now

There are days in the hills when all you see are a couple of Meadow Pipits. Then there are other days when it all comes good and the 12th September

This weeks blog photo is of the many House Sparrows that have fledged around the garden this year. In fact we had one count of more than thirty in August.

In all our 112 visits to Islay we have never previously been on the island when Barley was harvested. All that was to change last week when every available machine