1 – Ushuaia, Argentina (January 30)
~ First Iceberg 60 ° 15.3’S, 065 ° 56.9’W (January 31)
2 – Detaille Island L (February 2 )
3 – Holdfast Point CL (February 2 )
4 – Bongrain Point L (February 3 )
5 – Jenny Island ZC (February 3 )
6 – The Gullet SC (February 3 )
7 – Fish Island ZC (February 4 )
8 – Prospect Point CL (February 4 )
9 – Flanders Bay ZC,PP (February 5 )
10 – Danco Island L (February 6 )
11 – Paradise Bay CL (February 6 )
12 – Baily Head ZC (February 7)
13 – Whalers Bay L (February 7)
L = Landing
CL = Continental Landing
ZC = Zodiac Cruise
SC = Ship Cruise
PP = Polar Plunge
Ushuaia, Argentina
South
Shetland Islands
Antarctica in Depth
Ushuaia to Ushuaia, Argentina
January 30 – February 10, 2024
Captain Erwan Le Rouzic
Discovery Leader Xavier Garcia
Total Nautical Miles =
Southernmost Latitude Reached =
2,035.78
67 °48.5’ S, 068 °49.7’ W
2 4 5 6
Peninsula
Antarctic
DrakePassage
1 3 7 8
9 11 10 12 13
Critter Club – Wildlife Checklist Antarctica in Depth | January
Penguins
Adélie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae
Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarctica
Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua
Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus
Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri
Albatross
Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans X
Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora
Northern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora sanfordi
Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata X
Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma X
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophrys X X X X X
Petrels
Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus
Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli X
Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides
Cape Petrel Daption capense
Antarctic Petrel Thalassoica antarctica
Snow Petrel Pagodroma nivea X
White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis
Black-bellied Storm Petrel Fregetta tropica X
Wilsons Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
Gulls, Terns
Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
Brown-hooded Gull Chroicocephalus maculipennis
Dolphin Gull Leucophaeus scoresbii
Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata gaini
South American Tern Sterna hirundinacea X
Shearwaters, Prions
Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea X X X
Antarctic Prion Pachyptila desolata X X
Slender-billed Prion Pachyptila belcheri X
Blue Petrel Halobaena caerulea X X
Common diving-petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix X X
Cormorants
Antarctic Shag Leucocarbo bransfieldensis
COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5 DAY 6 DAY 7 DAY 8 DAY 9 DAY 10 DAY 11 DAY 12 30/1 31/1 1/2 2/2 3/2 4/2 5/2 6/2 7/2 8/2 9/2 10/2 BIRDS
X X X X
X X
X X X
X
X
X X X X X X X X X X
X X X
X
X X X
X
X
X
X X X X
X X X X X X X X X X
X X X X X X X X
X X X
X X X X X X X
X
X
X X X X X X
2024
February
30,
–
10, 2024
BIRDS (continued)
Skuas, Sheathbill
Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus
South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki
Chilean Skua Stercorarius chilensis
Snowy (White-faced) Sheathbill Chionis albus
MAMMALS
Pinnipeds
Weddell Seal Leptonychotes weddellii
Crabeater Seal Lobodon carcinophaga
Leopard Seal Hydrurga leptonyx
Antarctic Fur Seal Arctocephalus gazella
Southern Elephant Seal Mirounga leonina
South American Sea lion Otaria flavescens X
Cetaceans
Southern Right Whale Eubalaena australis
Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus
Humpback Whale Megaptera novaengliae
Antarctic Minke Whale Balaenoptera bonaerensis
Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus
Killer Whale Orcinus orca
Dusky Dolphin Lagenorhynchus obscurus X
Peale's Dolphin Lagernorhynchus australis
Additional Amazing Wildlife Sightings
Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis X
Soft Plumaged Petral Pterodroma mollis X
COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5 DAY 6 DAY 7 DAY 8 DAY 9 DAY 10 DAY 11 DAY 12 30/1 31/1 1/2 2/2 3/2 4/2 5/2 6/2 7/2 8/2 9/2 10/2
X X X X X
X X X X
X X
X
X X X
X X X X X
X X X X X
X X X
X X X
X X
X
X X X X X
X X X
X X
X
Club – Wildlife Checklist Antarctica in Depth | January 30, 2024 – February 10, 2024
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