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with a few simple measures when travelling around the islands: make sure all of
your clothing, equipment and luggage is free from soil, animal faeces, seeds, insects
and rodents, and scrub your footwear before each visit to a new wildlife
site or seabird colony. If you have any questions about biosecurity, or wish to
report diseased wildlife, please speak to the landowners or call
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Photos: Alan Henry, Ali Liddle, Tim Mason, David Pole-Evans and Kevin Schafer.
Maps by Jeremy Smith and Robert Still.
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The presence of cats and mice on Saunders Island has reduced the number of
songbirds here, though some survive in the more sheltered and shrubby valleys. The
chicks of ground-nesting birds, such as the Falkland skua (above) are also at risk. It is
crucial that areas of wildlife importance in the Falkland Islands are kept free of invasive
species.
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Saunders Island is reached by an hour’s flight
from Stanley, or Mount Pleasant Complex, with
the Falkland Islands Government Air Service
(FIGAS). Passengers from cruise ships arrive by
Zodiac at either the North or South Beach at
the Neck, depending on weather conditions.
Visitor Accommodation
Four self-catering properties all have central
heating, gas cooker, fridge and all the
crockery and utensils you will need for your
stay. Bedding, bed linen and towels are
provided.
In the Settlement:
The Main House, sleeps up to 10 in two twin,
one single, one double and one triple room.
There is a shower room, bathroom and toilet,
plus a dining room and sitting room with radio
and TV. The modernised Stone House, built in
1875, sleeps up to six people in one double
and two twin rooms. There is a kitchen, utility
room, toilet, a bath ‘with bath and shower’,
a washing machine, TV, and radio and WiFi
hotspot.
At the Neck
Although only 16 km (10 miles) from the
Settlement, it takes about an hour by Land
Rover to reach The Neck, a superb wildlife
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Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean
Volunteer Point is the most accessible breeding site for king penguins in the world.
Your adoption is protecting this important area and many other penguin colonies in
the Falkland Islands. You are helping to fund research work by Falklands Conservation
to improve our understanding of these beautiful birds.
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Elephant Point where there are elephant seals and
a variety of waterfowl, including silvery grebes, on the
small ponds. Watch out for Commerson’s and Peale’s
dolphins near the shore and on rare occasions fin and
sei whales farther out to sea. A hike to the top of Mount
Harston and back to The Neck will reward you with fine
views across to Carcass Island, West Point Island and,
on a clear day, the Jason Islands to the north-west.
Along the northern slopes of Mount Richards (which can be
approached from The Neck or the east) are nesting sites
of the black-browed albatross, which stretch for several
kilometres. Close to The Neck along this rocky coastline are
Southern rockhopper penguin
king cormorants and southern rockhopper penguins.
A stream running off the mountain provides the penguins with
a refreshing shower! Watch out for deep claw marks in the
rocks where the birds have been making their way to and
from the sea for many thousands of years. Further colonies of
penguins and albatross are to the north and east of Rookery
Mountain.
The historic ruins of the first British settlement at Port Egmont
Commerson's Dolphin
(marked with a plaque) are a 30 minute walk along the
coast from the present Settlement. Here are the newly
restored graves of Royal Marines killed during a battle with the Spanish who briefly took
possession of Port Egmont in the 1770s. The south western part of the Island has many
pools and ponds which are home to both silvery and white-tufted grebes, and the
occasional black-necked swan.
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location. The Cabin here, which has 24-hour
power, can sleep up to eight people (two sets
of bunk beds in each of the two bedrooms).
The bathroom has a shower, sink and toilet.
This accommodation is isolated, and you
may not see anyone else from when you are
dropped off until early on the day of your
departure. A hand held radio is supplied for
emergency use only.
Rookery Inn
Located 10 km (6 miles) from the Settlement,
close to southern rockhopper penguin and
black-browed albatross colonies, Rookery
Inn is a tourist cottage that can sleep up to
four people in two twin bedrooms. It has
24hr power, a bathroom with sink, toilet and
shower. A hand held radio is supplied for
emergency use only.
Contact
David and Suzan Pole-Evans
Tel: +500 41298 Fax: +500 41296
Email: [email protected]
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SAUNDERS ISLAND
The Falkland Islands archipelago lies
350 km (280 miles) to the east of the South
American continent. It consists of two large
islands, East and West Falkland, and more
than 750 small islands and islets.
