South Polar Region Life List

Multiple trips to South Georgia, South Orkneys, Falklands, and Antarctica

Some 100+ trips to Antarctic Peninsula, Falklands, Orkneys, South Georgia and also in the Ross Sea area.

Worked in Antarctic Peninsula region and South Georgia 1984-1988 & 2001-2007. Also Marion Island (5 additional species not included here)

American Birding Association boundaries strictly observed! (i.e. Falkland Islands do NOT count) Jan. 2017: White-rumped Sandpipers on King George Island.

South Georgia & seas south of convergence (Mar 2018), Cape Denison & Commonwealth Bay (East Antarctica) Dec 07 - Emperor Penguin!

Over 30 trips - Peninsula - Ross Sea - Circumnavigation

Updated June 2009

A world highlight in everyway, every species down there is exciting and spectacular, but the Snow Petrels have to be seen to be believed.

Four voyages (to and from Antarctica, including landing on Bouvet Island, a cruise through the South Sandwich Islands, and landing on Zavodovski Island): Both Sooty Albatrosses, Snow Petrel, Antarctic Petrel, white morph Southern Giant Petrel, Blue Petrel, Emperor Penguin, Adelie Penguin, Chinstrap Penguin, Macaroni Penguin, Leach's Storm Petrel, White-bellied Storm Petrel, Black-bellied Storm Petrel, Wilson's Storm Petrel, Common Diving Petrel, Pintado Petrel, Wandering Albatross, Shy Albatross, Antarctic Prion, Broad-billed Prion, Sub-antarctic Skua, South Polar Skua (appearing out of the blue at our tent whilst camping in the Skaret Valley below Rootshorga, in the H.U. Sverdrupfjella)

following ABA-rules

My list follows the taxonomy, names and sequence of James F. Clements (6th Edition 2007) with a few exceptions of recent taxonomic decisions, updated till August 2013.

updated 1-18-11 ( All first trip, Jan. 2010 )

Three trips to Antarctica, January 2005, January 2008, January 2009 (with South Georgia)

Nov/Dec 1997 trip led by Mark Van Beirs : South Georgia, South Shetlands, Antarctic Peninsula. : 5 Penquin sp, 5 Albatross sp, Southern Giant Petrel (+ White morph nesting on Penquin Is.), Southern (Antarctic) Fulmar, Snow Petrel (+ on nest at Brown Bluff), Antarctic, Soft-plumaged, Blue, and Kerguelen Petrel, Antarctic and Slender-billed Prion, Black-bellied Storm-Petrel, Georgian and Common Diving-Petrel, South Georgian Pintail, Snowy Sheathbill, South Polar Skua, Antarctic Tern, South Georgia Pipit.

Emperor Penguin and Antarctic Petrel

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Traveled to Antarctic Peninsula and Shetland Islands in Jan 2010; updated 6/1/2021

Christmas in the Weddell Sea..Emperor P, lots of Snow Petrels, 5 Albatross sp with Peregrineadv's

IOC 13.1 No heard birds.

Jan 2006 - purely on basis of records, a full plumage pale phase Pomarine Skua (Jaeger ) off Neko Pt. Antarctic Peninsula was notable as apparently only the 5th record for Antarctica, but surely these must simply be under recorded?;

ABA Rules. One trip to South Shetlands and Antarctic Peninsula, November 2004.

Emperor Penguin,Gentoo Penguin,Adelie Penguin,Chinstrap Penguin,Blue Petre,Snow Petrel,Antarctic Petrel

All seen on SS Algulas trip to Antarctica via Prince Edward Islands Nov 03

Five penguins