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Peter T Fretwell @ptfretwell.bsky.social · 17h

Looks healthy 😀

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Peter T Fretwell @ptfretwell.bsky.social · 17h

Damn annoying, confusing our satellite analysis. Someone needs to tell them it's not allowed!

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kosmi.bsky.social @kosmi.bsky.social · 5d

The Dawson-Lambton penguin colony 🐧🐧🐧

Image taken by Sentinel-2 on Oct. 6, 2025.

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Helen Shair - Authors In Oundle @authorsinoundle.bsky.social · 4d

www.ticketsource.co.uk/authors-in-o...

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Peter T Fretwell @ptfretwell.bsky.social · 6d

Nice photos Steve!

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Mapping and Geographic Information Centre @magic.bas.ac.uk · 10d

Some of our recent maps were reviewed for Geology Today & we're pleased to see the positive opinions & appreciation of how much work goes into them 🎉 doi.org/10.1111/gto....

The maps include The South Orkney Islands, Alexander Island, and Bedmap3. Details available in our catalogue - bas.ac.uk/maps

The front cover of our South Orkney Islands and Signy Island map. There is a photo of the landscape on Signy, with a tall, crevassed glacier in the foreground (Orwell Glacier), and clouds and snowy mountains in the distance.

The front cover of our Alexander Island map. The photo on the cover shows a faded red tent, with snow-covered, craggy mountains in the background.

The front cover of our Bedmap3 map, which shows an extract of the map (without any of the labels). The terrain of the land beneath the ice is shown with a coloured hillshade, ranging from dark blue (deepest) to light brown and white shades (tallest).

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Peter T Fretwell @ptfretwell.bsky.social · 12d

Shackleton Ice Shelf colony. Up well on the shelf this year

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Peter T Fretwell @ptfretwell.bsky.social · 12d

Clarke Bay also known as Smith Peninsula colony

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Peter T Fretwell @ptfretwell.bsky.social · 12d

Dolleman Island colony doing well

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Peter T Fretwell @ptfretwell.bsky.social · 12d

They ones Drescher Inlet 😊

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Peter T Fretwell @ptfretwell.bsky.social · 12d

The last three years have all been the lowest years on record for Antarctic sea ice. Critically impacting unique Southern Ocean ecosystems which use the ice the moult breed and forage.

Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 14d

Antarctic sea ice hits its third-lowest winter peak on record

phys.org/news/2025-10...

Antarctic sea ice hits its third-lowest winter peak on record

Antarctica's winter sea ice has hit its third-lowest peak in nearly half a century of satellite monitoring, researchers said Tuesday, highlighting the growing influence of climate change on the planet...

phys.org

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Peter T Fretwell @ptfretwell.bsky.social · 14d

Lazarev North colony

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The Times & Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 18d

Their Antarctic colonies are endangered and numbers have plummeted. Tom Whipple talks to the scientist warning of the crisis facing the species

Meet the Brit trying to save the emperor penguin: ‘They’re very charismatic’

Their Antarctic colonies are endangered and numbers have plummeted. Tom Whipple talks to the scientist warning of the crisis facing the species

www.thetimes.com

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Stanfords Travel @stanfordstravel.bsky.social · 18d

Dive into the fascinating world of penguins with The Penguin Book of Penguins, written by @ptfretwell.bsky.social and illustrated by @lisaefretwell.bsky.social! Thank you so much for visiting the store and signing copies of your charming new book, published by @vikingbooksuk.bsky.social✍️

#penguins

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Peter T Fretwell @ptfretwell.bsky.social · 20d

Kosmi, can you email me directly about this find please

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Peter T Fretwell @ptfretwell.bsky.social · 22d

Looks like the Halley Bay emperors are back at the McDonald Ice Rumples site. This colony has been particularly unlucky with the ice, lets see how they do this year. (image; enhanced Sentinel-2 20th Sept 2025)

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Peter T Fretwell @ptfretwell.bsky.social · 23d

Dear Helen, having lived in Northamptonshire for 10 years I know Oundle well and would be delighted to chat. Please drop me a line at [email protected]
Best regards,
Peter

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Peter T Fretwell @ptfretwell.bsky.social · 24d

Well be at London Zoo next week launching the Penguin Book of Penguins
www.londonzoo.org/plan-your-vi...

The Penguin Book of Penguins | London Zoo

Join us at London Zoo on Sunday 28 September 2025 for the launch of The Penguin Book of Penguins – a celebration of all things penguin in the heart of the Zoo!

www.londonzoo.org

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kosmi.bsky.social @kosmi.bsky.social · 25d

The Coulman Island penguin colony 🐧🐧🐧

Image taken by Sentinel-2 on Sep. 13, 2025.

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Leconte @manchotempereur.bsky.social · 27d

Russian scientists at the Mirny research station recently saved a baby emperor penguin after it became separated from its colony and risked freezing to death. In footage shared by the Russian Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute on Tuesday...
🔗 uk.news.yahoo.com/stranded-pen...
#emperorpenguin

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Leconte @manchotempereur.bsky.social · 27d

📙🐧✨ Image from Penguin Books' newsletter for the release date of “The Penguin Book of Penguins” (September 18, 2025)
@ptfretwell.bsky.social
@lisaefretwell.bsky.social
#PenguinBooksUK

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Lisa Fretwell @lisaefretwell.bsky.social · 29d

Our book, 'The Penguin book of penguins' will be in all good bookshops as of tomorrow! We have signed some copies for Toppings and Co in Ely, Cambridge.

We are having a book launch at London zoo on Sept 28. Come and find us in the Garden room, anytime between 12 noon and 3.30pm. No need to book!

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Worldview Earth Data 🌍🌱 @wed-explorer.bsky.social · Sep 15

The dark patch marks the emperor penguin colony at Atka Bay. Nearby linear snow ridges are natural sastrugi, sculpted by polar winds—an image that contrasts living colonies with the harsh physical patterns of Antarctic ice.

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Peter T Fretwell @ptfretwell.bsky.social · Sep 15

And here's a love;y image from yesterday of Neumayer Station and the nearby emperor penguin colony at Atka Bay. Most of the recent emperor penguin documentaries have all been made from this site.

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Peter T Fretwell @ptfretwell.bsky.social · Sep 15

The emperor penguin colony at Cape Darlington, that we discovered in 2019, has moved 40 km south due to an ice shelf break off. Its current location is just south of Butler Island and it looks much better for the change of location.

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