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  • Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome)<br />
West Point Island. Off of West Falkland Island. FALKLAND ISLANDS.<br />
They return in early October to breed after their winter pelagic wandering. The males return about 10 days before the females. They nest in close-packed colonies on cliffs, often in association with Black-browed albatross and King Cormorants. They lay 2 eggs. The first egg is smaller and the chick is rarely reared to fledging. After the chicks fledge in April the colonies are once again deserted. They are the most abundant penguin species in the Falklands. They feed mostly on squid, Lobster Krill and fish.<br />
RANGE: Subantarctic Islands, Cape Horn, Ildefonso Island, Isla Morton, Isla Hornos and Southern Chile, Falkands and a few in South Georgia. Also Tristan de Cunha, Gough, St Paul and Amsterdam Islands, Prince Edward, Marion, Crozet, Kerguelen, Heard, Macquarie, Campbell, Antipodes and Auckland Islands.
    WP40 Rockhopper Penguins.jpg
  • Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) nesting<br />
West Point Island. Off west coast of West Falkland. FALKLAND ISLANDS.<br />
They return to the same nest annually. The nest is a a solid pillar up to 50cm high of mud and guano with some grass and seaweed incorporated. A single egg is laid in October and juveniles fledge between mid March and April. They have a circumpolar range betweeen 65 S and 20 south and breed on Subantarctic Islands, Including South Georgia and islands off southern South America. In the Falklands they are also found on Beauchene, Saunders, Keppel Island, the Jasons and New Island.<br />
LISTED AS ENDANGERED
    WP111 Black-browed Albatross.jpg
  • Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) nesting<br />
West Point Island. Off west coast of West Falkland. FALKLAND ISLANDS.<br />
They return to the same nest annually. The nest is a a solid pillar up to 50cm high of mud and guano with some grass and seaweed incorporated. A single egg is laid in October and juveniles fledge between mid March and April. They have a circumpolar range betweeen 65 S and 20 south and breed on Subantarctic Islands, Including South Georgia and islands off southern South America. In the Falklands they are also found on Beauchene, Saunders, Keppel Island, the Jasons and New Island.<br />
LISTED AS ENDANGERED
    WP154 Black-browed Albatross.jpg
  • Gorse (Ulex europaea), introduced at the time of early settlement and used as a form of fencing for stock. Now has become an important nesting bush for several smaller birds. In areas of some settlements the gorse grows to a height of 5-6 feet and may spread to 32 feet in length.<br />
West Point Island. Off of West Falkland Island.  FALKLAND ISLANDS.
    WP198 Gorse.jpg
  • West Point. Looking east over Dunbar on West Fallkand Island.<br />
West Point Island. Off of West Falkland. FALKLAND ISLANDS.<br />
An island owned by Roddy and Lily Napier who have lived there for most of their lives. It is a small sheep farm with about 1,000 sheep and some cattle but now they survive mainly on tourism with several cruize ships visiting during the summer. The island is renowed for its huge Black-browed Albatross Rockhopper Penguin colonies.
