Beschreibung
Carcass Island is the largest of the West Point Islands and 10 km in length. The island is named after the HMS Carcass which surveyed the area. is. The north-eastern coast has cliffs and slopes while there are large sand bays and a tidal rocky point to the north-west. There are also stretches of duneland. The island houses one of the few areas of woodland in the Falklands, where Black-chinned Siskin can be seen. Carcass Island offers good opportunities to view Cobb's Wren and Striated Caracara.
Details
Zugang
Carcass Island lies north-west of West Falkland and south-east of the Jason Islands and can be accessed by boat.
Terrain und Habitat
Feuchtgebiet , Steppe , Strand , Vereinzelte Bäume und BüscheBedingungen
Felsig , Rutschig , Sumpfig , SandigRundweg
JaIst ein Spektiv nützlich?
Möglicherweise hilfreichGute Beobachtungszeit
Sommer , FrühjahrBeste Beobachtungszeit
SommerRoute
Normaler WegSchwierigkeitsgrad der Tour
DurchschnittlichErreichbarkeit
zu Fuß , BootBeobachtungshütten oder -türme
NeinLinks
- eBird Hotspot - Carcass Island
- Carcass Island - Wikipedia
- Photo Cobbs Wren by Nomis-simon, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo Carcass Island by Nomis-simon, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo Striated Caracara by Ilya Grigorik, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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