• Ode to the albatross- part 2
    Stephanie Prince reveals how an albatross researcher’s life becomes inevitably and irreversibly intertwined with the lives of their subjects and outlines her plans for the future. From the moment I...
  • Ode to the albatross- part 1
    In the first of a two-part ode to the albatross, RSPB ' s Albatross Bycatch Project Manager Stephanie Prince sheds light on the lives of these magical species, explains why we can all identify with their...
  • 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...
  • Living with albatross: Bird Island human stars – Part One
    If you have been following along with #AlbatrossStories and watching the nest cams of Greta, you will have seen the extreme changeability of sub-Antarctic weather. And whilst some of us sit in the comfort...
  • Life as a member of the Albatross Task Force- saving South Georgia albatross
    We have all marvelled at the beauty of albatross through #AlbatrossStories, detailing the lives of albatross from the island of South Georgia. However, the hard reality is that the birds we have been...