WARNING
Keep noise
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PENGUIN ADOPTION FORM
Hike Distances
King penguin hike – 0·7 km (0·4 miles)
Rockhopper hike – 1·1 km (0·7 miles)
Albatross hike – 1·4 km (0·9 miles)
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About Saunders Island
Saunders Island (12,400 ha, 30,640
acres) is the second largest offshore island
in the Falklands and is named after the
18th century British Admiral Sir Charles
Saunders. In 1765 it (Port Egmont) was
chosen as the first British settlement in the
Falkland Islands. Today it is owned by the
Pole-Evans family, who run it as a traditional
farm (principally for wool) with 6,000
sheep.
It has a complex shape with dramatic
scenery, being about 21 km (13 miles)
from east to west and almost as wide
from north-east to south-west. The highest
point (457 m, 1,462 ft) is the summit of
Mount Richards. There are wetlands and
permanent lakes, sand dunes and steep
cliffs – particularly towards the northern and
western coasts. A narrow waist of sand,
The Neck, leads to Mount Harston and
Elephant Point.
Saunders Island has exceptional wildlife.
It contains one of the most accessible
black-browed albatross colonies in
the Falkland Islands. King, southern
rockhopper, Magellanic and gentoo
penguins all breed here. Many waterbirds
are found on the ponds, including silvery
grebes. Saunders Island is internationally
recognised as an Important Bird Area
(FK14).
The Island is sheltered and has a slightly
milder climate than elsewhere in the
Falklands and as a result many native plants
thrive here. It is an Important Plant Area
(IPA15) with 9 of the 14 Falkland endemic
plants and 6 nationally threatened species.
These include populations of the striking
silvery buttercup and hairy daisy.
Elephant
Point
SAUNDERS ISLAND
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The lambing season is from October to
December. During this time visitors are
asked to take extra care not to disturb ewes
as they may abandon lambs if startled.
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Silvery grebe
Black-browed albatross
Southern giant petrel
Rock cormorant
King cormorant
Black-crowned night heron
Black-necked swan
Kelp goose
Upland goose
Ruddy-headed goose
Flying steamer duck
Falkland steamer duck
Chiloë wigeon
Speckled teal
Crested duck
Yellow-billed pintail
Cinnamon teal
Turkey vulture
Variable hawk
Crested caracara
Striated caracara
Peregrine falcon
Magellanic oystercatcher
Blackish oystercatcher
Two-banded plover
Rufous-chested dotterel
Falkland skua
Kelp gull
Dolphin gull
Brown-headed gull
South American tern
Tussacbird
Dark-faced ground-tyrant
Falkland pipit
Falkland thrush
Falkland grass wren
Long-tailed meadowlark
White-bridled finch
Black-chinned siskin
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The Black-browed Albatross
The largest albatross colony on Saunders
Island stretches along the steep northern
slopes of Mt Richards. Every spring in
mid-September around 12,000 pairs of
albatrosses return here to breed, with a
preference for elevated sites where updrafts
assist their take-off and landing.
The adults are very large; mainly white,
with a blackish back and upper wings, a
grey tail and a distinctive black ‘eyebrow’
streak over and through the eye. Their heavy,
hooked pale orange bill is used to catch
prey. They are magnificent birds with a 2·5 m
(8 ft) wingspan that enables them to glide
effortlessly over the southern seas.
Black-browed albatrosses return to the same
nest in the same colony and mate for life.
Their nest is a 50 cm (20") tall solid pillar
made of mud and guano with some tussac
grass and seaweed that has a depression
in the top. A single large egg is laid in early
October with incubation lasting up to 72
days.
The chicks are covered in grey down at first,
is reared for about 17 weeks, until it leaves
the nest in April.
Young albatrosses head out into the southern
ocean, ranging over the Patagonian Shelf
and beyond in search of fish and squid.
Some travel as far as the coast of southern
Brazil. After fledging, it will be at least
five years before the young birds return
to their colony. Black-browed albatrosses are
known to live up to 30 years.
Colonies of black-browed albatross exist
at 12 Falkland Islands sites and make up
the majority (70%) of the world population.
In 2011 the black-browed albatross was
re-classified from Endangered to Near
Threatened as it is no longer estimated to be
undergoing such a rapid population decline.
However, they are still at risk from commercial
fisheries where they can be caught on hooks
and drowned. Although the Falkland fishery
employs methods to minimise these problems,
the species remains at risk across the southern
ocean, where they live between April
and September. They are listed under the
international Agreement on the Conservation
of Albatrosses and Petrels (ACAP).