Beskrivning
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.
Detaljer
Tillgänglighet
Carcass Island lies north-west of West Falkland and south-east of the Jason Islands and can be accessed by boat.
Terräng och habitat
Våtmark , Stäpp , Strand , Spridda träd och buskarFörhållanden
Klippigt , Halt , Sumpigt , SandigtRundtur
JaTubkikare behövs?
Kan vara användbartBästa säsong för skådning
Sommar , VårBästa tid för ett besök
SommarRutt
Bred stigHur ansträngande vandring
Genomsnittlig vandringNås
Till fots , BåtFågeltorn / plattform
NejLänkar
- 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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