Laura BeasleyMay 73 minLife on a tiny rock in the South Atlantic during a global pandemicBlog by Michelle Risi, Gough Field Assistant Being on one of the most remote islands in the world during a global pandemic is seemingly o...
Laura BeasleyAug 9, 20193 minBurrowing Petrels on Gough Island, and the ‘Downward Bird’ poseBlog by Michelle Jones, Gough Field Assistant Despite surface nesting seabirds, like albatrosses and giant petrels often stealing the lim...
Laura BeasleyMay 31, 20193 minMice Predation on Prions continues on Gough IslandBlog by Alexis Osborne, Gough Island Field Assistant House mice (Mus musculus) were introduced to Gough Island in the 19th century. Origi...
Laura BeasleyMay 22, 20193 minA leucistic sub-Antarctic fur seal: a first for Gough Island and a first for the speciesBlog by Christopher Jones, Senior Filed Assistant, RSPB The birds of Gough Island often get the spotlight, and rightly so given that many...
Laura BeasleyMay 17, 20193 minTristan Albatross breeding success is too lowBlog by Dr Steffen Oppel, RSPB Senior Conservation Scientist, RSPB Centre for Conservation Science The life of an albatross chick between...
Laura BeasleyMar 8, 20194 minInternational Women’s DayBlog by Michelle Jones and Laura Beasley For International Women's Day this year, we are celebrating the achievements of Michelle Jones, ...
Laura BeasleyFeb 28, 20194 minThe southerly breeze brings success: Counting incubating Tristan albatross on Gough IslandWritten by Chris Jones, Senior Field Assistant Probably one of the more challenging activities we are tasked with on Gough is the Tristan...
Laura BeasleyJan 23, 20192 minIndian yellow-nosed albatross: a first for Gough Island!Gough Island already has a number of stunning seabirds, but last weeks visit from an Indian yellow-nosed albatross Thalassarche carteri w...
Laura BeasleyJan 10, 20195 minWe must act now: threat from seabird eating mice continues to evolve Blog by Chris Jones, Gough Field Assistant Anyone who follows the story of Gough Island will know that 2 million seabird chicks are tragi...
Laura BeasleyDec 13, 20182 minThe Bunty HuntersBlog by Michelle Jones During this years takeover, as we started our year on Gough, we were tasked with trying to monitor the breeding su...
Laura BeasleyDec 4, 20183 minTristan da Cunha take positive action to prevent bycatch Following our last blog from the Gough Island team which showed how bycatch affects even the most remote places on earth, we are celebrat...
Laura BeasleyNov 12, 20182 minYet another albatross caught on a hook!Blog by Alexis Osborne The primary threat to the seabirds of Gough Island are invasive non-native mice, but although remote, the seabirds...
Laura BeasleyOct 18, 20183 minMeet the Gough 64 Team!After saying goodbye to the 2017-18 Gough 63 team of Fabrice, Kate and Jaimie, we say hello to the 2018-19 Gough 64 team! Chris, Michelle...
Laura BeasleyOct 16, 20183 minSaying Goodbye to the Mountain in the SeaBlog by Jaimie Cleeland After a year full of adventure on Gough Island the time has come to say goodbye. Kate, Fabrice and I have been pr...
Laura BeasleyOct 9, 20185 minThe Takeover: saving spectacular speciesYesterday evening, the skies darkened… Not just the impending dusk, but the arrival of Great Shearwaters in their tens of thousands. They...
Laura BeasleyOct 4, 20183 minThe Takeover: Another poor breeding season for Tristan albatrossThe life of an albatross chick between the time when it hatches from the egg until it can eventually fly away isn't particularly glorious...
Laura BeasleyOct 1, 20183 minThe Takeover: Welcome to the ‘Roaring Forties’ With our whole team now safely ashore on Gough we began to take in the stunning environment and appreciate the daunting scale of eradicat...
Laura BeasleySep 19, 20184 minThe TakeoverWhat do you have when you get 2 Englishmen, 2 kiwis and an Irishman walking onto a South African icebreaker in Cape Town? Sounds like a j...
Laura BeasleyAug 24, 20183 minMaximizing our chance of successAt the RSPB, we have a passion to work for the best outcome for nature, and sometimes that means making difficult decisions to ensure we ...
Laura BeasleyJul 3, 20183 minWhat would you say, to an albatross chick?By Jaimie Cleeland The Tristan albatross chicks on Gough Island are growing fast. Right now the chicks weigh approximately 8kg and are le...
