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Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax than PURCHASE INFORMATION Tussacbird (above), still occasionally found on Bleaker Island, is particularly threatened the amount of Gift Aid claimed on * Penguin adoption for a year – £25 / $40 by rats accidentally introduced in the 1980s whose presence has led to a reduction all my donations in that tax year ■ in the number of Falkland songbirds. However, the offshore islands of North Point, it is my responsibility to pay any * Halt and Sandy Bay remain rat-free and support populations of the endemic Cobb’s difference. Membership fee payable (see overleaf for categories) ■ wren. It is hoped that rats can be eradicated from the main island and wildlife diversity Signed:______* restored to its former level. It is vitally important that invasive species are prevented from *Please indicate £ sterling or US$ Donation ■ spreading to new islands in the Falklands archipelago. In the absence of trees, native ground-nesting populations can be devastated by rodent predation. Date:______Please make cheques payable Total * to Falklands Conservation. ■

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Seabirds of Bleaker Island Adoption l Adopt a king penguin at the remote colony of BLEAKER ISLAND This is to certify that in the Falkland Islands for £25/ has adopted This Island is particularly important for its colonies of US$40 for 12 months. at Volunteer Point on , Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean cormorants. Over 8,000 pairs of king cormorants breed Volunteer Point is the most accessible breeding site for king penguins in the world. l Your adoption is protecting this important area and many other penguin colonies in the Falkland Islands. You are helping to fund research work by Falklands Conservation THE FALKLAND ISLANDS The Falkland Islands archipelago lies to improve our understanding of these beautiful . Help conservation efforts to protect the penguins of in the main colony in the centre of the Island. During the This adoption is for one year from Cape Dolphin 350 km (280 miles) to the east of the the Falklands. N breeding season these handsome birds develop a bright blue l Salvador Receive a personalised adoption certificate, king Douglas South American continent. It consists of D Johnsons N Station Harbour U Port Dunbar O Louis eye-ring, deep orange caruncles and a recurved crest S penguin photo and penguin pin badge. D D Roy Cove N Berkeley www.falklandsconservation.com Photo: Ruedi Abbühl A D Teal two large islands, East and West Falk- Mt Adam Port L Long Island Sound Falklands Conservation is the charity taking action for nature in the Falkland Islands. It is a UK registered charity number: 1073859 San Carlos Registered Office: 14 East Hatley, Sandy, Bedfordshire, SG19 3JA, UK. Falklands Office: 41 Ross Road, Stanley, Falkland Islands, FIQQ 1ZZ N Howard K Inlet Crooked Inlet L N A Murrell l 2297 F on their forehead, which all diminish as the season A Bold Cove Fern Mt Usborne A Port Receive updates from Falklands Conservation. Cape Ridge L STANLEY William land, and more than 750 small islands Shallow Chartres L Pembroke Farm 2312 Harbour Mt Pleasant K K Bluff Cove Farm Darwin Airport progresses. The Long Gulch is favoured by the smaller rock Dunnose L L Fitzroy Head Green and islets. A A Beaver Spring A Yes, I would like to Adopt a Penguin! I ■ (payment form overleaf) Island Point F F N Ch oiseul Sound cormorants, often seen as solitary feeders in patches. T East O Double F T Walker Creek Creek S A S Fox Bay South E West L A Cape Harbour You may wish to Adopt a Penguin as a gift or on behalf of Orford W Port Edgar E North D Seven sub-colonies of southern rockhopper penguins N Arm Port Stephens U O S Hoste Inlet D N someone else, if so just let us know the details. A Speedwell Visitor Accommodation L K Island L (about 720 pairs) breed along the southern side of the Long FA BLEAKER ISLAND 1500 Cape Meredith Constructed in 2011, Cassard House 1000 Gulch. They climb up very steep cliffs with ease bounding ■ I would like the adoption pack to be sent to:

