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title: "Campbell Albatross reaches the Antarctic Balleny Islands"
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# Campbell Albatross reaches the Antarctic Balleny Islands

Sonia Tidemann ([Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education](http://www.batchelor.edu.au/), Port Lincoln, Australia) and colleagues have published in the journal [Australian Field Ornithology](http://search.informit.com.au/browseJournalTitle;res=IELHSS;issn=1448-0107) on observations of seabirds at the Antarctic Balleny Islands, including the Campbell Albatross *Thalassarche impavida*.

 The paper’s abstract follows:

 On 27-28 February 2014, at the Balleny Islands in Antarctica, penguins on two islands were observed by close approach via zodiac craft, and counts of all pelagic bird species were made from a passing ship.  Most penguins on Sabrina Island and Chinstrap Islet were Adelie Penguins *Pygoscelis adeliae*.  Percentage of Chinstrap Penguins *P. antarcticus* to Adelie Penguins was 7.3 on Sabrina Island and 10.7 on Chinstrap Islet.  Four species - Campbell Albatross *Thalassarche impavida*, White-headed Petrel *Pterodroma lessonii*, Mottled Petrel *P. inexpectata*, and King Penguin *Aptenodytes patagonicus* - were recorded for the Balleny Islands for the first time.

 ![](https://acap.aq/images/stories/acap/Birds/Albatrosses/C/Campbell/Campbell_Albatross_Flying_by_Aleks_Terauds.jpg) 

 Campbell Albatross, photograph by Aleks Terauds

 **Reference:**

 Tidemann, S.C., Walleyn, A. & Ryan, J.F. 2015.  Observations of penguins and other pelagic bird species in the Balleny Islands, Antarctica. [*Australian Field Ornithology* 32: 169-175](http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=716199646201503;res=IELHSS).

 *John Cooper, ACAP Information Officer, 23 January 2015*