Antarctica and the Southern Oceans

The white continent, it is appropriately called, but what you can't prepare for are the sheer numbers of seabirds. Although actual species number less than thirty in most areas, huge colonies are the norm, especially of penguins. The only means of access for most people is by ship, several companies operate from both New Zealand and Ushuaia, on the southern tip of South America. The voyage down is usually an opportunity to see and photograph Petrels and Albatrosses, as there is always something following the ship. Cetaceans are frequently observed also, not to mention the fantastic scenery and icebergs. Many cruises also take in various Subantarctic Islands, such as South Georgia, where our trip visited, and these allow close approach to some of the species seen from the ship, plus seals and, in some cases, endemic landbirds.

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WANDERING ALBATROSS GREY-HEADED ALBATROSS KING PENGUIN ANTARCTIC SHAG BLUE PETREL GREY-BACKED STORM-PETREL SNOWY SHEATHBILL

LIGHT-MANTLED SOOTY ALBATROSS BLACK-BROWED ALBATROSS CHINSTRAP PENGUIN NORTHERN OR HALL'S GIANT PETREL ANTARCTIC PETREL ANTARCTIC PRION SOUTH POLAR SKUA

ROYAL ALBATROSS GENTOO PENGUIN ADELIE PENGUIN SOUTHERN GIANT PETREL SNOW PETREL BROAD-BILLED PRION SOUTH GEORGIA PIPIT