2025 Season Over & Out
It feels quite strange to write the final blog of the year from the mainland. We had a fairly quick departure last week as the storm began to build and everyone was removing their boats from the water. Nia and I weren't quite ready to leave for the season, but we were rewarded with a very beautiful sunrise on our last morning as we packed up our respective homes. Sunrise over the sound on the 22nd © Alys Perry. The island looking very autumnal out West on the 21st © Nia Stephens. The past few weeks have involved the usual end-of-season tasks such as packing up the shop, taking in the signs, painting, cleaning, general maintenance, and preparing all the buildings for winter. Alongside monitoring the end of the seal pupping season, we also managed a final trip to Grassholm to land, swap camera trap batteries, and free any entangled gannet chicks while we were there. We are pleased to say that only 2 chicks needed to be cut free, and many had already successfully fl...