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The purpose of the trip was to gain insight into the fine scale foraging behaviour of the thousands of Chinstrap penguins ( Pygoscelis antarctica) which breed in numerous sub-colonies around the island each year (Read more about the project here).Ĭhinstrap penguins are one of the most abundant marine predator in the Antarctic, and like many Antarctic predators they feed on Antarctic krill ( Euphausia superba), a small, shrimp-like crustacean, which breeds under the sea-ice and is prey to whales, seals, penguins and other seabirds. Marine ecologist Vicky Warwick-Evans tells us more about her recent fieldwork studying Chinstrap penguins on the remote Nelson Island.Īfter crossing the Drake Passage in beautiful sunshine, surrounded by blowing humpback whales and porpoising penguins, we were left on the uninhabited island for our seven week camping adventure.

That pretty much sums up life at Harmony Point, Nelson Island, South Shetland Islands during January and February 2018. Four people, two tents, a lot of smelly penguins and boil-in-the-bag army rations.

When will the winter harmony day start in sunshine island