Scamp123
Well-known member
Port Stanley 19-02-07
Anyone who has visited the north west of Scotland will feel right at home in Port Stanley. From the rugged coastline to the brightly coloured houses all of your senses tell you that Ullapool is just round the corner. It is sometimes difficult to believe you are 8,000 miles from the UK. The difference though can be seen instantly in the wildlife. A walk along the sea front brings you Kelp Gulls and Magellanic Oystercatchers, so far you could still be in the UK, but then you come across the Kelp Geese, Steamer Ducks and Night Herons. These last 3 are ridiculously easy to watch from the seafront path and they go about their business with hardly a glance in your direction. Add that to the Rock Shags, Skua’s, Giant Petrels and the occasional Commerson’s Dolphin in the bay and it all adds up to a delightful little stroll, despite the wind and rain. Carrying on the stroll through Stanley itself found Falkland Thrushes rummaging in the gardens and Black Chinned Siskins and House Sparrows moving in small groups. The latter two species I’d surprisingly not seen up until that point.
Anyone who has visited the north west of Scotland will feel right at home in Port Stanley. From the rugged coastline to the brightly coloured houses all of your senses tell you that Ullapool is just round the corner. It is sometimes difficult to believe you are 8,000 miles from the UK. The difference though can be seen instantly in the wildlife. A walk along the sea front brings you Kelp Gulls and Magellanic Oystercatchers, so far you could still be in the UK, but then you come across the Kelp Geese, Steamer Ducks and Night Herons. These last 3 are ridiculously easy to watch from the seafront path and they go about their business with hardly a glance in your direction. Add that to the Rock Shags, Skua’s, Giant Petrels and the occasional Commerson’s Dolphin in the bay and it all adds up to a delightful little stroll, despite the wind and rain. Carrying on the stroll through Stanley itself found Falkland Thrushes rummaging in the gardens and Black Chinned Siskins and House Sparrows moving in small groups. The latter two species I’d surprisingly not seen up until that point.