2017 report on our expedition to the Shiants Isles
The 2017 report on our expedition to the Shiants Isles has just been put up on the blog.
Seabird monitoring reports for 2014-16 published
Our Shiants Isles seabird monitoring reports for 2014, 2015 & 2016 are now available.
World Seabird Twitter Conference
The Shiants Auk Ringing Group activities were presented today at the 5th World Seabird Twitter Conference:
Shiant Islands declared rat-free
The Shiants made national and international news in being officially declared rat-free, following a two-year rat eradication project.Dr Charlie Main, senior project manager for the Shiant Isles Recovery Project, said: "This is an absolutely fantastic moment for the Shiant Isles and everyone involved in the project is delighted that they are now officially rat free.
"With so many of Scotland's seabird populations in decline it's vital that we do all we can to help them.
"Making these islands a secure place for them to breed is really important."
Dr Main said it was hoped numbers of seabirds would recover over the next few years.
Ringing Auks on the Shiants: Retrapping Adults for Survival
In this article for BTO's RAS News from 2012, Shiant team leader Jim Lennon explains how the group perform standardised ringing of Puffins during each year's two-week visit. This longitudinal study is providing data to compare breeding success and population changes year on year. The group is using BTO's Retrapping Adults for Survival (RAS) method.
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