Todd Pusser / Black browed albatross in flight {Thalassarche melanophrys} Falkland Is

Tim Laman / Waved Albatross (Phoebastria irrorata) in flight, soaring, Galapagos, Critically endangered

Mike Potts / New Zealand albatross (Diomedea antipodensis) on water off Kaikoura coast, South Island, New Zealand.

Konrad Wothe / Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) Falkland Islands, Subantarcic. February.

Mike Read / Wandering albatross (Diomedia exulans), Cape pigeon (Daption capense) and Northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli) on sea feeding on chum, Kaikoura, New Zealand

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Tourists from a ship visiting the Rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome) and Black browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) colonies at West Point Island, Falklands Islands, 2009.

Mike Read / Shy Albatross (Thalassarche cauta) in flight. New Zealand, December.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Wandering albatross (Diomedia exulans) in flight. Drake Passage, Southern Ocean.

Frederique Olivier / Light mantled sooty albatross (Phoebetria palpebrata) close up of neck and eye, Macquarie Island, Southern Atlantic, Australian Antarctica,

Frederique Olivier / Light mantled sooty albatross (Phoebetria palpebrata) flying over sea, Macquarie Island, Southern Atlantic, Australian Antarctica, December

Frederique Olivier / Light mantled sooty albatross (Phoebetria palpebrata) flying over sea, Macquarie Island, Southern Atlantic, Australian Antarctica, December

Peter Scoones / Black browed albatross on water {Thalassarche melanophrys} South Georgia, Antarctica

Barrie Britton / Black footed albatross nesting colony (Phoebastria nigripes) Japan

David Tipling / Black-browed albatross {Thalassarche melanophrys} in flight over sea, Southern Ocean, nr South Georgia, November

David Tipling / Light-mantled sooty albatross {Phoebetria palpebrata} female with two males on snow covered nest ledge, courting in early spring, Gold Harbour, South Georgia, November

David Tipling / Light-mantled sooty albatross {Phoebetria palpebrata} in courtship flight, Gold Harbour, South Georgia, November

David Tipling / Light-mantled sooty albatross {Phoebetria palpebrata} in courtship flight, Gold Harbour, South Georgia, November

David Tipling / Black-browed albatross {Thalassarche melanophrys} in flight over the Southern Ocean, nr South Georgia, November

David Tipling / Black browed albatross (Thalassarche / Diomedea melanophrys) turning egg, Steeple Jason Island, Falklands, November

David Tipling / Black browed albatross (Thalassarche / Diomedea melanophrys) colony incubating eggs with a tourist in foreground photographing, Steeple Jason Island, Falklands, November 2006

David Tipling / Black browed albatross (Thalassarche / Diomedea melanophrys) colony incubating eggs, Steeple Jason Island, Falklands, November

David Tipling / Black browed albatross (Thalassarche / Diomedea melanophrys) portrait, Steeple Jason Island, Falklands, November

TJ Rich / Salvin's albatross in flight (Thalassarche salvini) New Zealand

TJ Rich / Black-browed albatross on nest with chick at nesting colony (Thalassarche melanophrys). Falkland Islands.

TJ Rich / Black-browed albatross nesting colony (Thalassarche melanophrys) Falkland Islands

TJ Rich / Black-browed albatross on nest with chick (Thalassarche melanophrys) Falkland Islands

DAVID TIPLING / Black-browed Albatross {Thalassarche melanophrys} in flight, Southern Ocean.

Adam White / New Zealand albatross (Diomedea antipodensis), Cape petrel (Daption capense) and Northern Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli) at fishing net, waiting to feed on caught fish, Kaikoura, New Zealand

Todd Pusser / Black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes) beside grey whale blubber from killer whale attack. California.

DAVID TIPLING / Black browed albatross flying over sea {Thalassarche melanophrys} Falkland Is

DAVID TIPLING / Black browed albatross flying {Thalassarche melanophrys} Falkland Is

DAVID TIPLING / Black browed albatross nesting colony {Thalassarche melanophrys} Steeple Jason Is, Falkland Is

DAVID TIPLING / Light mantled sooty albatross {Phoebetria palpebrata} South Georgia, Antarctica

DAVID TIPLING / Black browed albatross at nest with chick {Thalassarche melanophrys} Falkland Is

DAVID TIPLING / Light mantled sooty albatross {Phoebetria palpebrata} in flight over sea, South Georgia, Antarctica

DAVID TIPLING / Black browed albatross feeding chick at nest {Thalassarche melanophrys} Falkland Is

DAVID TIPLING / Wandering albatross building nest {Diomedea exulans} Albatross Is, S Georgia

DAVID TIPLING / Light mantled sooty albatross {Phoebetria palpebrata} South Georgia, Antarctica

Peter Scoones / Wandering albatross head portrait, South Georgia (Diomedea exulans)

Barrie Britton / Black footed albatross. Portrait (Phoebastria nigripes) Japan Tori Shima

Nigel Marven / Waved albatross (Phoebastria irrorata) courtship behaviour. Galapagos Islands

DAVID TIPLING / Black browed albatross nesting colony {Thalassarche melanophrys} Steeple Jason Island, Falklands - largest albatross colony in the world - 155,000 pairs

Nigel Marven / Waved albatross (Phoebastria irrorata) courtship behaviour, at nest colony, Galapagos Islands, critically endangered

Michael Pitts / Marine pollution - dead Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) showing plastics in stomach cavity, Midway Atoll Pacific Ocean

Barry Bland / New Zealand albatross (Diomedea antipodensis) off the coast of Kaikoura, New Zealand.

Barry Bland / Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) on water, off the coast of Kaikoura, New Zealand.

Barry Bland / New Zealand albatross (Diomedea antipodensis) on water, off the coast of Kaikoura, New Zealand.

Barry Bland / New Zealand albatross (Diomedea antipodensis) feeding, Kaikoura, New Zealand.

Barry Bland / New Zealand albatross (Diomedea antipodensis) feeding, Kaikoura, New Zealand.