#MeetCUStormies Ana Rita Carreiro PhD student unravelling the diet of the Cape Verde #seabird community through molecular methods, incl. the Cape Verde storm petrel. She did her masters with us and continues to collaborate on the study of Band-rumped and Monteiro's storm petrel diet

Sometimes Fodys do not understand the concept of mist netting...

Rosebelles's 100th skink!!! Here's to many more! #Seychelles #pooislife

An incredible start to the day - finding a Sucker-tailed Gecko (Urocotyledon inexpectata). So gorgeous and illusive!

The top of Trois Frères with Lucy Hadingham in the #Seychelles. To say it was muddy would be a huge under statement...

Hanging on for dear life!! (Disclaimer: no skinks harmed in the making of this photo) #Seychelles #Skink

Did not expect a death's-head hawkmoth to be my first (and hardest) extraction of the day!! #Acherontia #Seychelles

Seychelles fruit bat (Pteropus seychellensis) accidentally mist netted today! Such a beautiful animal and an incredible experience!! Humans and bat all came away from the encounter unharmed, just a little shocked. With @alba_costa_

In memoriam: Dylan the dog, the bird club mascot, sadly passed away at the weekend 💔. RIP Dylan, a good boy forever

Found a funky fungi whilst getting lost in a forest for science!! #fungi #Seychelles

Mist netting with this beautiful view at Cassedent, Seychelles #mistnetting #ringing #seeddispersal #ecologicalnetworks #birds #seychelles

Welcome to the "dry" season... Another day's field work cut short by torrential rain! #squelchyshoes #Seychelles #seeddispersal #networks

Where have all the sparrows gone? THREAD👇about new research showing that avian malaria is linked to the decline of this iconic species #ornithology Daria Dadam ZSL Science ZSL BTO

Fieldwork for the first site is complete! I have booped the Nose-Tree's nose for the final time - goodbye Copolia!!!

Remember: 1. The Amazon is burning 2. The Arctic's on fire 3. The Oceans are boiling 4. The Coral reefs are dying 5. Greenland is melting 6. Permafrost is collapsing 7. Antarctica is heating 8. Ecosystems are crashing 9. Earth is turning to desert 10. Emissions are accelerating

Awesome!!

The robins at work have hatched and I am in love!

Well done Lucy! Proud to have been able to help.

So proud to have been part of this process! Huge congratulations to @alba_costa_! And such great memories of a spectacular year in the Seychelles!

Another paper from our Seychelles research!