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South Polar Skua (1)

Stercorarius maccormicki

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Antarctic

Date taken: Apr 6 2021

A rare winter visitor to Sout African waters

Date uploaded: Oct 25 2020

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Antarctic Tern (2)

Sterna vittata

klogan

Antarctic

Date taken: Jan 1 1970

A fairly common non-breeding winter visitor to South Africa

Date uploaded: Oct 12 2020

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Snowy Sheathbill (3)

Chionis albus

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Antarctic

Date taken: Apr 6 2021

Sheathbills are notoriously poor fliers. Most Southern African records have ship assisted.

Date uploaded: Aug 9 2020

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White-bellied Storm Petrel (2)

Fregetta grallaria

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Antarctic

Date taken: Apr 6 2021

A rare visitor to our deeper waters

Date uploaded: Feb 19 2020

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Spectacled Petrel (2)

Procellaria conspicillata

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Antarctic

Date taken: Apr 6 2021

Breeds only on Inaccessible Island Tristan da Cunha which I will be visiting again next month.Lets hope for some better shots

Date uploaded: Feb 18 2020

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Soft-plumaged Petrel (2)

Pterodroma mollis

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Antarctic

Date taken: Apr 6 2021

Date uploaded: Feb 18 2020

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Slender-billed Prion (2)

Pachyptila belcheri

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Antarctic

Date taken: Jan 1 1970

A slender bill and less black on the tail help distinguish from Fairy prion. An uncommon visitor to Cape waters

Date uploaded: Feb 18 2020

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Grey Petrel (1)

Procellaria cinerea

(Near-threatened)

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Antarctic

Date taken: Apr 6 2021

Not one of my best- from the early days with a 40D and 100-400 lens

Date uploaded: Feb 17 2020

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Royal Albatross (3)

Diomedea epomophora

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Antarctic

Date taken: Jan 1 1970

A southern Royal flying with an Antipodean in waters off the Antarctic peninsular

Date uploaded: Feb 16 2020

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Gentoo Penguin (3)

Pygoscelis papua

(Near-threatened)

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Antarctic

Date taken: Apr 6 2021

One bird in 1992 with a few pelagic sightings

Date uploaded: Feb 15 2020

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