500 Kilometres 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 (named after the shipwreck of the PLEASE WRITE IN BLOCK CAPITALS 0 together with both feet and using their bill for support in Height in feet 0 10 20 30 40 above sea level Miles same name) provides high quality difficult places. They are summer visitors and will leave their Name ______accommodation for eight people in colony in April to spend the winter at sea. A single pair of Southern rockhopper penguin Bleaker Island lies close to the south-east four ensuite bedrooms. The house has macaroni penguins (with golden yellow head plumes and a Address ______coast of East Falkland, at the entrance to solar-powered underfloor heating and larger bill) can sometimes be seen in amongst the rockhoppers, with the king penguin also ______Adventure Sound. hot water, triple glazing, high insulation an occasional visitor. There is one large colony of gentoo penguins on Penguin Hill. They ______Cassard Point (named after a French sailing levels, a large conservatory and a heat will approach sitting observers if you avoid sudden movements, but will panic and rush away vessel wrecked here in 1906) recovery unit. if approached too closely. Magellanic penguins, which nest in 2 m (6 ft) deep underground Postcode ______Tel. ______is only half a mile (800 m) away from The nearby Cobb’s Cottage (named burrows, can be found right across the island. Email ______Driftwood Point on the mainland. after Arthur Cobb, farm manager and Southern giant petrels nest at a number of sites along the Adventure Sound coast. When Penguin Name ______naturalist, who lived on the Island from Bleaker Island is reached by a 30-minute flight breeding (from September to December with young fledging in late March), these large birds 1906 to the 1920s) sleeps up to five, from Stanley, or Mount Pleasant Complex, with are very sensitive to disturbance and must not be startled or approached any closer than MEMBERSHIP in three bedrooms, with full central the Falkland Islands Government Air Service 200 m. They are scavengers which seek out carcasses of dead seals, penguins, sheep or heating, a bath/shower room and TV/ l Join Falklands Conservation and help to protect the (FIGAS). Passengers from cruise ships arrive by whales – and are an excellent indication of beach strandings. Zodiac on the 1·6 km (1 mile) long beach radio. spectacular wildlife of the Falkland Islands. Bleaker Island qualifies as an Important Bird Area (FK04), a global standard set by BirdLife l Receive a joining pack and membership badge. at Sandy Bay. Both units have fully equipped kitchens, International. l  Receive regular updates from the Islands and Together with its outlying islands, the Bleaker provided bed linen and 24-hour 

     Kalinka Rexer-Huber extended her work with Falkland two magazines a year.   few more months, focusing on introduced .   s Conservation for a    s Conservation for a  power, and are available on a self-   In January we received word Alistairthatnd our Wilson Island Group is internationally recognised as Alistair Wilson place. entry to the RSPB Club of the Year Kalinka Rexer-Huber extended her work with Falkland   few more months, focusing on introduced animals. 2012 competition was award 2 In January we received word that our entry to the RSPB Club of the Year The 2 Lesley Nundy,6:30am. Youth  Officer of the  day for Stanley’s retailers and tourist 2012 competition was award 2 nd Youth & Education Falklands Department, Conservation openedRSPB businesses on Februaryrecord. A2011 grand was total the busiestof “I amthe delighted shop as usual to announceat 8:00am and that by Lesley Nundy, Youth Officer of the 6561 passengers ar said: the Falklandsmid-morning Group a steady are the flow runners of eager up Youth & Education Department, ndRSPB cruise shvisitors were coming through the place. With a rather dull and drizzly day, the in the competition. The judges thor- said: “I am delighted to announce that door. Farrah Peck and Margaret the Falklands Group are the runners up weather couldips have a been better, but it oughlyCarr managed enjoyed the reading shop for about the du- all the did not seem to deter the masses of tour- n rationdifferent of the activities day, keeping that theit open club organ-in the competition. The judges thor- ists stepping off thechored launches rivedin Port onto William. 6:30am. th throughises –the you normal have accesslunch hoto some incredi-oughly On enjoyed the 16 reading February about allStanley the was Stanley’s jetty. Some arrived as early as Falklands Conservation opened on the three helpingble tourists wildlife to andfind clearlythe right the membersdifferent of once activitiesagain inundated that the withclub organ-visitors. This clothingthe sizes, shop printing as usual King at pen-8:00am and by ises – you haveO access to some incredi-  about current conservationthe group projects appreciate go- the opportunity to time there were slightly fewer visitors as guin adoptionmid-morning packs and a steadychatting flow of eagerble wildlifeonce againandn clearlyinundated the with members visitors. Thisof ing on around the learnislands. about By closing such amazing creatures andthetime two there large werethe 16 slightlycruise fewer vessels visitors only as had a I would like to become a member of visitors were coming through the that afternoon shelves were practically the group5551 appreciate total passenger the opportunity capacity. toThe sun door.diverse Farrah habitats.” Peck Sheand went Margaret on to say: the two large cruise thvessels only had a catering or full board basis. They are cleared of polo shirts, t-shirts, pin learn5551 about total suchpassenger amazing capacity. 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Newer sighting of the banded penguin alive and the CRAM facility and released at and safer techniques are now being de- well is also a boost to organisations that Cassino Beach, Brazil on the 17 Septem- veloped. These include inserting small are involved in rehabilitating oiled sea- ber 2010. It then made its way to Saun- ting sili- radio emitting implants or fitting sili- birds. Over the past few years volunteers ders Island and is believed to be breed- cone rubber flipper bands. wildfowl. have helped Falklands Conservation and ■ Individual (UK, EU or FI) £30/$50 ■ Individual (overseas) £50/$80 ■ Household/family £50/$80 ■ Gold £100/$170 ■ Life (one-off payment) £1,000/$1,700 ■ Student £15/$20 Booking enquiries to: Tel: +500 21084/32491 Email: [email protected] To either adopt a penguin and/or become a member please complete both sides of this form Website: www.bleakerisland.com Cobb's Cottage Cassard House You can also purchase securely online at www.falklandsconservation.com/our-shop Falklands Conservation is a UK registered charity no. 1073859 and a company limited by guarantee in England and Wales no. 03661322. cover photo: Imperial cormorants ✃ About Bleaker Island

