Craig Nisbet
@craig-nisbet.bsky.social
St Kilda Seabird and Marine Ranger. Previously on Noss, Handa, Desroches, Aride and Loch Leven.
Front page! It was a real pleasure to work on this story with @craig-nisbet.bsky.social @stkildawhs.bsky.social @ellingbry.bsky.social on the first drone census of the gannet population at St Kilda, which has determined that it is once again the world’s largest colony #NTSSeabirds shorturl.at/PQxSg
Four species of penguin surveyed over the last 3 weeks for #PenguinWatch in Falklands, South Georgia, South Shetland and Antarctica. All are fabulous! 😍 Thanks to @seabirdwatch.bsky.social and #HX_Fram for the opportunity and for supporting our work! 🙏
As the party season starts the old dances are sometimes the best... you put your right leg in ......
It was a good year for Bonxies on #StKilda with signs of recovery from #HPAI within the population apparent through productivity monitoring conducted this year. #NTSseabirds @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social
St Kilda World Heritage Site NTS@stkildawhs.bsky.social · 2y agoA Great skua keeping lookout from a ruined cleit. These birds were badly hit by avian flu and we are now part of a project to look at their immunity.
Advent window 4 - In the summer months the St Kilda wren can be heard all over the archipelago.
Advent window 3 - Gannets are the biggest seabird in the UK with a wingspan of 2m. The island of Boreray is one of the biggest gannet colonies in the world. Every year the St Kildans collected the fat fledglings or guga.
#StKilda World Heritage Site is up and running on Bluesky 🥳 Christmas advent to start- plenty more content to come in due course 👍 @stkildawhs.bsky.social
St Kilda World Heritage Site NTS@stkildawhs.bsky.social · 2y agoWelcome to St Kilda World Heritage Site advent calendar. We'll share an image of this amazing site every day until Christmas. Day 2 - fulmars in the summer
