Archive for April 2008

Seagull Survey (Part I)

by Roxanne • Published on the 30th of April 2008 in Nature Diary2 Comments

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. (more…)

Farewell and Adieu to Truco

by Roxanne • Published on the 23rd of April 2008 in Logbook3 Comments

We now lose a small but much loved member of the crew. (more…)

Arthropod Quiz Answers

by Jill Dickin Schinas • Published on the 21st of April 2008 in Scrapbook2 Comments

Here are the answers to our recent, devious quiz. (more…)

DIY GCSEs and A levels

by Jill Dickin Schinas • Published on the 15th of April 2008 in Home Education3 Comments

The advantages of homeschooling are so many that they would fill a book. The disadvantages number just two. (more…)