# @rspb on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CtrGt9YtH47
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/34269804-rspb-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/779ef93fd2.jpg
- **Posted:** 2023-06-19T13:24:15.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** RSPB (@rspb) — https://gondola.cc/rspb

## Caption

They have the largest wingspan of any bird and can go years without touching land, spending most of their time gliding above the ocean.

It’s rare to get a glimpse an Albatross, as when they do visit land it is only to breed on remote islands, before heading back out to sea.

michelle_on_marion_island managed to capture this parent and chick on Gough Island, one of the most important seabird nesting sites in the world. 

But many of the birds that nest here are now under threat and we are working to restore populations, including the Tristan Albatross - one of only three Critically Endangered British birds. 

#worldalbatrossday #goughisland #albatross

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worldalbatrossday, goughisland, albatross

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