Sea Lion Island is a small Island situated to the south-east of the Falkland Islands. The Island is rat,cat and mouse free making it a vitally important breeding ground for many Falkland Island species(particularly the endemic Cobb's Wren). At this time of the year many of the birds are producing the next generation. It also hosts the largest Elephant Seal colony in the Falkland Islands.
Pictured below is the endemic Cobb's Wren (troglodytes cobbi), its conservation status is classed as vulnerable. These birds are very nimble and difficult to photograph. It is named after Arthur Frederick Cobb an ornithologist who was born in 1877 and was identifed after he had shot it using rice as the charge. the specimen was sent to the Uk and identifed as a new specie by the Natural History Museum in London.
The other endemic specie to the Falkland Islands is the Falkland Steamer Duck (Tachyeres brachypterus). The bird is flightless. Pictured below is a duckling.
Tussac grass (which can grow to 3 metres in height) provides a breeding ground for many young birds. The juvenile Black-chinned Siskin (Carduelis barbata) was captured by the small pond, which along with Elephant Corner/Weaner Pool is my favourite spot on the Island. The Juvenile resembles the female.
The 2 pictures below are of the Black-throated Finch (Melanodera melanodera melanodera), the first is a juvenile and was taken at the Gulch, like the Siskin this resembles the female. Like the Siskin both birds were unable to fly more than a couple of feet. The second picture is of an adult male.
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