Between August 2008 and April 2018 I spent a number of years working on Signy Island (South Orkney Islands) and Bird Island (South Georgia) for the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). I worked as a Zoological Field Assistant on the penguin, seal and albatross long-term monitoring programme. After a 5 year break, i'll be heading back down to Bird Island in Janary 2024 for another dose of penguin work.

This blog gives readers an insight into my day-to-day life in the Antarctic, from my first trip south in 2008 to the present day.

Thursday 23 July 2009

A few pictures

A winters day

Young wanderer enjoying the sun

Dave, Jose, Ewan, Derren and me, enjoying Dave's picnic bench midwinter present for Derren

Otoliths (ear bones) from 3 species of fish (the ones on the right are about 3mm long). I have spent many hours in the lab sorting/identifying/counting/measuring thousands of these!
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