Birding Further Afield!

This Blog aims to provide information about wildlife in the Greater Glasgow area, but occasionally I go further afield. So this post is dedicated to a wee trip we had recently ……

Rosy-billed Pochard

Savanna Hawk

Magellanic Woodpecker

Cape Petrels

King Penguin and Gentoo Penguins

Guanaco

Sea Lions

Black-browed Albatross

We started in Buenos Aires, Argentina and after 1.5 days birding boarded our ship to Ushuaia, Argentina; and thereafter Cape Horn; Antarctica; the Falklands; Valdes Peninsula, Argentina; Montevideo, Uruguay; and back to Buenos Aires.

The one bird I really wanted to see was the Magellanic Woodpecker and we managed to see a pair! We saw lots of whales and dolphins and at least 187 bird species, of which 27 were 'lifers' - I've been to this part of the world before - our friends probably had more like 175 lifers!

All in all it was a superb trip, with great weather, good food and lots of on-board entertainment, in addition to all the wildlife AND more importantly it was a lot cheaper than some organised 'wildlife trips' at around one third of the cost!