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Bird Island Diaries: 2002

Bird Island Research Station

Since 2000 a succession of staff who have overwintered at Bird Island research station have contributed to the monthly web diary. The diary provides a fascinating account from different viewpoints of the annual cycle of life at Bird Island. Originally the diaries were written for school children; however over the years it has become clear that the general public, including the friends and relatives of staff at Bird Island, have found the diary invaluable in presenting a fresh view of Bird Island activities. The literary quality of the diaries shows that the art of writing about life in the polar regions is as thriving today as it was in the Heroic Age of Polar Exploration.

Diary Entries for 2002

Christmas and new arrivals: December 2002

Practice emergencies and a real birthday: November 2002

New faces: October 2002

Spring is in the air: September 2002

More sketches: August 2002

Sledging and Sketches: July 2002

Midwinter: June 2002

Snow and winter visitors: May 2002

Last Call as winter begins: April 2002

The end of the season approaches: March 2002

A busy month on Bird Island: February 2002

A New Year begins: January 2002