Bird Island Diary – April 2014
1 April, 2014 Jerry Gillham
April on Bird Island feels like a real transition from summer to winter. The changes in the weather and the wildlife are gradual, but looking back to the start of …
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King Edward Point Diary – March 2014
20 March, 2014 Matthew Phillips
Well hello, Matthew (boaty) here again! It was deemed that my blog from last month was of a standard that could not be matched, by any of the mortals on …
Halley Diary – March 2014
18 March, 2014 Richard Warren
March has been a busy month for all of us at Halley station. Following the departure of the RRS Ernest Shackleton in February, March saw the continuation of winter trips, …
Bird Island Diary – March 2014
1 March, 2014 Cian Luck
The RRS Ernest Shackleton arrived on the 6th of March for last call. This marked the end of the summer season and the beginning of winter. While this year’s winterers …
Halley Diary – February 2014
24 February, 2014 Michal Krzysztofowicz
February was a really busy month at Halley. The month has started with the arrival of Summer Science Staff on the RRS Ernest Shackleton – this was the second Shack’s …
King Edward Point Diary – February 2014
18 February, 2014 Matthew Phillips
Following on from Daniel’s nature-based post I’m going to try and mix it up… though given the wildlife on South Georgia that’s not as easy as it might sound. Being …
Bird Island Diary – February 2014
1 February, 2014 Stephanie Winnard
The main event of the month was the BBC arriving aboard the Hans Hansson, to film for the children’s nature show ‘Deadly 60’. Steve Backshall arrived with a team of …
Halley Diary – January 2014
24 January, 2014 BAS Bloggers
It was a strange way to welcome in the New Year, standing outside the modules at Halley, at midnight with a clear sky above us and the sun glaring down, …
King Edward Point Diary – January 2014
18 January, 2014 BAS Bloggers
Hello! It’s me Daniel, the Zoological Field Assistant. Let me tell you something about King Edward Point, from a base member’s point of view, this month will be filled with …
Bird Island Diary – January 2014
1 January, 2014 Jessica Walkup
After seeing in the New Year at the end of the jetty, the first day of 2014 dawned bright and sunny. Adam, Cian, Hannah, Steph, and I decided to make …