Chough Problems
Whilst most visitors to Islay come to see raptors and the Geese the other attraction is Scotlands largest population of Chough. Unfortunately the fortunes of the rarest member of the Crow family have suffered in the last ten years. Global warming has led to more extremes of weather and of sixty young Chough that are colour ringed last summer only ten are still alive which will add further to the long-term decline. I managed to catch up with one feeding group and photos of these are in this weeks gallery.click here
Published by
Gordon Yates
Updated on
March 3, 2018
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Alongside filmmaking, Gordon has earned recognition in still photography competitions with the BBC, RSPB, Scottish Wildlife, and the Scottish Ornithologists’ Club — using his trusted Pentax equipment. One of his proudest achievements was seeing ten minutes of his work broadcast by Granada Television — a milestone in a lifetime dedicated to wildlife storytelling. Today, he continues capturing the natural world with his Canon EOS 7D and Canon XM2 digital camcorder.