Gordon Yates
Wildlife Photographer

At long last we have now had some decent winter weather and the camera has come out again! You always know that conditions are hard when the local Barn Owl

A short break at Rivercatcher on the river Dee last week produced good views of two snow-white Little Egrets. They have incredible white plumage and you can see why their

As there is nothing local worth photographing this winter I have decided to do the year-end review and choose my dozen favourite photos of the year. 2024 has been a

Deep in the reed-bed of a nature reserve in north Lancashire is an amazing bird that seldom shows itself – it is the Bearded Tit or Reedling. It is one

Before leaving Islay, until our return next June, it would be remiss of me not to mention the bird that first brought us to Islay in 1976 – the Hen

In Winter Islay must have at least twenty Sea Eagles, all attracted to the Island by the abundance of prey in the form of the Geese. As these Eagles move

On Islay in winter there are now more than a dozen Sea Eagles.They are there for one good reason – to eat some of the thirty thousand or more Barnacle

Any visit to Islay in mid October is bound to coincide with the migration south from Iceland of Whooper Swans, especially when there is a north wind blowing. It is

A week later than last year but at long last the first local Redwings have arrived. Unfortunately the Hawthorne and Rowan berries are very few this year so they may