1 – Ushuaia, Argentina (February 4)
~ Sea Day (February 5)
2 – New Island L (February 6 AM)
3 – Westpoint Island L (February 6 PM)
4 – Port Stanley visit (February 7 AM)
~ Sea Days, First Iceberg (February 8/9)
5 – Grytviken L (February 10 AM)
6 – Nordenskjold Glacier ZC (February 11 PM)
7 – Hercules Bay ZC (February 12 AM)
8 – Fortuna Bay L (February 12 PM)
~ Sea Days, Iceberg A23A SC (February 13/14)
9 – Paulet Island L (February 15 AM) 10
First Iceberg
L = Landing
ZC = Zodiac Cruise
SC = Ship Cruise
CL = Continental Landing
PP = Polar Plunge
Antarctica, South Georgia & the Falkland Islands
Ushuaia to Ushuaia, Argentina
February 4 – February 22, 2024
Captain Torry Sakkariassen
Discovery Leader Jonathan Fuhrmann
Total Nautical Miles =
Southernmost Latitude Reached =
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Argentina 2 4
Antarctic Peninsula
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Ushuaia,
56
South Georgia
– Brown Bluff CL,L (February 16 AM) 11 – Hope Bay ZC (February 16 PM) 12 – Cierva Cove ZC (February 17 AM)
– Palaver Point L (February 17 PM) 14 – Lemaire Channel SC , Hidden Bay PP (February 18 AM)
– Damoy Point L (February 18 PM)
– Charlotte Bay ZC (February 19 AM)
– Portal Point L,CL (February 19 PM) ~ Drake Passage (February 20 /21 ) ~ Beagle Channe l/Ushuaia, Argentina (February 22) 9 11 10 12 13 15 16
Islands 17
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Falkland
A23A Iceberg 14
Critter Club – Wildlife Checklist
Antarctica, South Georgia & the Falkland Islands |
Penguins
Adélie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae
Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarctica
Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua
Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome
Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus
Albatross
Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans
Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora
Northern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora sanfordi
Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata
Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophrys X X
Petrels
Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus
Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli
Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides
Cape Petrel Daption capense
Antarctic Petrel Thalassoica antarctica
Snow Petrel Pagodroma nivea
Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis
White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis
Black-bellied Storm Petrel Fregetta tropica
Gray-backed Storm Petrel Garrodia nereis
Wilsons Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
Blue Petrel Halobaena caerulea
Common diving-petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix X
South Georgia diving-petrel Pelecanoides georgicus
Shearwaters and Prions
Antarctic Prion Pachyptila desolata
Slender-billed Prion Pachyptila belcheri
Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
Atlantic petrel Pterodroma incerta X
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Critter Club – Wildlife Checklist Antarctica, South Georgia & the Falkland Islands | February 4 – February 22, 2024
BIRDS continued
Gulls, Terns and Skuas
Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
Brown-hooded Gull Chroicocephalus maculipennis
Dolphin Gull Leucophaeus scoresbii
Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata gaini
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
South American Tern Sterna hirundinacea X
Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus
South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki
Chilean Skua Stercorarius chilensis X
Wrens, Finches and thrushes etc.
Blackish Cinclodes Cinclodes antarcticus
Dark-Faced Ground-tyrant Muscisaxicola macloviana
Gras Wren Cistothorus platensis
Cobb's Wren Troglodytes cobbi
Austral Thrush Turdus falcklandii X
South Georgia Pipit Anthus antarcticus
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Black-throated Finch Melanodera melanodera
Black-chinned Siskin Carduelis barbata
Long-tailed Meadowlark Sturnella loyca falcklandii X
Herons
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax X
Geese and Ducks
Kelp Goose Chloephaga hybrida
Ruddy-headed Goose Chloephaga rudiceps
Upland Goose Chloephaga picta X
Falkland Steamer Duck Tachyeres brachypterus X
Crested Duck Laphonetta specularioides X
South Georgia Pintail Anas georgica georgica X X
Vultures, Hawks and Caracaras
Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus
Variable Hawk Buteo polyosoma
Southern Caracara Caracara plancus
Striated Caracara Phalcoboenus australis X
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Critter Club – Wildlife Checklist Antarctica, South Georgia & the Falkland Islands
BIRDS continued
Waders/Shorebirds
Magelanic Oystercatcher Haematopus leucopodus X
Blackish Oystercatcher Haematopus ater X
Sanderling Calidris Alba
Sheathbills
Snowy (White-faced) Sheathbill
Grebes
Great Grebe Podiceps major
Falkland Grebe Rollandia rolland
Southern Silvery Grebe Podiceps occipitalis
Cormorants/Shags
Antarctic Shag Leucocarbo bransfieldensis
Imperial Cormorant (blue-eyed) Leucocarbo atriceps X X X X
Rock Cormorant Leucocarbo magellanicus X X X
South Georgia Shag Leucocarbo georgianus X
Neotropic Cormorant Leucocarbo brasilianus 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
Baleen whales
Humpback Whale Megaptera novaengliae
Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus
Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus
Sei whale Balaenoptera borealis X X
Antarctic Minke Whale Balaenoptera bonaerensis
Toothed whales
Killer Whale Orcinus orca
Long Finned Pilot whale Globicephala melas
Dusky Dolphin Lagernohynchus obscurus X
Hourglass Dolphin Lagenorhynchus cruciger X
Commerson Dolphin Cephalorhynchus commersonii
Peale’s Dolphin Lagenorhynchus australis X X
Additional Amazing Wildlife Sightings
Beaked Whales (possibly) Berardius arnuxii
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