Bleaker Island was first known as Long 1,000 sheep and a nucleus of 55 Hereford Island (and referred to as such on the chart breeding cows (imported from in compiled by the Beagle survey of which 2004). Here wildlife and domestic animals Charles Darwin was a part in 1834). It happily co-exist. subsequently became Breaker Island, after Extensive greens around the Island provide the large waves that crash against it, but excellent pasture – naturally fertilised by since at least 1857 it has been called geese and . Some tussac grass Bleaker Island – although it is far from bleak. has survived a high level of grazing in the The island covers 2,070 ha (5,155 acres) past. Other bare and eroded areas are now with a varied coastline of low cliffs, sloping being replanted in protected paddocks. This bedrock beaches, wide sandy bays and is managed sustainably to provide winter sheltered coves. It is long and thin, never fodder for the domestic animals. The farm is more than 3·2 km (2 miles) wide and low- organic using no fertilisers or drugs. lying, rarely exceeding 1·5 m (4½ ft), except Flowers to be found on Bleaker include for Semaphore Hill (27 m, 89 ft), north-east the yellow and dog orchids and lady’s of the Settlement. slipper. Forty different breeding birds have For many years the Island was owned been recorded, including Magellanic, by the and southern rockhopper, macaroni and it has been a sheep farm for over 100 gentoo penguins and a very large colony years. Now privately owned, and under of imperial cormorants. organic sustainable management, it has LAMBING SEASON BLEAKER ISLAND The lambing season October is from to N G December u WARNING . During this ll P Bleaker Island is Falkland skua time visitors are asked oint territory - please be careful Please follow the guidelines to take extra care not to Gentoo MAINTAIN A DISTANCE of disturb ewes as they may penguins >6 m 6 m (20 ft) between you and abandon lambs if startled. Magellanic WARNING Please avoid any wildlife at all times. penguins gentoo 'highway' KEY WILDLIFE HAVE RIGHT OF SANDY BAY WAY AT ALL TIMES. Do not Hiking route 50 no Ghost block wildlife from returning or 0 WARNING smoking Pond Magellanic penguin Island entering the sea. Height in feet burrows – mind above sea level your step Stream TAKE CARE on steep slopes d n The yellow orchid is protected by law. and slippery rocks. Excellent o Magellanic Kelp Beds wildfowl P penguins g

no fires i LEAVE GATES as you find them. location B Wildlife North Point BE AWARE of biosecurity. Viewing Area North Point Do not introduce invasive Island species to the area. Cruise Ship do not Anchorage BE CAREFUL not to trample litter Point the burrows of nesting Airstrip seabirds, particularly those of Imperial Semaphore Wire Fence 71 Magellanic penguins. Avoid cormorants Hill N walking across areas of high no flash Gate 89 k

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Ram Paddock Pond 52 Bleaker Island The lady’s slipper is endemic to the Avoid areas where Magellanic South Falkland Islands. penguins are nesting underground. Cassard Point. Exploring Bleaker Island The northern end of Sandy Bay (cruise ship landing beach) teems with gentoo penguins. There are 2,000 breeding pairs on Penguin Hill. An easy short walk south from Sandy Bay to Long Gulch will reward the visitor with good views of many Falkland breeding birds. Watch out in particular for Magellanic penguins, crested and striated caracaras, Falkland skuas and ruddy-headed geese. Snowy , a non-breeding summer Crested caracara visitor, can be seen particularly around the colonies of penguins and imperial cormorants. Between Sandy Bay and the Settlement lies Big Pond. This and the two smaller ponds to the north are popular with Chiloë wigeon, silvery and white-tufted grebes, speckled and silver teal and flying steamer . Black-necked also breed here. On the south-east facing coast, among the tussac plantations (watch out for Falkland grass wrens), is Snowy a deep fissure in the cliffs known as the Long Gulch. It is a favourite spot for an impressive number of seabirds which breed on the rocky ledges. Because it is an area inaccessible to rats, tussacbirds can also be found here.

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Bird checklist Flying steamer duck White-rumped sandpiper King penguin Falkland steamer duck Snowy sheathbill Chiloë wigeon Falkland skua Speckled teal Kelp gull Southern rockhopper penguin Crested duck Dolphin gull Magellanic penguin Yellow-billed pintail Brown-headed gull White-tufted grebe Silver teal South American tern Silvery grebe Turkey vulture Short-eared owl Southern giant petrel Variable hawk Tussacbird Southern fulmar Crested caracara Dark-faced ground-tyrant Rock cormorant Striated caracara Falkland pipit Imperial cormorant Peregrine falcon Falkland thrush Black-crowned night heron Magellanic oystercatcher Falkland grass wren Black-necked Blackish oystercatcher Long-tailed meadowlark Kelp goose Two-banded plover White-bridled finch Upland goose Rufous-chested dotterel Black-chinned siskin Ruddy-headed goose Magellanic snipe