New Island

West Falklands > Falkland Islands

New Island's flora and fauna include a Southern Rockhopper Penguin and Black-browed Albatross colony.

Added* by A. F.
Most recent update 22 November 2023

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Description

New Island is one of the Falkland Islands, lying north of Beaver Island. It is 13 km long with an average width of 750 m. New Island is a Nature Reserve set up by Ian Strange in 1972 and has a range of interesting flora and fauna as well as a museum. The New Island group has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area (IBA). A Southern Rockhopper Penguin colony (ca. 13,000 pairs) can be observed from above. Other birds for which the site is of conservation significance include Falkland steamer ducks, ruddy-headed geese, gentoo penguins, Magellanic penguins, black-browed albatrosses (ca. 29,000 pairs), slender-billed prions, white-chinned petrels, imperial cormorants, striated caracaras, white-bridled finches, blackish cinclodes and Cobb's wrens.

Details

Access

By boat or by the New Island Airstrip.

Terrain and Habitat

Steppe , Beach , Canyon/cliff , Moors/heathland , Grassland

Conditions

Hilly , Rocky

Circular trail

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Difficulty walking trail

Average walk

Accessible by

Foot , Boat

Birdwatching hide / platform

Extra info

Photo Southern Rockhopper penguins by Ben Tubby, CC BY 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0

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Top 5 birds

1. Magellanic Penguin
(Spheniscus magellanicus)

2. Black-browed Albatross
(Thalassarche melanophris)

3. Gentoo Penguin
(Pygoscelis papua)

4. Southern Rockhopper Penguin
(Eudyptes chrysocome)

5. Upland Goose
(Chloephaga picta)

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