This is my logo -- note it does not say Flock -- because that was copyrighted.
This was a 8-day/7-night Voyage with over 1900 keen passengers looking over the decks and spotting the likes of Wandering, Sooty, Grey-headed, and Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross, Macaroni and King Penguins, Southern and Northern Giant Petrel, Salvin’s and Antarctic Prion, and Blue and Kerguelen Petrel, as well as a wide variety of cetaceans.
The vessel returned on 31 January 2025. This voyage primarily served as a fundraising and awareness campaign, the voyage raised over R9 000 000 through various sources for conservation causes, a staggering sum and testament to the importance of the Mouse-Free Marion Project, and the generosity of the passengers.
What birds can I expect to see on the voyage?
Some of the seabirds that will be seen include: King Penguin, Wandering, Grey-headed, Sooty and Light-mantled Albatrosses, Kerguelen, Grey and Blue Petrels, Subantarctic Shearwater, Common and South Georgian Diving Petrels, and Grey-backed and Leach’s Storm Petrels. If permission is obtained to enter the 12-nautical mile zone around the islands, then Kerguelen Tern, Crozet Shag and Lesser Sheathbill could also be seen. You can view the full list on this web page soon.
Seabird & Marine Mammal ID Workshops
BirdLife South Africa will host a series of five must-attend seabird and mammal identification workshops from 06 November to 04 December. You can now book by clicking here. Attendance at each workshop will cost R100, or R400 for all five. Contact Christina Hagen (christina.hagen@birdlife.org.za) for more information regarding the workshops. Funds raised from these ID workshops will go towards important bird conservation, such as our work to halt the decline of the African Penguin.
Do these birds count for my South African bird list?
All bird species seen within 200 nautical miles of the Prince Edward Islands (i.e. within the South African Exclusive Economic Zone around the islands) qualify for the South African Bird List.
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