Again we woke a smooth sea off Carcass Island to glorious blue skies and temperatures in double figures. We had the choice of being dropped off at Leopard Beach and a 4 kilometer hike to the pick up point and tea rooms with only 2 hrs in which to do it, or being taken directly to the pick up point where we knew we could find Cobb's Wren and spend time looking for Falkland Island specialities. I chose the latter along with 2 others in our group.
After breakfast the Zodiacs took us to the quay, Rock Cormorants were sitting on the jetty and Night Herons, Steamer ducks, Magellanic Penguins, Magellanic Oystercatchers, Blackish Oystercatchers and Dolphin Gulls were on the shore.
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| Rock Cormorant |
As time was short we headed straight into the Tussac grass looking for the Wren. We saw a movement and found a very confiding Falkland Island Snipe and eventually found a couple more.
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| Falkland Island Snipe |
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| Black Throated Finch |
Next we found a Black Throated Finch the first of several and then a Cobb's Wren being very elusive in the tall Tussac Grass and Gorse.
After a while good views of the Wren were obtained and i went down to the beach to look for waders where the first bird i found foraging out in the open on the beach was another very confiding Cobb's Wren. After spending time photographing this bird it became apparent that there were several of them on the shore.
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| Cobb's Wren |
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| Cobb's Wren |
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| Magellanic Oystercatcher |
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| Blackish Oystercatcher |
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| Southern Carcara |
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| Ruddy Headed Goose |
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| Magellanic Penguin |
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| Night Heron |
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| Dolphin Gull |
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