Antarctica
Elephant Island – Point Wild
28 species and 1,670 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January and November, with up to 22 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Pintado PetrelDaption capense
Chinstrap PenguinPygoscelis antarcticus
Southern Giant PetrelMacronectes giganteus
Antarctic TernSterna vittata
Southern FulmarFulmarus glacialoides
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Brown SkuaStercorarius antarcticus
Black-browed AlbatrossThalassarche melanophris
Snowy SheathbillChionis albus
Wilson's Storm PetrelOceanites oceanicus
Antarctic PetrelThalassoica antarctica
Antarctic PrionPachyptila desolata
Gentoo PenguinPygoscelis papua
Snow PetrelPagodroma nivea21 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 28 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
All 28 species recorded here
- Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus
- Pintado Petrel Daption capense
- Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus
- Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
- Snowy Sheathbill Chionis albus
- Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata
- Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus
- Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
- Antarctic Prion Pachyptila desolata
- White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis
- Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua
- Black-bellied Storm Petrel Fregetta tropica
- South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki
- Antarctic Petrel Thalassoica antarctica
- Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli
- Snow Petrel Pagodroma nivea
- Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata
- Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae
- Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma
- Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus
- Blue Petrel Halobaena caerulea
- Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis
- King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
- Kerguelen Petrel Aphrodroma brevirostris
- Slender-billed Prion Pachyptila belcheri
- Snowy Albatross Diomedea exulans
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Elephant Island – Point Wild?
January and November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 22 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Elephant Island – Point Wild?
28 species, from 1,670 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Elephant Island – Point Wild in November?
The most recorded in November: Pintado Petrel, Chinstrap Penguin, Southern Giant Petrel, Antarctic Tern and Southern Fulmar.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.