Thursday 8 December 2011

Ushuaia Day 1 and 2

We (Mike Buckland, David Walker, Gillian Hollamby and my self) arrived In Ushuaia Tierra Del Fuego on the evening of 18th November. With a little day light left we had a look around the harbour before getting a meal. In the harbour several Southern Giant Petrels, Imperial Shags, Kelp Gulls, Dolphin Gulls and Rufous Collared Sparrows which were very common.  
Imperial Shag
Southern Giant Petrel

Kelp Gull

Dolphin Gull
Rufous Collared Sparrow
In the morning of 19th a guide picked us up and we drove up to the bottom of the ski lift to the Martial Glacier. Walking up the hill we found Austral Thrushes, House Wrens, Black Chinned Siskins, a Thorn Tailed Rayadito, Chimango Caracara's, White Crested Elaenia's, Patagonian Sierra Finches and more R.C.Sparrows.
At the base of the Glacier despite some hard trekking in strong winds and sleet showers and finding plenty of fresh pellets we failed to find our main quarry White Bellied Seedsnipe. As recompense we did find Yellow Bridled Finch, Bar Winged Cinclodes, Dark Faced Ground Tyrant and Ochre Naped Ground Tyrant.


Austral Thrush

Chimanga Caracara
Thorn Tailed Rayadito




Yellow Bridled Finch
Dark Faced Ground Tyrant
Bar Winged Cinclodes
We spent the afternoon in the nearby National Park where we saw Ahy Headed Goose, Upland Geese, Flying Steamer Duck, Yellow Billed Pintail, Crested duck, Chiloe Wigeon, Great Grebe, Chilean Swallow, Tufted Tit Tyrant, Fire Eyed Diucons, Grey Flanked Cinclodes, Southern Caracara, Black Chested Buzzard Eagle, Austral Parakeet, Austral Pygmy Owl, Magellanic Horned Owl, Night Heron, White Throated Treerunner, Austral Negrito and more C Caracara's, R.C.Sparrows and W.T.Elaenia's. Late afternoon after much searching and tape luring we located a pair of superb Magellanic Woodpeckers.
Ashy Headed Goose

Austral Pygmy Owl

Crested Duck

Magellanic Horned Owl


Grey Flanked Cinclodes

Tufted Tit Tyrant
Night Heron



Magellanic Woodpecker
Magellanic Woodpecker


Our Guide dropped us at the Tolkeyne Hotel, Ushuaia which gave us a few Kilometer walk back along the shore. The bay in front of the hotel held may Bairds and White Rumped Sandpipers, Magellanic and Blackish Oystercatchers, Southern Lapwings, Kelp and Dolphin Gulls, Chileans Skuas, Southern Giant Petrels, Kelp and Upland Geese, Steamer and Crested ducks, Long Tailed Meadowlarks and Dark Bellied Cinclodes. 
Southern Lapwing
Long Tailed Meadowlark
On the morning of the 2oth we took the pleasure boat down the Beagle Channel to see the Magellanic Penguins. Also seen from the boat were South American Terns, Magellanic Diving Petrels, Chilean Skuas, Black Browed Albatrosses, Southern Fulmars, Southern Giant Petrels, Steamer Ducks Steaming, Rock Shags, Imperial Shags superb views of the Penguins plus a Gentoo. Arriving back at the harbour at 3.0P.M. gave us just enough time to collect our luggage and board the M/V Plancius at 4.00 P.M. for the start of our voyage to search for an Emperor Penguin, probably one the hardest birds to find in the world.     
Chilean Skua
South American Terns

Flightless Steamer Duck "Steaming"

Magellanic Penguin

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