Archive for April 2008

Seagull Survey (Part I)

Over the course of the past two months the Ship’s Naturalist has been making a survey of a colony of breeding gulls. Each nest which she finds is carefully marked on her hand-drawn map, and progress is recorded in her diary. The project is still on-going - every time we visit the colony there are new babies to photograph and new pieces of egg-shell to collect - but we decided that it was high time we let you take a look at the first instalment of the report. This covers the period from early March through to April 13th. Continue Reading…

Farewell and Adieu to Truco

We now lose a small but much loved member of the crew. Continue Reading…

Arthropod Quiz Answers

Here are the answers to our recent, devious quiz. Continue Reading…

DIY GCSEs and A levels

The advantages of homeschooling are so many that they would fill a book. The disadvantages number just two. Continue Reading…