Site Report: South Georgia Island - Cooper Bay, Antarctica
Drygalski Fjord
Drygalski Fjord
Snow Petrel (Pagodroma nivea)
Imperial Cormorant (Leucocarbo atriceps)
Southern Giant-Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) - Light Morph
Macaroni Penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus)
South Georgia Pipit (Anthus antarcticus)
Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella)
Leopard Seal (Hydrurga leptonyx)
Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus)
Human (Homo sapiens)
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Drygalski Fjord
Drygalski Fjord
Snow Petrel (Pagodroma nivea)
Imperial Cormorant (Leucocarbo atriceps)
Southern Giant-Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) - Light Morph
Macaroni Penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus)
South Georgia Pipit (Anthus antarcticus)
Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella)
Leopard Seal (Hydrurga leptonyx)
Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus)
Human (Homo sapiens)
Southern ocean
Visits
- 2021-12-02: Again, we were prevented from landing. This boat was taking no chances, and they used any puff of wind as an excuse to not land on shore. Not enjoying the least common denominator factor. After lunch, we took a drive into the Drygalski Fjord under blue skies and warmish weather. Everyone was very excited to see the blue water and chunks of floating ice.
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (22 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(22 records)
Class: Birds
(17 records)
- Order: Anseriformes
(1 record)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Yellow-billed Pintail (Anas georgica)
- Order: Pelicans
(7 records)
- Family: Cormorants
- Imperial Cormorant (Leucocarbo atriceps)
- Family: Jaegers and Skuas
- Brown Skua (Stercorarius antarcticus)
- Family: Penguins
- Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus)
- Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua)
- King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
- Macaroni Penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus)
- Family: Sheathbills
- Snowy Sheathbill (Chionis albus)
- Order: Perching Birds
(1 record)
- Family: Wagtails and Pipits
- South Georgia Pipit (Anthus antarcticus)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies
(2 records)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Antarctic Tern (Sterna vittata)
- Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus)
- Order: Tubenoses (6 records)
Class: Mammals
(5 records)
- Order: Carnivorans
(3 records)
- Family: Otariidae
- Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella)
- Order: Cetacea
(1 record)
- Family: Balaenopteridae
- Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
- Order: Primates
(1 record)
- Family: Hominidae
- Human (Homo sapiens)