ANTARCTICA IN DEPTH
December 18 - December 28, 2024 Festive Season
Captain: Ned Tutton
Discovery Leader: Helena Schofield
Total nautical miles = 1952.2 NM
Southern most latitude reached = 64˚49’ S
Zodiac Cruise
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PENGUINS
Adélie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae
Chinstrap Penguin Pygoscelis antarctica
Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua
Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonius
Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus
Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri
Southern Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome
ALBATROSS
Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans
Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora
Northern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora sanfordi
Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata
Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophrys
PETRELS
Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus
Southern Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteus( White Morph)
Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli x
Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides
Cape Petrel Daption capense
Antarctic Petrel Thalassoica antarctica
Snow Petrel Pagodroma nivea
White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis
Black-bellied Storm Petrel Fregetta tropica
Wilsons Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
GULLS AND TERNS
Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
Brown-hooded Gull Chroicocephalus maculipennis
Dolphin Gull Larus scoresbii
Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata gaini
South American Tern Sterna hirundinacea
SHEARWATERS AND PRIONS
Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
Antarctic Prion Pachyptila desolata
Slender-billed Prion Pachyptila belcheri x
Blue Petrel Halobaena caerulea
Common diving Petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix
SHAGS AND CORMORANTS
Antarctic Shag Leucocarbo bransfieldensi
Imperial Cormorant Leucocarbo atriceps
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Antarctica in Depth: December 18
- December 28, 2024
SKUAS AND SHEATHBILL
Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus
South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki
Chilean Skua Stercorarius chilensis x
Snowy (Pale-faced) Sheathbill Chionis alba
PINNIPEDS
Weddell Seal Leptonychotes weddellii
Crabeater Seal Lobodon carcinophaga
Leopard Seal Hydrurga leptonyx
Antarctic Fur Seal Arctocephalus gazella
Antarctic Fur Seal Arctocephalus gazella(Luscitic)
Southern Elephant Seal Mirounga leonina
South American Sea Lion Otaria flavescens
South American Fur Seal Arctocephalus australis
CETACEANS
Southern Right Whale Eubalaena australis
Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus
Humpback Whale Megaptera novaengliae
Antarctic Minke Whale Balaenoptera bonaerensis
Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus
Sei Whale Balaenoptera borealis
x Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus
Killer Whale Orcinus orca
Long-finned Pilot Whale Globicephala melas
Dusky Dolphin Lagernorhynchus obscurus
Commerson's Dolphin Cephalorhynchus commersonii
Hourglass Dolphin Lagenorhynchus cruciger x Arnoux's Beaked Whale Berardius arnuxii
Peale's Dolphin Lagernorhynchus australis x
OTHER NOTABLE SIGHTINGS:
Leucistic Gentoo Penguin