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 BIRD ISLAND, SOUTH GEORGIA/ISLAS GEORGIAS DEL SUR*

Bird Island's World Albatross Day banner displayed in the snow.  A Vulnerable Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans chick is visible on the skyline, photograph by Rosie Hall

Rosie Hall, Albatross Zoological Field Assistant (right) displays her World Albatross Day bsanner with Claire Fraser, Seal Zoological Field Assistant (left) outside Pete Prince House on Bird Island.  Peter Alexander Prince, PM (1948-1998) studied albatrosses on the island in several innovative ways, including pioneering the use of artificial nests that incorporated weighing balances to record meal sizes and growth.  Photograph by Mark Whiffin

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 Rachael Orben (Hatfield Marine Science Center, Oregon State University) and Rosie Hall with Black-browed Albatrosses, photograph by Freya Blockley

Alex Dodds with breeding Black-browed Albatrosses Thalassarche melanophris, photograph by Rosie Hall

Rosie Hall and Alex Dodds (new Albatross Zoological Field Assistant) with a Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata on its nest behind, photograph by Rosie Hall

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Alex Dodds with her WAD2020 Banner and downy Wandering Albatross chicks on Bird Island

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NEW ISLAND, FALKLANDS ISLANDS/iSLAS MALVINAS*

From left at back: Aude Boutet, Jaime Catry, Paulo Catry; at front: Tash Gillies, Amanda Kuepfer, Martin Beal, Francesco Venture & Lisa Gouck in the 'The Bowl' colony

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 STEEPLE JASON, FALKLANDS ISLANDS/iSLAS MALVINAS*

From left: Sarah Crofts, Megan Tierney and Peter Wessels on Steeple Jason

The above two photos by drone: the albatrosses appear to take no notice

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 *A dispute exists between the Governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (Islas Georgias del Sur y Islas Sandwich del Sur) and the surrounding maritime areas.

Posted 16 April 2020