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.

Sunday, 3 May 2009

A few winter pictures...

The view from the kitchen window on a wintery day.

Antarctic fur seal, La Roche (highest point on the island) and our base, looking across to South Georgia in the background.

Wandering albatross chick on the meadows in the snow.

The 4 winterers (excluding Jose as he'd only just arrived on the ship) go out for lunch on the JCR at last call (Me, Derren, Ewan and Dave).
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