Laura Beasley
The 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...
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Laura Beasley
Sep 19, 20184 min read
The Takeover
What 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...
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Laura Beasley
Aug 24, 20183 min read
Maximizing our chance of success
At the RSPB, we have a passion to work for the best outcome for nature, and sometimes that means making difficult decisions to ensure we...
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Laura Beasley
Jul 3, 20183 min read
What 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...
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Laura Beasley
May 21, 20183 min read
Tell the albatross: Help is on the way!
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and Island Conservation formalize partnership to protect species on Gough and Henderson...
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Laura Beasley
May 15, 20184 min read
How many mice does it take to kill an albatross?
Blog by Kate Lawrence. On the evening of 20 February 2018, I watched an Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross chick die before my eyes, as it...
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Laura Beasley
Apr 30, 20186 min read
Work, Life and Birds on Gough Island
For many, Gough Island will be unheard of, and even fewer will ever get the opportunity to travel to this distant island. Kate is one of...
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Laura Beasley
Mar 22, 20182 min read
Tristan albatross are hatching!
It is Tristan albatross hatching time on Gough Island! It would be hard for anyone to resist photographing these small, fluffy albatross,...
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Laura Beasley
Mar 9, 20182 min read
Sealing around on Gough Island!
Although our main focus on Gough Island is monitoring seabirds leading up to the rodent eradication in 2019, we support other research...
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Laura Beasley
Feb 15, 20182 min read
1446 Tristan Albatross breeding pairs on Gough Island
Last week we completed the challenging and enjoyable task of a whole-island count of Tristan Albatross (Diomedea dabbenena) nests. This...
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Feb 6, 20182 min read
Prions Under Attack - Gough Island
Photo: courtesy of Jaimie Cleeland, A healthy prion chick being brooded by its parent MacGillivray’s Prions (Pachyptila macgillivrayi)...
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Nov 28, 20173 min read
Pictures that shouldn't be missed!
Photo descriptions by Kate Lawrence. Photo: courtesy of Jaimie Cleeland Photo: courtesy of Kate Lawrence Photo: courtesy of Jaimie...
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Laura Beasley
Oct 1, 20174 min read
Preparing for the mountain in the sea
Gough Island rises abruptly from the depths of the South Atlantic Ocean. Its mountainous terrain is often shrouded in mist, until blasted...
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Laura Beasley
Sep 26, 20174 min read
Gough Island restoration programme - Gough Team 63
Great news: our Gough Island restoration programme has been given the green light! Meet the intrepid conservationists who'll spend 13...
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Aug 26, 20174 min read
Gough Team 63 - Settling into island life
After a nine day voyage on the SA Agulhas II, we finally arrived at Gough Island on a particularly wet and windy afternoon. Strong wind...
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Aug 12, 20172 min read
Gough Island Team 63 - When pictures can speak a thousand words
Gough Team 63 left Cape Town on the 7th September, it felt like an age the team being on the SA Aghulas II. After nearly a week of being...
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