Flights to St Helena (1 Viewer)

Andy Adcock · Oct 14, 2017

Might make it a bit cheaper than it currently is to see the birds here.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-41620003

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Tom Lawson · Oct 14, 2017

andyadcock said:
Might make it a bit cheaper than it currently is to see the birds here.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-41620003

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No mention of the costs of the flight. Only one endemic-Wirebird or St.Helena Plover.Having been there it didn't seem to me to have much potential for tourism unless you are interested in Napoleon.
Tom Lawson.

Jos Stratford · Oct 14, 2017

Tom Lawson said:
No mention of the costs of the flight. Only one endemic-Wirebird or St.Helena Plover.

Approx EUR 900-1030 return from J'burg, depending on dates.

Would be far better on the boat anyhow, good seabirds ...but the boat is being phased out from February.

Andy Adcock · Oct 17, 2017

A short follow up

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-africa-41646449/st-helena-s-new-airport-boosts-tourism-hopes

Apart from the possibility of Seabirds, flying must be cheaper than spending 3 weeks on a return boat journey?

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lewis20126 · Oct 17, 2017

The best way to see St Helena is surely on a cruise like the 'Atlantic Odyssey' or similar voyages. You get to spend a couple of days there, enough to see the Wirebird, most of the endemic plants (if you want to) and see the seabirds.

cheers, alan

Andy Adcock · Oct 17, 2017

lewis20126 said:
The best way to see St Helena is surely on a cruise like the 'Atlantic Odyssey' or similar voyages. You get to spend a couple of days there, enough to see the Wirebird, most of the endemic plants (if you want to) and see the seabirds.

cheers, alan

I agree in principle Alan of course but in terms of birds per £, even taking in to consideration the seabirds, a cruise will represent a poor return?

What might you encounter that you have no chance of on a pelagic out of S Africa?

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lewis20126 · Oct 17, 2017

andyadcock said:
I agree in principle Alan of course but in terms of birds per £, even taking in to consideration the seabirds, a cruise will represent a poor return?

What might you encounter that you have no chance of on a pelagic out of S Africa?

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St Helena Storm-Petrel(s)! Don't forget that on the Atlantic Odyssey you would be arriving from TdC and heading to Ascension, where there are more birds.

I've done both Cape Town pelagics and the Odyssey and the latter is by far the most 'important' of the two for seabirds. I don't think I even got a lifer on the Cape Town trips (Nice trips though - lots of birds).

cheers, a

Ian Lewis · Oct 17, 2017

According to the Oceanwide Expedition's blurb the Atlantic Odyssey won't run after 2018.

Glad I did it last year, fantastic number and variety of seabirds especially between South Georgia and Tristan.

Ian

Tom Lawson · Oct 18, 2017

Ian Lewis said:
According to the Oceanwide Expedition's blurb the Atlantic Odyssey won't run after 2018.

Glad I did it last year, fantastic number and variety of seabirds especially between South Georgia and Tristan.

Ian

Both the Odysseys were amazing,and like you I am glad that I did them several years ago.They were real 'seabirdfests',but the expertise on the boats and the islands visited made them unique.It will be a great loss to the birding world if they are discontinued
Tom Lawson.

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