Falkland Islands · Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Bleaker Island
73 species and 3,669 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: November–January, with up to 50 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Upland GooseChloephaga picta
Brown SkuaStercorarius antarcticus
Imperial ShagLeucocarbo atriceps
Rock ShagLeucocarbo magellanicus
Magellanic OystercatcherHaematopus leucopodus
Southern Giant PetrelMacronectes giganteus
Two-banded PloverAnarhynchus falklandicus
South American TernSterna hirundinacea
Magellanic PenguinSpheniscus magellanicus
Ruddy-headed GooseChloephaga rubidiceps
Dolphin GullLeucophaeus scoresbii
Western Rockhopper PenguinEudyptes chrysocome
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Kelp GooseChloephaga hybridaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Sea Lion Island27 km102 species
- Bertha's Beach and associated ponds51 km66 species
All 73 species recorded here
- Upland Goose Chloephaga picta
- Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus
- Imperial Shag Leucocarbo atriceps
- Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus
- Ruddy-headed Goose Chloephaga rubidiceps
- Rock Shag Leucocarbo magellanicus
- Dolphin Gull Leucophaeus scoresbii
- Blackish Cinclodes Cinclodes antarcticus
- Snowy Sheathbill Chionis albus
- Western Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome
- Magellanic Oystercatcher Haematopus leucopodus
- Falkland Steamer Duck Tachyeres brachypterus
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua
- Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus
- Kelp Goose Chloephaga hybrida
- Dark-faced Ground Tyrant Muscisaxicola maclovianus
- Crested Duck Lophonetta specularioides
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Two-banded Plover Anarhynchus falklandicus
- South American Tern Sterna hirundinacea
- White-bridled Finch Melanodera melanodera
- Striated Caracara Daptrius australis
- Austral Thrush Turdus falcklandii
- Long-tailed Meadowlark Leistes loyca
- Yellow-billed Teal Anas flavirostris
- Blackish Oystercatcher Haematopus ater
- Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus
- Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
- Black-chinned Siskin Spinus barbatus
- Chiloe Wigeon Mareca sibilatrix
- Brown-hooded Gull Chroicocephalus maculipennis
- Silver Teal Spatula versicolor
- Magellanic Snipe Gallinago magellanica
- White-tufted Grebe Rollandia rolland
- Correndera Pipit Anthus correndera
- Grass Wren Cistothorus platensis
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Crested Caracara Caracara plancus
- Rufous-chested Dotterel Zonibyx modestus
- Black-necked Swan Cygnus melancoryphus
- King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
- Silvery Grebe Podiceps occipitalis
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis
- Slender-billed Prion Pachyptila belcheri
- Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli
- Variable Hawk Geranoaetus polyosoma
- Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica
- Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Cobb's Wren Troglodytes cobbi
- Pintado Petrel Daption capense
- Grey-backed Storm Petrel Garrodia nereis
- Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
- Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
- Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
- Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora
- Snowy Albatross Diomedea exulans
- Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma
- Chilean Swallow Tachycineta leucopyga
- Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Ashy-headed Goose Chloephaga poliocephala
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur
- Flying Steamer Duck Tachyeres patachonicus
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis
- White-winged Coot Fulica leucoptera
- Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
- Red Shoveler Spatula platalea
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Bleaker Island?
November–January. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 50 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Bleaker Island?
73 species, from 3,669 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Bleaker Island in November?
The most recorded in November: Upland Goose, Brown Skua, Imperial Shag, Rock Shag and Magellanic Oystercatcher.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.