Seacruise Chile-Argentina februar-marts 2018 Highlights under sejlturens landgange (halv- og heldagsture) samt DAG-TIL-DAG Program Heldagstur omkring Puerto Montt: Vi kører sydpå til den fantastiske nationalpark Alerce Andino NP og den storslåede Nothofagus (Sydbøg) forest, hvor vi bl.a. vil se/lytte efter 4 arter af Tapaculoer: Black-throated Huet (Sortstrubet Huet), Ochre-flanked- (Okkerflanket-), Chucao- (Chucao-) og Magellanic (Magellan-) Tapaculo, White-throated Treerunner (Hvidstrubet Træjæger), Thorn-tailed Rayadito (Rayadito), Austral Parakeet (Smaragdparakit), Magellanic Woodpecker (Magellanspætte) og Patagonian Sierra-finch (Patagonisk Andesfinke). White-throated Tree-runner. Foto: German Pugnali, Seriema Nature Tours Heldagstur omkring Punta Arenas: Vi udforsker den patagoniske steppe. Herefter laver vi nogle stops langs Magellanstrædet, hvor grupper af Peales delfin med held kan ses tæt på kysten. Af fugle håber vi på disse: Lesser Rhea (Lille Nandu), Black-faced Ibis (Andesibis), Kelp- (Tang-) Upland- (Magellan-) og Ashy-headed Goose (Gråhovedet Gås), Crested Duck (Kongeand), Yellow-billed Pintail (Sydgeorgisk Spidsand), Red Shoveler (Sydamerikansk Skeand), Flying Steamer-duck (Flyvende Kæmpeand), Coscoroba Swan (Coscorobasvane), Magellanic Oystercatcher (Magellan Strandskade), Magellanic Plover (Gråløber), Two-banded Plover (Patagonisk Præstekrave), Austral Negrito (Patagon Negrito).
Beagle Channel. Foto: Herman Rodrigues Goni, Seriema Nature Tours Eftermiddagstur omkring Ushuaia: Vi kører direkte til Tierra del Fuego National Park, hjemsted for den fantastiske Nothofagus (Sydbøg) forest. Vi håber på at vi som på DOF-turen i 2008 får lov at se/høre Magellanic Woodpecker (Magellanspætte). Herudover Great Grebe (Stor Lappedykker), Imperial Cormorant (Blåøjet Skarv), Kelp Goose (Tanggås), South American Tern (Sydamerikansk Terne), Flying- (Flyvende-) og Flightless Steamer-duck (Kæmpeand), Dolphin Gull (Magellan Måge), Whitethroated- (Hvidstrubet-), Chimango- ( Chimango-) og Southern Caracara (Sydlig Caracara). Ushuaia Tierra del Fuego NP. Foto: German Pugnali, Seriema Nature Tours
Magellanspætte. Foto: German Pugnali, Seriema Nature Tours Heldagstur omkring Stanley på Falklandsøerne: Vi kører offroad til Volunteer Point for at se King- (Konge-), Gentoo- (Æsel-) og Magellanic (Magellan-Pingvin) Penguins, Upland- (Magellan-) og Ruddy-headed Goose (Rødhoved Gås), Rufous-chested Dotterel (Rødbrystet Præstekrave), Two-banded Plover (Patagonisk Præstekrave), Southern Giant-Petrel (Sydlig Kæmpestormfugl), Falkland Steamer-duck (Falkland Kæmpeand), Dark-faced Ground-tyrant (Sortkindet Jordtyran) og Yellow-bridled Finch (Patagonfinke). Picnic-lunch fra det engelske køkken er også værd at nævne! Inden vi forlader Stanley bliver der tid til en øl på British pub og/eller lidt shopping. Kongepingviner. Foto: German Pugnali, Seriema Nature Tours
Falkland Kæmpeand. Foto: German Pugnali, Seriema Nature Tours Heldagstur omkring Puerto Madryn og Valdes Peninsula: Valdes Peninsula National Park er et vidunderligt sted for wildlife. Vi vil se Guanaco-lama, Lesser Rhea (Lille Nandu) og Elegant Crested Tinamou (Toptimanou) på vores køretur gennem parken. Vi har også mulighed for at se Mara eller Patagonian Hare, en slags hybrid mellem kænguru og hare. Vores første stop vil være en søløvekoloni, hvor vi også kan se Snowy Sheatbill (Gulnæbbet Skedenæb), Rock- (Magellan-) og Imperial Cormorant (Blåøjet Skarv) og Cayenne Tern (Cayenneterne). Vi håber på at se Søelefant, som oversomrer her. Måske er de stukket af mod sydligere himmelstrøg. Lille Nandu. Foto: German Pugnali, Seriema Nature Tours Heldagstur til Montevideo, Uruguay: Formiddagen tilbringer vi i den smukke Montevideo s Botanical Garden, hvor vi bl.a. kan se Monk Parakeet (Munkeparakit), Rufous Hornero (Brun Ovnfugl) og Picazuro Pigeon (Picazurodue). I alleen i den botaniske have kan vi se Green-barred- (Gråbåndet Guldspætte) og White-spotted Woodpecker (Hvidskællet Spætte), White-crested Tyrannulet (Hvidtoppet Tyrannulet), Whitethroated Hummingbird (Hvidstrubet Kolibri) og Swainson s Flycatcher (Skovtyran). Efter frokost i parken kører til mod kysten og noget wetlands for at se efter vadefugle og måger. Måske ser vi en
