Chasing Storm Petrels: A Journey to the Faroe Islands
Rebecca Cheape writes about her experience in the Faroe Islands over the 2024 fieldwork season, helping with the Storm-petrel research project.
A return to the blog
An update from the field: summer research begins in the Faroe Islands on the wonderful Storm-petrel, as my PhD on this fascinating bird begins in earnest!
Field notes from the Faroes
A deep dive into my summer’s research recce trip to the fascinating northern realm of the Faroe Islands. Seabirds, towering cliffs, wide open horizons and a warm and welcoming culture. And a few Storm-petrels too
The ‘Foul Gull’? In praise of Fulmars
Whilst their name derives from old Norse for ‘foul gull’, this spectacular coastal denizen deserves a far more fitting title to describe its majestic aerial prowess. This photo essay is an ode to one of my favourite seabirds, from a few memorable encounters in the northern islands of the Faroes.
A sky full of Storm Swallows
An expedition to the largest European Storm-petrel colony in the World, carrying out bird ringing on the small island of Nólsoy in the Faroe Islands