Birds of South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands

48 species recorded at 11 public birding hotspots.

Most recorded in November

King PenguinKing PenguinAptenodytes patagonicusBrown SkuaBrown SkuaStercorarius antarcticusAntarctic TernAntarctic TernSterna vittataKelp GullKelp GullLarus dominicanusYellow-billed PintailYellow-billed PintailAnas georgicaSnowy SheathbillSnowy SheathbillChionis albusGentoo PenguinGentoo PenguinPygoscelis papuaNorthern Giant PetrelNorthern Giant PetrelMacronectes halliSouthern Giant PetrelSouthern Giant PetrelMacronectes giganteusSouth Georgia PipitSouth Georgia PipitAnthus antarcticusLight-mantled AlbatrossLight-mantled AlbatrossPhoebetria palpebrataWhite-chinned PetrelWhite-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialisSnow PetrelSnow PetrelPagodroma niveaPintado PetrelPintado PetrelDaption capense

Most recorded

Wilson's Storm PetrelWilson's Storm PetrelOceanites oceanicusMacaroni PenguinMacaroni PenguinEudyptes chrysolophusBlack-browed AlbatrossBlack-browed AlbatrossThalassarche melanophrisChinstrap PenguinChinstrap PenguinPygoscelis antarcticusAntarctic PrionAntarctic PrionPachyptila desolataGrey-headed AlbatrossGrey-headed AlbatrossThalassarche chrysostomaSnowy AlbatrossSnowy AlbatrossDiomedea exulansBlack-bellied Storm PetrelBlack-bellied Storm PetrelFregetta tropicaCommon Diving PetrelCommon Diving PetrelPelecanoides urinatrixSouth Georgia Diving PetrelSouth Georgia Diving PetrelPelecanoides georgicusBlue PetrelBlue PetrelHalobaena caeruleaFairy PrionFairy PrionPachyptila turturSoft-plumaged PetrelSoft-plumaged PetrelPterodroma mollisSouthern FulmarSouthern FulmarFulmarus glacialoides

Hotspots with the most records

  1. Gold Harbour34 species
  2. Grytviken40 species
  3. Salisbury Plain36 species
  4. Cooper Bay34 species
  5. St Andrew's Bay34 species
  6. Elsehul37 species
  7. Hercules Bay31 species
  8. Godthul33 species
  9. Fortuna Bay – Whistle Cove31 species
  10. Prion Island35 species
  11. Fortuna Bay34 species

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All species recorded · 48