Big news from Bird Island… the Wandering albatross chicks have started to fledge! After a few test-jumps this chick took to the skies and won’t return until at least 5 years of age. Wish them luck on their journey across the High Seas!
📸: Erin Taylor #AlbatrossStories
The Light mantled albatrosses have finished laying their eggs and are keeping them warm. The chicks begin hatching from late December onwards, so we can expect to start the New Year with plenty of fluffy chicks!
📸: Erin Taylor
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The purpose of #AlbatrossStories is to show that there is a public connection to the plight of these gentle birds. This will help drive change towards more sustainable fishing practices so that 100,000 bids don’t die every year. Please RT.
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Today is #WorldOceansDay , and the perfect opportunity to share the story of the impressive birds that fly across our oceans for years at a time. This is 🐣 #AlbatrossStories 🐣 Learn more here: buff.ly/2Ewjx6a
📷Oli Prince
New team members have arrived on Bird Island! We want to welcome Rosie and Marcia, who join Erin to help monitoring the albatross activity on the island over the next few months.
📸: Erin Taylor
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This beautiful #albatross painting by Rory McCann Murals is being made into a limited edition print run of 25. Message him to claim one. I just have!
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Hump day art. A pair of waved albatrosses. They get their name from the wave-like pattern of the feathers on adult bird. The only never if it’s family that can be found in the tropics. Spectacular fliers! #albatrossart #albatrossstories #criticallyendangered #wavedalbatross
After some weather-related delays, results are in from the July wandering #albatross census conducted by the British Antarctic Survey 🐧 team on #BirdIsland ...543 chicks! 🐥
This is up from 499 at this time last year, not out of the woods yet though! 🤞
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It is no surprise that these amazing birds inspire such creativity in those who have seen them! We want to hear your #albatrossstories and to see any albatross-themed creations you’ve made 🎨🖌️🐣
Have you been following our #AlbatrossStories ? We introduce Snowball to you, our new young star! Expect to hear a lot more from Snowball over the coming months and read more, here: bit.ly/2STfkzY
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Couldn't resist sharing a little more from Amanda Kuepfer on #WomenInScience Day . Amanda is studying effects of diet on body condition and breeding success of black-browed albatross. The PhD is funded by Fortuna Ltd &Falkland Islands Government. #WomenInScience #AlbatrossStories
The latest Nature's Voice podcast focuses on The Albatross Task Force, an international team of seabird bycatch mitigation experts led by the RSPB & BirdLife International. bit.ly/2sjoqsL #AlbatrossStories
Fantastic #News for a Saturday, wandering albatross star, Greta, has fledged! #AlbatrossStories Albatross Task Force bit.ly/2tydrQg
Seeing #AlbatrossStories took me back to seeing this beautiful bird on a visit to #NewZealand #SouthIsland a few years ago. The #wanderingalbatross has a special gland above its nasal passage that secretes high concentration saline. #whoknew ? Noa Mart
#WorldOceansDay : #AlbatrossStories is a unique digital storytelling campaign helping to reduce albatross bycatch in fisheries. Please follow/share this RSPB and BAS conservation project on Twitter, Insta & FB to help raise awareness! RSPB British Antarctic Survey 🐧 📷: Oli Prince
This year the Albatross Task Force is following the lives of four albatross species breeding on Bird Island, South Georgia - help us name our albatross stars! bit.ly/2UkJegb #AlbatrossStories
