Samanta's Wildlife
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Antarctic Survey Seabirder and Marine Mammal Surveyor interested in Arctic/Antarctic Higher Predators. Svalbard Arktisk Nature Guide. Ice Climber and Mountaineer. 📍Skokholm
If I didn’t already have my PhD project this is one I’d be doing:
Vocal behaviour of killer whales and the dual pressures of ship noise and predation on Arctic marine mammals iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
Vocal behaviour of killer whales and the dual pressures of ship noise and predation on Arctic marine mammals iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
Vocal behaviour of killer whales and the dual pressures of ship noise and predation on Arctic marine mammals
iapetus.ac.uk
December 1, 2025 at 12:38 PM
If I didn’t already have my PhD project this is one I’d be doing:
Vocal behaviour of killer whales and the dual pressures of ship noise and predation on Arctic marine mammals iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
Vocal behaviour of killer whales and the dual pressures of ship noise and predation on Arctic marine mammals iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
September 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
A quiet day, for me, on Skokholm but I forgot to tell you about the dotterel a couple of days ago! First wryneck ringed and great spotted woodpecker. #UKbirds #BirdingWales #Skokholm 📸RB/GE
skokholm.blogspot.com
skokholm.blogspot.com
September 25, 2025 at 9:24 PM
A quiet day, for me, on Skokholm but I forgot to tell you about the dotterel a couple of days ago! First wryneck ringed and great spotted woodpecker. #UKbirds #BirdingWales #Skokholm 📸RB/GE
skokholm.blogspot.com
skokholm.blogspot.com
Yesterday I ringed a wryneck, the second young bird in 2 days #Skokholm #UKBirding #BirdingWales 📸RB skokholm.blogspot.com
September 25, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Yesterday I ringed a wryneck, the second young bird in 2 days #Skokholm #UKBirding #BirdingWales 📸RB skokholm.blogspot.com
Two Sabine’s Gull and four Black Tern. Water Rail and Lapwing, singles of Golden Plover and Whimbrel, seven Curlew, 14 Turnstone, 45 Black-headed Gull, a Mediterranean Gull, a Common Tern, six Arctic Tern #UKBirding #WelshBirding #Skokholm skokholm.blogspot.com 📸RB
September 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Two Sabine’s Gull and four Black Tern. Water Rail and Lapwing, singles of Golden Plover and Whimbrel, seven Curlew, 14 Turnstone, 45 Black-headed Gull, a Mediterranean Gull, a Common Tern, six Arctic Tern #UKBirding #WelshBirding #Skokholm skokholm.blogspot.com 📸RB
LOOK AT WHAT I SPOTTED TODAY!!! Grey Phalarope, just four fleeting glimpses on #skokholm this century. skokholm.blogspot.com #UKbirds #Welshbirds 📸RB
September 15, 2025 at 9:04 PM
LOOK AT WHAT I SPOTTED TODAY!!! Grey Phalarope, just four fleeting glimpses on #skokholm this century. skokholm.blogspot.com #UKbirds #Welshbirds 📸RB
Buff-breasted Sandpiper from North America! Rosefinch, Wryneck, Water Rail, Oystercatcher, Ringed Plover, Curlew, Turnstone, Snipe, Common Tern, Gannet, Shag, Sparrowhawk, Swallow, Willow Warbler, a Sedge Warbler, Goldcrest, a Spotted Flycatcher, Stonechat. #UKBirds skokholm.blogspot.com?m=1 📸RB
September 14, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Buff-breasted Sandpiper from North America! Rosefinch, Wryneck, Water Rail, Oystercatcher, Ringed Plover, Curlew, Turnstone, Snipe, Common Tern, Gannet, Shag, Sparrowhawk, Swallow, Willow Warbler, a Sedge Warbler, Goldcrest, a Spotted Flycatcher, Stonechat. #UKBirds skokholm.blogspot.com?m=1 📸RB
Rosefinch, Firecrest, Teal, Common Scoter, Oystercatcher, a Whimbrel, Curlew, Turnstone, Black-headed Gull, Sandwich Tern, ten Common Tern, Arctic Tern, Gannet, Shag, Sparrowhawk and Kestrel, Jackdaw, Chiffchaff, Spotted Flycatcher, Stonechat, and a Tree Pipit. #UKBirds skokholm.blogspot.com?m=1 📸RB
September 14, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Rosefinch, Firecrest, Teal, Common Scoter, Oystercatcher, a Whimbrel, Curlew, Turnstone, Black-headed Gull, Sandwich Tern, ten Common Tern, Arctic Tern, Gannet, Shag, Sparrowhawk and Kestrel, Jackdaw, Chiffchaff, Spotted Flycatcher, Stonechat, and a Tree Pipit. #UKBirds skokholm.blogspot.com?m=1 📸RB
22 Glossy Ibis flyover of Skokholm towards Marloes.
📸 Stephen Hyam
📸 Stephen Hyam
September 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM
22 Glossy Ibis flyover of Skokholm towards Marloes.
📸 Stephen Hyam
📸 Stephen Hyam
September 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Despite all the moth photographs we do have seabirds on our seabird island.
skokholm.blogspot.com?m=1
skokholm.blogspot.com?m=1
August 30, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Despite all the moth photographs we do have seabirds on our seabird island.
skokholm.blogspot.com?m=1
skokholm.blogspot.com?m=1
August 28, 2025 at 8:39 AM
August 21, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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I’m quite enjoying the silver ys this week.
August 19, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I’m quite enjoying the silver ys this week.
We have been getting some nice scarce bordered straw moths lately.
August 19, 2025 at 12:32 PM
We have been getting some nice scarce bordered straw moths lately.
We are getting some quite interesting moths - scarce bordered straw, rosy rustic, dark sword-grass.
The island also has birds.
The island also has birds.
August 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM
We are getting some quite interesting moths - scarce bordered straw, rosy rustic, dark sword-grass.
The island also has birds.
The island also has birds.
August 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
August 7, 2025 at 10:17 AM
What is this miso soup cloud pattern called?
July 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
What is this miso soup cloud pattern called?
Ruby Tiger and (?) at the Skokholm moth trap this morning.
July 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Ruby Tiger and (?) at the Skokholm moth trap this morning.
Looking for tern and seabird ringing opportunities for next year to work towards seabird endorsement. Does anyone have any suggestions?
July 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Looking for tern and seabird ringing opportunities for next year to work towards seabird endorsement. Does anyone have any suggestions?
July 23, 2025 at 12:04 PM
July 22, 2025 at 12:22 PM
We have had too many storms the last couple of nights to be ringing stormies but we are trying again tonight.
#TeamPetrel #UKBirding
#TeamPetrel #UKBirding
July 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
We have had too many storms the last couple of nights to be ringing stormies but we are trying again tonight.
#TeamPetrel #UKBirding
#TeamPetrel #UKBirding