Antarctica & South America

Starting at Buenos Aries we travelled South to Ushuaia, the capital of Tierra del Fuego. After rounding Cape Horn we crossed the infamous Drake's Passage to explore the Antarctic Peninsular concentrating on the Schollert Channel, Paradise Bay and the Gerlache Straight. A northerly route was then taken past the South Shetlands to Elephant Island. The Falkland Islands, Puerto Madryn ( off the Patagonian Coast) and Montevideo, Uruguay were visited before our return to Buenos Aries.

This blog is a Photographic Record of this incredible journey; the images are roughly in chronological order.

Each image is ''clickable'' for greater detail.

Click on ''older posts'' at the end of the page to continue viewing.

Our total bird count was well over one hundred. Sea watching produced 4 Albatross species, 10 Petrels, 4 Shearwaters and 12 others. We managed five penguin species missing out on Emperor( as expected) and Adelie.

Our key sightings of non-bird life were Killer Whales, Leopard Seals and three other whale species.

The distance travelled was 4466 Nautical Miles.

Please enjoy.

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Thursday, 21 March 2013

A Day in the Falklands, Rock Cormorant

Rock Comorant, also known as Magellanic Cormorant, Falklands.

www.falklands.net/BirdGuideRockCormorant.shtml

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A Day in the Falklands, Night Heron

Black-crowned Night Heron, Falklands.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-crowned_Night_Heron

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A Day in the Falklands, Grass Wren

Grass Wren, known locally as the Short-billed Marsh Wren, Falklands.

www.falklands.net/BirdGuideGrassWren.shtml

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A Day in the Falklands, Dark-faced Ground Tyrant

Dark-faced Ground Tyrant, Falklands.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark-faced_Ground_Tyrant

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A Day in the Falklands, Falklands Steamer Duck

Falklands Steamer Duck, known locally as the Logger Duck, the male has bright orange bill.
This species and the Cobb's Wren are the only endemic species in the Falklands

www.falklands.net/BirdGuideSteamerDuck.shtml

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A Day in the Falklands, Yellow-billed Pintail

Yellow-billed Pintail, Falklands.

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Wednesday, 20 March 2013

A Day in the Falklands, Dolphin Gull

Kelp Gull, Falklands.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolphin_Gull

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A day in the Falklands, Kelp Gull

Kelp Gull also know as a Dominican Gull, Falklands.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelp_Gull

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A Day in the Falklands, Rufous-chested Dotterel

Rufous-chested Dotterel, Falklands.
www.falklands.net/BirdGuideRufousChestedDotterel.shtm

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A Day in the Falklands, Gentoo Penguins

Gentoo Penguins (the third largest Penguins behind the two giant species King and Emperor), Falklands.

www.penguins.cl/gentoo-penguins.htm

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A Day in the Falklands, Kelp Geese

Kelp Goose ( the male has all white plumage ), Falklands.

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A day in the Falklands, Long-tailed Meadowlark

Long-tailed Meadowlark, Falklands.

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A Day in the Falklands, Austral Thrush

Austral Thrush (or Falklands Thrush) Falklands.

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A Day in the Falklands, Correndera Pipit

Correndera Pipit, Falklands.

www.birdlife.org/datazone/speciesfactsheet.php?id=8457

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A Day in the Falklands, Blackish Cinclodes

Blackish Cinclodes or Tussac-Bird, Falklands.

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A Day in the Falklands, King Penguins

King Penguins, Buff Cove, Falklands.

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Peter Martin Beesley: An enthusiastic mature birder and keen photographer since May 2004. My British list is now 446 and my ''False'' British List ( ie species on the British List seen anywhere in the World ) now stands at 579 and my Western Palearctic list at 524 In another life I was a food research scientist and marketing consultant.

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