A field guide to the wildlife of South Georgia with 350 colour photos
“A Field Guide to the Wildlife of South Georgia” is the title of the comprehensive new 200-page soft-back guide to the Island’s wildlife. The book contains over 350 colour photos of the fauna and flora it describes.
Introductory pages give an overview of the Island’s topography, geology, climate and much more besides before describing each species of bird, seal, cetacean, insect, spider, other invertebrates, plants, algae, lichen and fungi that you are likely to see on the Island, and a few you are not - some of the rare visitors that have been recorded here. In all around 180 species are included.
For each bird or seal species there is a description of their distribution, how to identify them, what they sound like, and their behaviour. Pointers are given in text on the photographs to help distinguish similar looking species such as the Antarctic prion and the slender-billed prion.
Robert Burton, editor of the field guide, is a renowned natural history writer who has a rich understanding of the Island’s wildlife, having spent time studying at the BAS research station at Bird Island and has a long association with the Island. He was aided by Professor John Croxall, who studied the birds and mammals of South Georgia over three decades as a leading scientist for BAS, and there are contributions from other experts on South Georgia’s flora and fauna.
Despite his intimate knowledge of the wildlife of South Georgia editor Robert Burton said: “It was only when I started to compile the list of species that I realised just how rich and diverse is the wildlife of the Island. We have included 88 species of birds, some, it has to be said, only recorded once but they range from barn owl and barn swallow to emperor penguin and black-necked swan. And overlooked by nearly every visitor, space had to be found for several hundred plants and a surprising variety of invertebrates. Compiling this Field Guide was possible only because so many experts were eager to contribute their knowledge of their favourite island.”
The guide is small enough to fit in a large coat pocket and will be a vital tool for anyone visiting the Island. It is also part of a suite of books on South Georgia produced by WILDGuides; other complimentary publications include a visitor’s guide to South Georgia and a guide to the flora of the island, however the new field guide is the sole book to provide information on all of the Island’s species.
”A Field Guide to the Wildlife of South Georgia” is published by the SGHT and produced by Princeton. All proceeds from the guide will go towards funding the Trust’s conservation work on South Georgia, including its landmark Habitat Restoration Project. (August edition of South Georgia News and Events)
ISBN: 9780691156613; List Price: US $ 24.95 / UK £17.95; Postage: UK £3.70, Europe £5.35, ROW £12.75 The guide can be ordered online from the SGHT shop http://www.sght.org or from John Wiley & Sons Ltd, New Era Estate, Oldlands Way, Bognor Regis PO22 9NQ (Tel: +44 (0) 1243 843291; GRATIS +44 (0) 1243 843291 )
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I don't think any islander will dare to make any comment...so far they all show interest on Argentina.
I'm not too good at Spanish. How do you pronounce that? Is it cock eater?
Why could this be ? Could it be that S.Georgia + S.Sandwich Islands are UK possessions ?. No doubt it will be useful to the wildlife tourists visiting the island along with Falklands.
Don't you have a Goggle spanish translator in the internet with the correct pronunciation?
Follow Conor Louden-Brown advise, check on your own spelling and pronuntiation: british wimp!
......if they get stranded there, they can use it to start a camp fire!!!
I suppose that you would call this “Extreme tourism” only for the brave and those with Ray Mears telephone number!
You should know. Your team claims it belongs to Argentina.
In seriousness though and to answer your question: no there are only transient people living there.
Shame on you misleading poor Blind_Scottie_Kirchnerist!
He thinks the likes of Malviebaby, prat-junta and the other Malvanistas are human. So, in that context I would imagine there are plenty of single-celled creatures on the islands, all of which could outwit this bunch.
Great book though but it would cost double for a personal import into Uruguay.
PS You don't know of anyone coming to Urguay soon do you, who could bring me a copy over?
BK seems to have moderated his posts quite a lot of late.
I don't plan on being in Uruguay this year. If someone posted it to you would you be hit with loads of duty when it arrived?
jejejeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeethe best clowns in the world!
Oh YES!
I brought my wife a Kindle from the USA and DHL (Drop-it, Hide-it and Lose-it) assured full delivery to the door.
No it wasn't, they couldn't deal with customs.
In the end it cost me UY$5,000 for the customs agent (£156.25), a storage charge because DHL never told me it had arrived in the country, UY$5,250 import duty (£164.06) and final courier to our home.
The total for a US$ 125.00 Kindle was £431.00.
I have been VERY wary of importing anything else since then!
Good job she likes it.
That sounds like some of the more backward thinking countries I've lived in. They even search your luggage when you return home (especially if you're a short-term resident) and make up their own duty charge at the end of tit all.
I bet you and your wife are both well accustomed to the same game we used to play all the time. You go away, buy a ton of stuff and then open and use it all before you get back. “Of course this steam iron isn't new officer. We always travel with one”. LOL!
In fairness we have found they only bother the incoming packages via the likes of DHL, etc.
When we came over first and had to wait for permission to get the container over I bought a substantial part of my toolkit by air in a suitcase so we could get on with any repairs / improvements we wished to make.
Bosch 24v drill with every drill up to 19 mm dia, a FULL set of ring and open ended spanners up to 32 mm, a FULL set of 3/8“ & 1/2” drive sockets, including extra reach bi-hex ones, hammers, grips, you name it we had it.
At the aduanas I struggled to get the HD oversize suitcase onto the X-ray belt, fearing the worst. Yes, the special officer came over to ask me a question. The tools were worth £2,000 or so and I prepared myself for the worst. All he said was 'do you have a mobile phone you intend to keep in Uruguay, only it is the law that we must see the big number written on the chassis'.
That was it, and he even helped me off the belt with the suitcase!
I must admit when my wife went back a few weeks ago we did the same as you and she was really worried, but apart from checking with the X-ray they never bothered her and she had FOUR suitcases. This time one of her fellow passengers helped her out to find me, lovely people the Uruguayos.
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