Black Skimmer (Amerikansk Saksnæb). I rørskoven og krat kan vi se den smukke Spectacled Tyrant (Brilletyran) og Freckle-breasted Thornbird (Pletbrystet Tornfugl). Buenos Aires: Ved ankomst til Buenos Aires vil vi tage til Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve, som ligger midt i Buenos Aires. Tilbage til skibet for vores sidste overnatning her. Highlights på landarrangementet før- og efter cruiset: Præ-tour Santiago de Chile: Inden cruiset tilbringer vi 2½ dag (2 overnatninger) i Santiago de Chile. Ved ankomst i lufthavnen tjekker vi ind, og tager herefter af sted til The ski-resort of Farellones i godt 2500 meters højde. Undervejs vil vi stoppe i forskellige højder inden den alpine zone. Mulighed for flere chilenske endemer. Vi håber allermest på fascinerende syn af Andeskondoren. Herudover Chilean Tinamou (Chiletinamou), Moustached Turca (Turca), Crag Chilia (Chilia), Rufous-banded Minor (Orangebåndet Minør) m.v. Andeskondor. Foto: Erik Heberg Næste dag tilbringer vi i højderne op til 2700 moh., hvor vi besøger Maipo og Yeso Valleys med et helt fantastisk landskab. Drømmefuglen i Yeso er Diademed Sand Plover (Diadembrokfugl). Vi håber at heldet er med os her! Endvidere mulighed for Grey-breasted Seedsnipe (Gråbrystet bjergløber). Gråbrystet Bjergløber. Foto: German Pugnali, Seriema Nature Tours
Diadembrokfugl Den 3. dag forlader vi hotellet og kører til kysten nær Santiago, hvor vi vil kratluske og besøge vådområder. Efter frokost vil vi køre til Valparaiso og går ombord på vores ophold de næste 14 dage, krydstogtsskibet. Incaterner. Foto: German Pugnali, Seriema Nature Tours Post-tour Buenos Aires: Efter afmønstring fra vores krydstogtsskib tager til vores hotel i Buenos Aires. Om eftermiddagen tager vi igen til Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve for dem der måtte have lyst hertil. Alternativt kan man på egen hånd tage på bytur/-vandring i byen. Dagen herefter kører vi fra Buenos Aires på dagstur til Paranâ delta nær Buenos Aires med mulighed for rovfugle, spætter og flere smukke småfugle. Efter sidste overnatning i Buenos Aires tager vi tidligt om morgenen til lufthavnen for hjemrejse.
DAG TIL DAG Program SERIEMA NATURE TOURS - www-seriematours.com - info@seriematours.com GROUP: DOF Dennmark TOUR NAME: PELAGIC CRUISE - Valparaiso to Buenos Aires DATES: 12th to 2nd Mar 2018 FILE UPDATE: JAN 2017 REFERENCES: B = Breakfast L = Lunch BL = Box Lunch D = Dinner FLIGHTS: DAY DATES ACTIVITIES OVERNIGHT MEALS EXAMPLES OF WILDLIFE SEEN ON PREVIOUS TOURS DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 Mon 12th Tue 13th Wed 14th Arrive in Santiago de Chile and Transfer to hotel. We'll leave for the ski resort of Farellones, stopping at different elevations, from the Mediterranean matorral shrublands to the alpine zone at 8250 feet. Our route is excellent for several Chilean endemics. We'll spend all day at high elevations (8000 9000 feet) in the Maipo and Yeso valleys where the scenery is absolutely stunning and is as much of a reason to make the journey as the birds. We'll leave early for the coast near Santiago, where we'll also visit several interesting wetlands and scrublands. After lunch we'll wend our way to Valparaiso boarding our ship this afternoon. As our vessel is under way we'll start seeing the first pelagic birds. Santiago L-D Andean Condor, Chilean Tinamou, Moustached Turca, Crag Chilia, Rufous-banded Miner, Blackwinged Ground-dove, Band-tailed Sierra-finch, and Greater Yellowfinch. Santiago B-L-D Diademed Sandpiper Plover, Greybreasted Seedsnipe, Greater Yellow-finch, White-browed Ground-tyrant, Creamy-rumped Miner. B-L Humboldt Penguin, Inca Tern, Guanay Cormorant, Peruvian Booby, Peruvian Diving-Petrel, Black Skimmer, several species of Terns and Gulls, Blackish Oystercatcher, Seaside Cinclodes, Dusky Tapaculo, Austral Negrito, Correndera Pipit.
