Falkland Islands · Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Volunteer Point Penguin Colony
78 species and 4,413 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January–March, with up to 42 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
King PenguinAptenodytes patagonicus
Upland GooseChloephaga picta
Magellanic PenguinSpheniscus magellanicus
Gentoo PenguinPygoscelis papua
Ruddy-headed GooseChloephaga rubidiceps
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Magellanic OystercatcherHaematopus leucopodus
South American TernSterna hirundinacea
Two-banded PloverAnarhynchus falklandicus
Dolphin GullLeucophaeus scoresbii
Austral ThrushTurdus falcklandii
Brown SkuaStercorarius antarcticus
Falkland Steamer DuckTachyeres brachypterus
Southern Giant PetrelMacronectes giganteusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Gypsy Cove22 km74 species
- Yorke Bay Pond23 km58 species
- Stanley – Waterfront24 km75 species
- Cape Pembroke24 km108 species
- Stanley24 km103 species
- Bertha's Beach and associated ponds58 km66 species
All 78 species recorded here
- King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
- Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus
- Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua
- Upland Goose Chloephaga picta
- Two-banded Plover Anarhynchus falklandicus
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Ruddy-headed Goose Chloephaga rubidiceps
- Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Magellanic Oystercatcher Haematopus leucopodus
- Falkland Steamer Duck Tachyeres brachypterus
- Dolphin Gull Leucophaeus scoresbii
- Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus
- Austral Thrush Turdus falcklandii
- Long-tailed Meadowlark Leistes loyca
- Rock Shag Leucocarbo magellanicus
- Rufous-chested Dotterel Zonibyx modestus
- Correndera Pipit Anthus correndera
- Dark-faced Ground Tyrant Muscisaxicola maclovianus
- South American Tern Sterna hirundinacea
- Crested Duck Lophonetta specularioides
- White-bridled Finch Melanodera melanodera
- Variable Hawk Geranoaetus polyosoma
- Brown-hooded Gull Chroicocephalus maculipennis
- Kelp Goose Chloephaga hybrida
- Yellow-billed Teal Anas flavirostris
- Imperial Shag Leucocarbo atriceps
- Crested Caracara Caracara plancus
- Blackish Oystercatcher Haematopus ater
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
- Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli
- Magellanic Snipe Gallinago magellanica
- Grass Wren Cistothorus platensis
- Black-chinned Siskin Spinus barbatus
- Snowy Sheathbill Chionis albus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Chilean Swallow Tachycineta leucopyga
- Chiloe Wigeon Mareca sibilatrix
- Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
- Flying Steamer Duck Tachyeres patachonicus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- White-tufted Grebe Rollandia rolland
- Blackish Cinclodes Cinclodes antarcticus
- Striated Caracara Daptrius australis
- American Barn Owl Tyto furcata
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Silver Teal Spatula versicolor
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Western Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides
- Slender-billed Prion Pachyptila belcheri
- Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
- White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis
- Ashy-headed Goose Chloephaga poliocephala
- Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Pintado Petrel Daption capense
- Black-bellied Storm Petrel Fregetta tropica
- Blue Petrel Halobaena caerulea
- Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur
- Double-collared Seedeater Sporophila caerulescens
- Black-necked Swan Cygnus melancoryphus
- Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus
- Northern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes moseleyi
- Grey-backed Storm Petrel Garrodia nereis
- Silvery Grebe Podiceps occipitalis
- Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
- Least Seedsnipe Thinocorus rumicivorus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- White-banded Mockingbird Mimus triurus
- Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus
- Cobb's Wren Troglodytes cobbi
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Volunteer Point Penguin Colony?
January–March. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 42 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Volunteer Point Penguin Colony?
78 species, from 4,413 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Volunteer Point Penguin Colony in November?
The most recorded in November: King Penguin, Upland Goose, Magellanic Penguin, Gentoo Penguin and Ruddy-headed Goose.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.