    WP223 West Point Island.jpg
  • Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) nesting<br />
West Point Island. Off west coast of West Falkland. FALKLAND ISLANDS.<br />
They return to the same nest annually. The nest is a a solid pillar up to 50cm high of mud and guano with some grass and seaweed incorporated. A single egg is laid in October and juveniles fledge between mid March and April. They have a circumpolar range betweeen 65 S and 20 south and breed on Subantarctic Islands, Including South Georgia and islands off southern South America. In the Falklands they are also found on Beauchene, Saunders, Keppel Island, the Jasons and New Island.<br />
LISTED AS ENDANGERED
    WP252 Black-browed Albatross.jpg
  • Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) nesting<br />
West Point Island. Off west coast of West Falkland. FALKLAND ISLANDS.<br />
They return to the same nest annually. The nest is a a solid pillar up to 50cm high of mud and guano with some grass and seaweed incorporated. A single egg is laid in October and juveniles fledge between mid March and April. They have a circumpolar range betweeen 65 S and 20 south and breed on Subantarctic Islands, Including South Georgia and islands off southern South America. In the Falklands they are also found on Beauchene, Saunders, Keppel Island, the Jasons and New Island.<br />
LISTED AS ENDANGERED
    WP259 Black-browed Albatross.jpg
  • Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) nesting<br />
West Point Island. Off west coast of West Falkland. FALKLAND ISLANDS.<br />
They return to the same nest annually. The nest is a a solid pillar up to 50cm high of mud and guano with some grass and seaweed incorporated. A single egg is laid in October and juveniles fledge between mid March and April. They have a circumpolar range betweeen 65 S and 20 south and breed on Subantarctic Islands, Including South Georgia and islands off southern South America. In the Falklands they are also found on Beauchene, Saunders, Keppel Island, the Jasons and New Island.<br />
LISTED AS ENDANGERED
    WP345 Black-browed Albatross.jpg
  • Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) nesting<br />
West Point Island. Off west coast of West Falkland. FALKLAND ISLANDS.<br />
They return to the same nest annually. The nest is a a solid pillar up to 50cm high of mud and guano with some grass and seaweed incorporated. A single egg is laid in October and juveniles fledge between mid March and April. They have a circumpolar range betweeen 65 S and 20 south and breed on Subantarctic Islands, Including South Georgia and islands off southern South America. In the Falklands they are also found on Beauchene, Saunders, Keppel Island, the Jasons and New Island.<br />
LISTED AS ENDANGERED
    WP346 Black-browed Albatross.jpg
  • Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome)<br />
West Point Island. Off of West Falkland Island. FALKLAND ISLANDS.<br />
They return in early October to breed after their winter pelagic wandering. The males return about 10 days before the females. They nest in close-packed colonies on cliffs, often in association with Black-browed albatross and King Cormorants. They lay 2 eggs. The first egg is smaller and the chick is rarely reared to fledging. After the chicks fledge in April the colonies are once again deserted. They are the most abundant penguin species in the Falklands. They feed mostly on squid, Lobster Krill and fish.<br />
RANGE: Subantarctic Islands, Cape Horn, Ildefonso Island, Isla Morton, Isla Hornos and Southern Chile, Falkands and a few in South Georgia. Also Tristan de Cunha, Gough, St Paul and Amsterdam Islands, Prince Edward, Marion, Crozet, Kerguelen, Heard, Macquarie, Campbell, Antipodes and Auckland Islands.
    WP401 Rockhopper Penguin.jpg
  • Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys)<br />
West Point Island. Off west coast of West Falkland. FALKLAND ISLANDS.<br />
They return to the same nest annually. The nest is a a solid pillar up to 50cm high of mud and guano with some grass and seaweed incorporated. A single egg is laid in October and juveniles fledge between mid March and April. They have a circumpolar range betweeen 65 S and 20 south and breed on Subantarctic Islands, Including South Georgia and islands off southern South America. In the Falklands they are also found on Beauchene, Saunders, Keppel Island, the Jasons and New Island.<br />
LISTED AS ENDANGERED
    WP438 Black-browed Albatross.jpg
  • Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys)<br />
West Point Island. Off west coast of West Falkland. FALKLAND ISLANDS.<br />
They return to the same nest annually. The nest is a a solid pillar up to 50cm high of mud and guano with some grass and seaweed incorporated. A single egg is laid in October and juveniles fledge between mid March and April. They have a circumpolar range betweeen 65 S and 20 south and breed on Subantarctic Islands, Including South Georgia and islands off southern South America. In the Falklands they are also found on Beauchene, Saunders, Keppel Island, the Jasons and New Island.<br />
LISTED AS ENDANGERED
    WP447 Black-browed Albatross.jpg
  • Long-tailed Meadowlark or Military Starling (Sturnella loyca falklandica)<br />
West Point Island. Off of West Falkland. FALKLAND ISLANDS.There are four races of Long-tailed Meadowlarks with the endemic Falkland race having a much larger, heavier bill than the mainland of S. America races.