DAY 4 DAY 5 DAY 6 Thu 15th Fri 16th Sat 17th On our first full day at sea we'll familiarize ourselves with the different kinds of seabirds found here: Albatrosses, shearwaters, petrels belonging to the genus Pterodroma or Procelaria, and others. With a bit of luck we'll see our first whales; Fin and Humpback are the most common here. We'll leave the ship as soon as it arrives in the Puerto-Montt harbor and drive south to the wonderful Alerce Andino National Park. We'll be birding in impressive Nothofagus forest, looking for the specialties of this habitat. Our ship will leave in the afternoon, and everyone will want to stay on the outside deck to look for Pincoya Storm-Petrel, discovered in 2009 by a group of birders making a similar cruise and officially described in 2013. Today could be an eightalbatross day: Blackbrowed, Salvin's, and Northern Royal will be the most common, but we also have good chance of finding the huge Snowy and Antipodean, and with good luck even Southern Royal, Chatham Island, and Buller's. Sooty Shearwater and Stejneger's Petrel should be common today. Salvin's, Black-browed and Northern Royal albatrosses; Pinkfooted and Sooty Shearwaters; White-chinned, Westland, Stejneger's, Juan-Fernandez Petrels Pincoya Petrel, Black-faced Ibis, Hudsonian Godwit, Ringed Kingfisher, Austral Parakeet, Magellanic Woodpecker, Whitethroated Treerunner, Thorn-tailed Rayadito, White-crested Elaenia, four species of tapaculo: Chucao, Ochre-flanked, and Magellanic, Black-throated Huet-huet, Patagonian Sierra-finch. Black-browed, Salvin's, Northern Royal, Snowy, Antipodean, Southern Royal, Chatham Island and Buller's Albatrosses, Sooty Shearwater, Stejneger's Petrel,
DAY 7 DAY 8 DAY 9 DAY 10 Sun 18th Mon 19th Tue 20th Wed 21st We'll wake up with impressive views of the Amalia Glacier in the Chilean Fjords. After absorbing that wonderful scenery for about an hour, we'll sail through the Chilean channel toward the open sea and the entrance to the Strait of Magellan. The landscapes will be absolutely stunning, but in addition to the scenery we should be surrounded by several species of pelagic birds. We'll have a full day to explore the Patagonian steppe around Punta Arenas. After our birding in the steppe, we'll make a more stops along the Strait of Magellan for other birds and groups of Peale's Dolphin, which sometimes fish very close to shore. We'll sail all morning into the Beagle Channel and toward the Argentinean town of Ushuaia, arriving there at noon. We'll have an afternoon excursion to the Tierra del Fuego National Park home of fantastic Nothofagus forest. Leave Ushuaia in the evening, sailing all night in the Beagle Channel. We'll have an early breakfast, exiting the Beagle Channel and following our way toward Cape Horn. After passing the storied Cape, we'll begin our journey toward the Falklands Islands. Magellanic Penguins, Black-browed Albatrosse, Chilean Skua, Southern Giant-Petrel, Common Diving- Petrel, Magellanic Diving-Petrels, Slender-billed Prion. Lesser Rhea, Black-faced Ibis, Kelp, Upland and Ashy-headed Geese, Crested Duck, Yellow-billed Pintail, Red Shoveler, Flying Steamer-duck, Coscoroba Swan, Magellanic Oystercatcher, Magellanic Plover, Two-banded Plover, Austral Negrito. Great Grebe, Imperial Cormorants, Kelp Goose, South American Tern, Flying and Flightless Steamer-ducks, Dolphin Gull, Chilean Skua, Whitethroated, Chimango and Southern Caracaras, Magellanic Woodpecker. Black-browed, Grey-headed, Lightmantled, Wandering and Southern Royal Albatrosses, Sooty Shearwater, Black-bellied and Greybacked Storm-petrels and Common Diving-petrel.
