As we approached South Georgia, Matt sent me a text saying that I should make sure I see both the South Georgia Pintail, and the South Georgia Pipit.

As these birds are both only found on South Georgia, and I was unlikely to ever get back there it was a gentle reminder that these birds were quite important to see. Although neither Lisa or I are bird listers, we do still like to see any unusual birds and other wildlife. There were also several other people on the trip who also wanted to see these birds, and most of them were listers, so they were even more keen!!

As it happened, the South Georgia Pintail was extremely easy to see, and also very approachable, and we had many opportunities to see and photograph this pretty duck.

South Georgia Pintail.