Gordon Yates
Wildlife Photographer

This weeks photo shows four of the five young Barn Owls that have fledged locally this year. After a gap of thirty five years Barn Owls returned last year and

The local wildlife event of the week has been the continued presence of Fox cubs both in the woods and on the local golf course. By now this years cubs

I couldn’t resist including this last shot of a Hen Harrier from Islay. The eyes of this attacking male are the last thing that a poor Meadow Pipit will see

We have just returned from a week on Islay which went very quickly compared to the five weeks of our Spring visit It is always nice to return to a

I have just returned from a ten day cruise of the Spitsbergen fiords and the photo shows our boat entering Hornsund on the most perfect Arctic day you could ever

No local news this week as I am on tour in Spitsbergen

Two very wet days this week have curtailed some filming activities but there are still plenty of challenges around if you are prepared to put time in. A moorland plantation

After last weeks disappointment with egg collectors this week has been more rewarding and the weather has remained dry and sunny all week. Locally three different Whitethroat’s nests have been

All good things come to an end and after five weeks it was time to leave Islay. Five weeks of fantastic weather with only two days of rain and mostly

Dry and sunny weather on Islay all week but with a strong easterly wind Good news from the Peregrines, they have now hatched – at least three young and possibly