BIRDS:

 

1. ALBATROSS:

There are 21 different species of Albatross. Some examples are the Black-browed, Grey-headed, Light mantled sooty and the Wandering Albatross. Their wing span stretches to almost 3.5 metres. They commonly weigh about 8 kilograms. They are locate around the Southern seas and they feed on fish and squids. They create their nests from mounds of mud and grass. They usually live for about 50 years. You often see these birds as they are following visiting ships. They are mostly white and look very graceful while flying. 

 

2. CORMORANT:

There are roughly 40 different species of this bird, an example being the Blue eyed Cormorant. They wing span is generally 1m long and they are found around the Antarctic Peninsula. They commonly eat fish and invertebrates (insects). They have an orange/yellow coloured beak, and their lifespan varies. 

 

3. PRION:

They birds are much smaller than Albatross and Cormorants. Their wing span is a maximum of 20cm. Thousands of these birds are commonly seen at sea. Their diet consists of crustaceans and worms. They feed in flight running along the water, with their wings out stretched, and they submerge their bill or head underneath the water to scoop their food. Sometimes they may make a shallow dive to catch their pray. 

 

4. ANTARCTIC PETREL:

These birds have many different types, some being the Cape Petrel, the Common Diving Petrel, the Northern and Southern Giant Petrel, the Snow Petrel and the Wilsons storm Petrel. They have brown and white wings with trailing edges. Their wing span is generally 1 metre long and they have an average weight of half a kilogram. The feed on mostly krill and crustaceans.