A local ringing recovery showed that a shag ringed in Jethou in June 2000 was found dead 14 years later on Cobo beach, Guernsey. It was one of the 50,000 dead seabirds estimated to have been killed by the prolonged bad weather of Feb-March 2014. Shags have been recorded as living as long as 30 [...]
Hi everyone and welcome to the first Day of LIVE! We are very excited to have you all on board and share with you our special island with its fascinating wildlife. This year there will be 8 topics covered: Island life Habitats Adaptations Food Chains Life Cycles Birds on the Edge Historic Alderney Conservation and [...]
There are still no eggs, albeit the shags have been spending more and more time on the collection of dried seaweed and vegetation that makes up their nest. The pair seem to spend most time on the nest during the early and latter part of the day. Shags have been known to lay their eggs [...]
Welcome to our brand new webcam blog! Here you will find the latest updates on what is happening on the webcams. Last week our team took a trip out to Burhou to install the final Puffin camera. After many set backs the past week the close-up cam is finally up and running! However, at the [...]
Bring a Burhou Puffin to your school!! We have some very cuddly puffins who would love to visit your school. They would love to learn about your school, see the work you have done as part of LIVE and go on some adventures with the pupils! You can then email Holly your stories and pictures [...]
Welcome to the School Zone Blog. Here you can share your pupils work with other schools involved in the project. To have your school featured on this page please email Holly at peopleandwildlife@alderneywildlife.org with your photographs, images or updates. We love to see how our schools are utilising the project so please don't be shy! [...]
Hello and welcome to LIVE 2015 This is the Daily Digest. Here you will find out all the latest information and updates from the LIVE team, this includes our ecologists, reserves team and some of our friends from Jersey and Guernsey. Not only will we provide updates but you can also find additional resources, questions, [...]
Click here to play Read by Charley Hello! We are Martin and Anne-Isabelle and we are the Living Islands Team. Anne-Isabelle and Martin Living Islands is a project about tourism. Our job is to make Alderney better known in the UK, the Channel Islands and in France, and attract more [...]
Click here to play Read by Dave and Charley Alderney Watch have a blonde hedgehog for their logo WATCH is the junior part of the Wildlife Trusts where young aspiring ecologists can begin learning about and surveying the natural world. In Alderney St Anne’s School pupils are all group members [...]
Click here to play Read by Dave and Charley Today Mel Broadhurst (Marine Ecologist) has joined Aurelie to tell you about their work in the marine environment which is important for seabirds, by providing a variety of food including fish, limpets and worms. These marine species are also part of wider food chains, [...]
