After 3 wonderful days on Pebble Island it was time to move onto Carcass Island. I'd been really looking forward to this as we had a pre planned/pre-paid trip to West Point, to visit the Black Browed Albatross colony. I wont spend any time going into the ins and outs of why it didn't happen, but let's just say, we were very disappointed we didn't get to West Point, that and a number of other issues somewhat spoiled our time spent on the island. But rather than write a negative post about our stay here, which I quite easily could, I'll concentrate on the good stuff, the birds mainly.
We occasionally bumped into a Magellanic Penguin when walking around the settlement
Juvenile Elephant Seal
Giant Petrel
Johnny Rook
Kelp Gull
Yellow Billed Teal
Kelp Goose (f)
Kelp Goose (m)
Falkland Thrush
Ruddy Headed Goose
Dark Faced Ground Tyrant
We ended up staying almost 4 days on Carcass Island. I would have much rather spent more time at our next stop, Sea Lion Island, but it is what it is. I did manage to add another 4 birds to the trip list: 41. Tussock Bird; 42. Cobb's Wren; 43. Short Eared Owl and 44. Great Grebe.
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