S2603 Exploration of South America and the Antarctic: The Totals!

Our various teams are now back from this amazing cruise and are currently preparing their respective blogs. Five teams each covered one leg of the cruise:

Leg	Start	Finish
Leg One	Southampton	Buenos Aires
Leg Two	Buenos Aires	Punta Arenas
Leg Three	Punta Arenas	Callao
Leg Four	Callao	St Johns
Leg Five	St Johns	Southampton

The tables below summarize the Cetacean and Seabird sightings during the cruise. The species in the Seabird tables are listed in the latest order, following Avilist.

Alternatively you can download the tables in PDF format here.

S2603 Cetaceans.pdf

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S2603 Seabirds.pdf

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Cetaceans recorded during S2603

Seabirds (Sheathbill to Gulls) recorded during S2603

Seabirds (Gulls to Albatrosses) recorded during S2603

In addition to the numbers in the above table, an estimated 500,000 Franklin's Gull were present when we were docked in Callao!

Seabirds (Albatrosses to Giant Petrels) recorded during S2603

Seabirds (Giant Petrels to Frigatebirds) recorded on S2603)

Seabirds (Frigatebirds to Pelicans) recorded during S2603