    WP522 Long-tailed Meadowlark.jpg
  • Striated Caracara or Johnny Rook (Phalcoboenus australis)<br />
West Point Island. Off of West Falkland Island. FALKLAND ISLANDS.<br />
Usually quite tame and very curious towards man. Rarely take prey on the wing using instead its ability to run and grasp penguin chicks and eggs and small petrels with its powerful feet and claws. Also feed on insects, molluscs and carrion. Can survive during critical winter periods on excreta of Gentoo penguins and fur seals.  They nest on cliff edges, under large rock slabs or on the top of a tussock grass clump, often close to the seabird colonies on which they prey.<br />
RANGE: Falkland Islands where it is largely restricted to offshore tussock islands like Jason Island group, Beauchene and Sea Lion Island, Islets of Cape Horn and some islands off the south west coast of Chile as far north as Isla Tarlton.<br />
NEAR THREATENED due to small population and restricted range.<br />
Less than 1000 birds exist.
    WP538 Striated Caracara.jpg
  • Striated Caracara or Johnny Rook (Phalcoboenus australis)<br />
West Point Island. Off of West Falkland Island. FALKLAND ISLANDS.<br />
Usually quite tame and very curious towards man. Rarely take prey on the wing using instead its ability to run and grasp penguin chicks and eggs and small petrels with its powerful feet and claws. Also feed on insects, molluscs and carrion. Can survive during critical winter periods on excreta of Gentoo penguins and fur seals.  They nest on cliff edges, under large rock slabs or on the top of a tussock grass clump, often close to the seabird colonies on which they prey.<br />
RANGE: Falkland Islands where it is largely restricted to offshore tussock islands like Jason Island group, Beauchene and Sea Lion Island, Islets of Cape Horn and some islands off the south west coast of Chile as far north as Isla Tarlton.<br />
NEAR THREATENED due to small population and restricted range.<br />
Less than 1000 birds exist.
    WP559 Striated Caracara.jpg
  • Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys)<br />
West Point Island. Off west coast of West Falkland. FALKLAND ISLANDS.<br />
They return to the same nest annually. The nest is a a solid pillar up to 50cm high of mud and guano with some grass and seaweed incorporated. A single egg is laid in October and juveniles fledge between mid March and April. They have a circumpolar range betweeen 65 S and 20 south and breed on Subantarctic Islands, Including South Georgia and islands off southern South America. In the Falklands they are also found on Beauchene, Saunders, Keppel Island, the Jasons and New Island.<br />
LISTED AS ENDANGERED
    WP579 Black-browed Albatross.jpg
  • Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome)<br />
West Point Island. Off of West Falkland Island. FALKLAND ISLANDS.<br />
They return in early October to breed after their winter pelagic wandering. The males return about 10 days before the females. They nest in close-packed colonies on cliffs, often in association with Black-browed albatross and King Cormorants. They lay 2 eggs. The first egg is smaller and the chick is rarely reared to fledging. After the chicks fledge in April the colonies are once again deserted. They are the most abundant penguin species in the Falklands. They feed mostly on squid, Lobster Krill and fish.<br />
RANGE: Subantarctic Islands, Cape Horn, Ildefonso Island, Isla Morton, Isla Hornos and Southern Chile, Falkands and a few in South Georgia. Also Tristan de Cunha, Gough, St Paul and Amsterdam Islands, Prince Edward, Marion, Crozet, Kerguelen, Heard, Macquarie, Campbell, Antipodes and Auckland Islands.
    WP591 Rockhopper Penguin.jpg
  • Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) nesting<br />
West Point Island. Off west coast of West Falkland. FALKLAND ISLANDS.<br />
They return to the same nest annually. The nest is a a solid pillar up to 50cm high of mud and guano with some grass and seaweed incorporated. A single egg is laid in October and juveniles fledge between mid March and April. They have a circumpolar range betweeen 65 S and 20 south and breed on Subantarctic Islands, Including South Georgia and islands off southern South America. In the Falklands they are also found on Beauchene, Saunders, Keppel Island, the Jasons and New Island.<br />
LISTED AS ENDANGERED
    WP607 Black-browed Albatross.jpg
  • Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) nesting<br />
West Point Island. Off west coast of West Falkland. FALKLAND ISLANDS.<br />
They return to the same nest annually. The nest is a a solid pillar up to 50cm high of mud and guano with some grass and seaweed incorporated. A single egg is laid in October and juveniles fledge between mid March and April. They have a circumpolar range betweeen 65 S and 20 south and breed on Subantarctic Islands, Including South Georgia and islands off southern South America. In the Falklands they are also found on Beauchene, Saunders, Keppel Island, the Jasons and New Island.<br />
LISTED AS ENDANGERED
    WP623 Black-browed Albatross.jpg
  • Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) nesting<br />
West Point Island. Off west coast of West Falkland. FALKLAND ISLANDS.<br />
They return to the same nest annually. The nest is a a solid pillar up to 50cm high of mud and guano with some grass and seaweed incorporated. A single egg is laid in October and juveniles fledge between mid March and April. They have a circumpolar range betweeen 65 S and 20 south and breed on Subantarctic Islands, Including South Georgia and islands off southern South America. In the Falklands they are also found on Beauchene, Saunders, Keppel Island, the Jasons and New Island.<br />
LISTED AS ENDANGERED
    WP629 Black-browed Albatross.jpg
  • Roddy Napier the owner of West Point. This island farm has been in his family since 1860.<br />
West Point Island. Off of West Falkland. FALKLAND ISLANDS.
