South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands

Elsehul

37 species and 3,600 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.

Best months: January–February and November, with up to 25 species seen regularly.

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Seen here in November

Grey-headed AlbatrossGrey-headed AlbatrossThalassarche chrysostomaMacaroni PenguinMacaroni PenguinEudyptes chrysolophusSnowy SheathbillSnowy SheathbillChionis albusKing PenguinKing PenguinAptenodytes patagonicusGentoo PenguinGentoo PenguinPygoscelis papuaBlack-browed AlbatrossBlack-browed AlbatrossThalassarche melanophrisLight-mantled AlbatrossLight-mantled AlbatrossPhoebetria palpebrataAntarctic TernAntarctic TernSterna vittataBrown SkuaBrown SkuaStercorarius antarcticusNorthern Giant PetrelNorthern Giant PetrelMacronectes halliKelp GullKelp GullLarus dominicanusPintado PetrelPintado PetrelDaption capenseWhite-chinned PetrelWhite-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialisYellow-billed PintailYellow-billed PintailAnas georgica

24 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 37 species recorded here ↓

Species seen regularly, by month

Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.

Nearby hotspots

  1. Salisbury Plain42 km36 species
  2. Prion Island46 km35 species
  3. Fortuna Bay – Whistle Cove76 km31 species
  4. Fortuna Bay77 km34 species

All 37 species recorded here

Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.

Questions

When is the best time to go birding at Elsehul?

January–February and November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 25 in a month.

How many bird species have been seen at Elsehul?

37 species, from 3,600 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.

What birds can I see at Elsehul in November?

The most recorded in November: Grey-headed Albatross, Macaroni Penguin, Snowy Sheathbill, King Penguin and Gentoo Penguin.

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.