DAY 11 DAY 12 DAY 13 DAY 14 Thu 22nd Fri 23rd Sat 24th Sun 25th Arrive in Stanley and drive to Volunteer Point. Return to Stanley with some time for shopping. Evening departure toward Puerto Madryn. We'll now be sailing in the South Atlantic and we'll find a completely different species mix than we did the previous day: Soft-plumaged Petrel can be abundant, as well as Greater and Manx Shearwaters. We'll also look for the elegant Atlantic Petrel and the rare Sooty Albatross. Arrive in Puerto Madryn and leave on excursion to Valdes Peninsula. On our last day of seawatching, heading north toward Montevideo, Uruguay, we'll have a great chance of finding new species like Yellow-nosed Albatross and Cory's Shearwater and we may find a few Long-tailed or even Pomarine Jaegers. King, Gentoo, and Magellanic Penguins, Upland and Ruddyheaded Geese, Two-banded Plover, Rufous-chested Dotterel, Southern Giant-Petrel, Falkland Steamerduck, Dark-faced Ground-tyrant, Yellow-bridled Finch. Soft-plumaged Petrel, Greater and Manx Shearwaters, Atlantic Petrel and Sooty Albatross. Lesser Rhea, Elegant Crested Tinamou, Snowy Sheathbill, Rock and Imperial Cormorants, Cayenne Terns, White-headed Steamerduck, American and Blackish Oystercatchers, Olrog's Gull, Burrowing Parakeet, Grey-bellied Shrike-tyrant, Plain-mantled Titspinetail, Patagonian Canastero, Mourning Sierra-finch, Patagonian Yellow-finch. Guanaco, Southern Sea Lion, Orca. Yellow-nosed Albatross, Cory's Shearwater, Long-tailed and Pomarine Jaegers.
DAY 15 DAY 16 DAY 17 DAY 18 DAY 19 Mon 26th Tue 27th Wed 28th Thu 1st Mar Fri 2nd Mar Morning birding at Montevideo's botanical garden. Afternoon birding coastal and wetland habitats. Arrive at Buenos Aires. Excursion to Costanera Sur Reserve. At day's end we'll drive back to the ship for our last night on board. We'll disembark in the morning and transfer to hotel (rooms ready normally early afternoon). Afternoon excursion to Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve. Day trip to the Paraná delta habitats near Buenos Aires and adjacent province of Entre Ríos. Morning transfer to the international airport. Buenos Aires Buenos Aires L-D B-BL-D B Grey-necked Wood-Rail, Picazuro Pigeon, Monk Parakeet, Greenbarred and White-spotted Woodpeckers, White-throated Hummingbird, Rufous Hornero, Curve-billed Reedhaunter, Firewood-gatherer, Frecklebreasted Thornbird, White-crested Tyrannulet, Spectacled Tyrant, Short-billed Elaenia, Swainson's Flycatcher, Great Pampa-finch. Giant Wood-rail, Gilded Sapphire, Checkered Woodpecker, Narrowbilled Woodcreeper, Masked Gnatcatcher, Red-crested and Yellow-billed Cardinal, Black-andrufous Warbling-Finch. Grey-necked Wood-Rail, Wattled Jacana, Monk Parakeet, Glitteringbellied, Spectacled Tyrant, Great Pampa-Finch, Black-and- Rufous Warbling-Finch, Masked Yellowthroat, Masked Gnatcatcher. Giant Wood-Rail, Long winged Harrier, Savanna Hawk, Whitefronted & White Woodpeckers, Chequered Woodpecker, Scimitar- Billed Woodcreeper, Gilded Sapphire, Straight-billed and Curvebilled Reedhaunters, Wren-like Rushbird, Brown Cacholote, Larklike Brushrunner, Short-billed Canastero, Chotoy Spinetail, Tufted Tit-Spinetail, Rufous-capped Antshrike, Many-coloured Rush- Tyrant, Warbling Doradito, Yellowbrowed Tyrant, White Monjita, Xenopsaris, Crowned Slatyflycatcher, Diademed Tanager, Rufous-browed Peppershrike, Ultramarine Grosbeak, Scarletheaded Blackbird.