• What's it like being a modern wandering albatross?
    A lot has changed since we started following wandering albatross chicks on Bird Island. It began last year with our first wanderer family Amelia and Atlas, and their chick Greta. Greta is currently...
  • “Real time” albatross conservation with Ana Carneiro - Part 2
    We continue our conversation with BirdLife International seabird ecologist Ana Carneiro, talking more about her study to uncover interactions between wandering albatross and fishing vessels, in “near...
  • “Real time” albatross conservation with Ana Carneiro - Part 1
    Ana Carneiro is a seabird ecologist, enthusiast and all-round inspirational #WomanInScience. She has recently returned from a research trip to our very own Bird Island in South Georgia, home to #AlbatrossStories...
  • Wandering Albatross- Giant wanderers of the Southern Ocean
    This iconic species is the largest of the great albatrosses, one of the largest bird species in the world, and even one of the best studied. During the winter months these magnificent birds venture close...
  • A new chapter in #AlbatrossStories: The wandering albatross chick has hatched!
    Our wandering albatross couple have become proud parents for the tenth time as their chick hatched on the 21 st of March – right on time for its due date! It began pecking its way through the egg on the...