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Announcing our Tup of the Trip! DR093 weighed in at 42kg he is our heaviest tup since 2021 and the 10th heaviest November measurement ever. Safe to say that great condition showed, we observed him in 17 consorts over the month 😍🔭🐏
We’ve got snow! Good thing the sheep are all wrapped up in their woolly jackets 🔭🐑
Congratulations Josephine!
Its that time again! With a spring in their step the lambing team arrived on Hirta this week after only one day of delays. Let censusing commence! 🔭🐑
Foggy weather has grounded our field team. Instead we are doing an ask the researcher over on our instagram soaysheep. Head over there to join in! 🔭🐑
Today at #bes2025 we have @elliswiersma.bsky.social talking about breeding phenology at 11:30, @mattjsilk.bsky.social presenting the benefits of sociality at 12:30 and @barnardlucy.bsky.social presenting a poster on epigenetic ageing (B17.16)
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Soay Sheep Project
Soay Sheep Project
Sheepies are at @britishecologicalsociety.org ! Kicking off today we have Gina and Lizzie presenting their posters on immune trait variation (A17.3) and early life conditions (A17.13)
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Soay Sheep Project
An early-life survival and reproductive trade-off shapes selection on body size
doi.org/10.1093/evle...
Now in @evolletters.bsky.social by Maria João Janeiro et al.
📷: Sam Whitfield
This 1st winter Iceland Gull has been present on #StKilda since at least 3rd April. There was also a reported Glaucous Gull from @soaysheep.bsky.social researchers on 22nd March. Eyes are back on the island 👀 @hebridesbirds.bsky.social
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Delighted to receive this late season record of a 1cy Ring-necked Duck on #StKilda yesterday from @soaysheep.bsky.social researcher Xavier Bal. A 2nd island record after the first in 2000!
Thanks for this fab 📷 @barnardlucy.bsky.social 🙂
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