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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 , GrasslandConditions
Hilly , RockyCircular trail
NoIs a telescope useful?
Can be usefulDifficulty walking trail
Average walkAccessible by
Foot , BoatBirdwatching hide / platform
NoExtra info
Photo Southern Rockhopper penguins by Ben Tubby, CC BY 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0
Links
- eBird Hotspot - New Point Island - Banard Museum
- New Island - Falkland Islands Website
- New Island - Wikipedia Article
- New Island Trust - Website