1 – Ushuaia, Argentina (February 24)
~ First Iceberg 63 °14.212’ S, 063 °31.171’ W
2 – Dallman Bay SC (February 26)
3 – Petermann Island L (February 27)
4 – Damoy Point L (February 27)
5 – Charlotte Bay ZC (February 28)
6 – Portal Point CL (February 28)
7 – Charcot Bay ZC (February 29)
8 – A23a Iceberg 60 °49.8638’ S, 051 °4.3175’ W SC,HF (March 1)
9 – Bird Island SC (March 3)
10 – King Haakon Bay ZC (March 3)
11 – Grytviken L (March 4)
12 – Godthul L,PP (March 4)
13 – Fortuna Bay L (March 5)
14 – Prince Olav Harbour & Possession Bay SC (March 5)
15 – Stanley L (March 8)
16 – Saunders Island L,HF (March 9)
17 – Montevideo (March 13)
SC = Ship Cruise
L = Landing
ZC = Zodiac Cruise
CL = Continental Landing
HF = Helicopter Flight
PP = Polar Plunge
Antarctica, South Georgia & the Falkland Islands
Ushuaia, Argentina to Montevideo, Uruguay
February 24 – March 13, 2024
Captain Ned Tutton
Discovery Leader Xavi Garcia
Total Nautical Miles = 4086
Southernmost Latitude Reached = 65 °11.4’ S, 064 °07.5’ W
Ushuaia, Argentina 2 4 5 6 Antarctic Peninsula South Georgia 1 3 7 8 9 11 10 12 13 15 16 Falkland Islands 17 DrakePassage A23A Iceberg 14 Montevideo, Uruguay
Critter Club – Wildlife Checklist
Antarctica, South Georgia & the Falkland Islands | February 24 – March 13, 2024
Penguins
Adélie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae
Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarctica
Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua
Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus
Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome
Albatross
Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans X
Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora X X
Northern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora sanfordi
Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata X X X
Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma X X X
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophrys X X X X X X
Petrels
Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus X X X X X
Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli X X X X
Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides X X
Cape Petrel Daption capense X X X
Antarctic Petrel Thalassoica antarctica
Snow Petrel Pagodroma nivea X
White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis X
Black-bellied Storm Petrel Fregetta tropica
Wilsons Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
Gulls and Terns
Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus X X X
Brown-hooded Gull Chroicocephalus maculipennis
Dolphin Gull Leucophaeus scoresbii
Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata gaini X X
South American Tern Sterna hirundinacea X X
Shearwaters and Prions
Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
Antarctic Prion Pachyptila desolata X X X
Slender-billed Prion Pachyptila belcheri X X
Blue Petrel Halobaena caerulea
Common diving-petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix
Shags and Cormorants
Antarctic shag Leucocarbo bransfieldensi X X X X X X X
Imperial Cormorant Leucocarbo atriceps X 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 DAY 13 DAY 14 DAY 15 DAY 16 DAY 17 25/2 26/2 27/2 28/2 29/2 1/3 2/3 3/3 4/3 5/3 6/3 7/3 8/3 9/3 10/3 11/3 12/3
BIRDS
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Critter Club – Wildlife Checklist
Antarctica, South Georgia & the Falkland Islands | February 24 – March 13, 2024
BIRDS continued
Skuas and Sheathbills
Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus
South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki
Chilean Skua Stercorarius chilensis
Snowy (White-faced) Sheathbill
Ducks and Geese
Flying Steamer Duck Tachyeres patachonicus X
Falkland Steamer Duck Tachyeres brachypterus X
Yellow-Billed Teal Anas flavirostris X
Ruddy-headed Goose Chloephaga rudiceps X
Upland Goose Chloephaga picta X
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 Sealion Otaria flavescens X
South American Fur Seal Arctocephalus australis X
Cetaceans
Southern Right Whale Eubalaena australis
Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus X
Humpback Whale Megaptera novaengliae X
Antarctic Minke Whale Balaenoptera bonaerensis X X
Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus
Sei whale Balaenoptera borealis X X X
Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus X
Killer Whale Orcinus orca
Long Finned Pilot whale Globicephala melas X
Dusky Dolphin Lagernohynchus obscurus
Commerson’s Dolphin Cephalorhynchus commersonii X
Hourglass Dolphin Lagenorhynchus cruciger X
Peale’s Dolphin Lagenorhynchus australis 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 DAY 13 DAY 14 DAY 15 DAY 16 DAY 17 25/2 26/2 27/2 28/2 29/2 1/3 2/3 3/3 4/3 5/3 6/3 7/3 8/3 9/3 10/3 11/3 12/3
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Critter Club – Wildlife Checklist
Antarctica, South Georgia & the Falkland Islands | February
Additional Amazing Wildlife Sightings
Striated Caracara Phalcoboenus australis X
Magellanic Oystercatcher Haematopus leucopodus X
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura X
Long-Tailed Meadowlark Leistes loyca X
Austral Thrush Turdus falcklandii X
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster X
South Georgia Pipit Anthus antarcticus
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 DAY 13 DAY 14 DAY 15 DAY 16 DAY 17 25/2 26/2 27/2 28/2 29/2 1/3 2/3 3/3 4/3 5/3 6/3 7/3 8/3 9/3 10/3 11/3 12/3
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24 – March 13, 2024