27 Jan Birds of New Zealand’s Sub-Antarctic Islands
The Birdlife of New Zealand’s Sub-Antarctic Islands (and Macquarie) is nothing short of Amazing
Alex Burridge – December 2024
MD Antarctica Travel Centre
All of the following images were taken on one trip, Galapagos of the Southern Ocean, on-board the Heritage Adventurer.
I used a Nikon D850 with a 200-500mm zoom lens and an iPhone. A decent pair of binoculars is also very useful – to simply enjoy wildlife watching rather than just taking pictures.
ALBATROSS

Southern Royal albatross – Enderby Island

Light-mantled Sooty albatross – Macquarie Island

Grey-headed albatross – Campbell Island

Campbell albatross – Campbell Island

Buller’s albatross – Snares Island

Salvin’s albatross – Snares Island
PENGUINS

Yellow-eyed penguins – Enderby Island

Snares erect crested penguin

Eastern Rockhopper – Macquarie Island

Royal penguin – Macquarie Island

Gentoo – Macquarie Island

King penguins – Macquarie Island

Royal penguins at sea off Hurd Point – Macquarie Island
Each Sub-Antarctic Island has endemic species due to isolation over extended periods of time.

Cape petrel

Campbell Island pipit

Enderby Island Bell Bird

Macquarie Island shag

Brown Skua

Red-legged gull

Flightless teal
New Zealand’s sub-Antarctic Island are home to many endemic species, Snipe and Teal in particular
The Heritage Adventurer offers a range of voyages exploring New Zealand’s sub-Antarctic Islands and Macquarie.
Please call 1300 784 794 to find the voyage that best suits your interests.

Light morph Giant Petrel

Dark morph Giant petrel

Sooty shearwaters Snares Island

Enderby Tui

Snares Island tomtit

Snares Island fernbird

Pipit and Campbell Island Snipe

Common diving petrel

Red-crowned parakeet (right centre)

Orca had made a kill creating a feeding frenzy of Giant petrels, prions, shearwaters
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