    WP678 Roddy Napier.jpg
  • Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome)<br />
West Point Island. Off of West Falkland Island. FALKLAND ISLANDS.<br />
They return in early October to breed after their winter pelagic wandering. The males return about 10 days before the females. They nest in close-packed colonies on cliffs, often in association with Black-browed albatross and King Cormorants. They lay 2 eggs. The first egg is smaller and the chick is rarely reared to fledging. After the chicks fledge in April the colonies are once again deserted. They are the most abundant penguin species in the Falklands. They feed mostly on squid, Lobster Krill and fish.<br />
RANGE: Subantarctic Islands, Cape Horn, Ildefonso Island, Isla Morton, Isla Hornos and Southern Chile, Falkands and a few in South Georgia. Also Tristan de Cunha, Gough, St Paul and Amsterdam Islands, Prince Edward, Marion, Crozet, Kerguelen, Heard, Macquarie, Campbell, Antipodes and Auckland Islands.
    WP658 Rockhopper Penguins.jpg
  • Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome)<br />
West Point Island. Off of West Falkland Island. FALKLAND ISLANDS.<br />
They return in early October to breed after their winter pelagic wandering. The males return about 10 days before the females. They nest in close-packed colonies on cliffs, often in association with Black-browed albatross and King Cormorants. They lay 2 eggs. The first egg is smaller and the chick is rarely reared to fledging. After the chicks fledge in April the colonies are once again deserted. They are the most abundant penguin species in the Falklands. They feed mostly on squid, Lobster Krill and fish.<br />
RANGE: Subantarctic Islands, Cape Horn, Ildefonso Island, Isla Morton, Isla Hornos and Southern Chile, Falkands and a few in South Georgia. Also Tristan de Cunha, Gough, St Paul and Amsterdam Islands, Prince Edward, Marion, Crozet, Kerguelen, Heard, Macquarie, Campbell, Antipodes and Auckland Islands.
    WP669 Rockhopper Penguins.jpg
  • Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) nesting<br />
West Point Island. Off west coast of West Falkland. FALKLAND ISLANDS.<br />
They return to the same nest annually. The nest is a a solid pillar up to 50cm high of mud and guano with some grass and seaweed incorporated. A single egg is laid in October and juveniles fledge between mid March and April. They have a circumpolar range betweeen 65 S and 20 south and breed on Subantarctic Islands, Including South Georgia and islands off southern South America. In the Falklands they are also found on Beauchene, Saunders, Keppel Island, the Jasons and New Island.<br />
LISTED AS ENDANGERED
    WP694 Black-browed Albatross.jpg
  • Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) nesting<br />
West Point Island. Off west coast of West Falkland. FALKLAND ISLANDS.<br />
They return to the same nest annually. The nest is a a solid pillar up to 50cm high of mud and guano with some grass and seaweed incorporated. A single egg is laid in October and juveniles fledge between mid March and April. They have a circumpolar range betweeen 65 S and 20 south and breed on Subantarctic Islands, Including South Georgia and islands off southern South America. In the Falklands they are also found on Beauchene, Saunders, Keppel Island, the Jasons and New Island.<br />
LISTED AS ENDANGERED
    WP713 Black-browed Albatross.jpg
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