Falklands Bluff Cove Lagoon Penguins Part 1.
A port call in the Falkland Islands, we enjoyed seeing the penguins as well as the ride to get there. Part of the ride was off roading in a Land Rover on boggy terrain. See the off roading ride in part 2.
Drive to the penguins at Bluff Cove in the Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands - Stanley Capital and Bluff Cove Penguins
Feb 2013 Holland American tour of Falkland Islands
Penguins & Chicks East Falkland Island 2017
Penguins with chicks at rookery in Bluff Cove Lagoon on East Falkland Island on 3 Dec 2017.
Falkland Islands - In Search of Penguins
Highlights from an amazing holiday on-board the Hurtigruten expedition vessel - MS Fram to the Falklands Islands, South Georgia and Antarctica in November 2016
Part 1 - The Falkland Islands, visiting:-
- Carcass Island, West Falklands - Gentoo and Magellanic Penguins
- West Point Island, West Falklands - Black Browed Albatross and Rock Hopper Penguins
- Saunders Island, West Falklands - Gentoo, Rock Hopper and King Penguins (1 year one chicks)
- The Lagoon, Bluff Cove, East Falklands - Gentoo, and King Penguins (1 year one chicks)
- Stanley, East Falklands
Filmed on a Panasonic GH4, DJI Osmo and a Gopro Hero4 Black. Video edited in Motion 5, Photo-shop and Final Cut Pro X.
Music courtesy of Matthew G Huffaker at
Falkland Islands, West Falkland, Carcass Island
Carcass Island is the largest of the West Point Island Group of the Falkland Islands.
Bluff Cove Penguin
Bluff Cove penguins located on east Faulkland Island.
Volunteer Point - Falkland Islands GoPro and Gimbal
Tour done with Estancia Excursions to Volunteer Point from Stanley on the Falklands Islands
Filmed with GoPro Hero3+ and handheld 3-axis gimbal
4x4 Ride in Falklands
Going to see the Penguins
Mount Longdon December 2014 Falkland Islands
Filmed by myself while on a short visit to the Falkland Islands.
Please see the description below kindly provided by YouTube user BARGEWALK
- about 50 seconds in - the north west corner was where Cpl Milne stood on a mine alerting the Argentinians to the assault. This occurred about 22.00 local
- about 3’30” into the video - the cross seen here was roughly where the Regimental Aid Post was located and where prisoners held
- you walked up the western slope which was where B Company (4, 5 and 6 platoons) assaulted. Whilst this assault went in, A and C Companies were held in 2 lines about 500m north of Longdon
4’50” - these are gullies along which a lot of the initial fighting took place amongst the rocks by 4 and 5 platoons. This is one of the gullies that became known as ‘grenade alley’….Argentinians up in the rocks rolled grenades down at the advancing Paras. At 4’56” the rocks at the very top right - 50 cal machine gun taken out with grenades
- 7’12” as someone else says, location of McKay's VC action is elsewhere. A proper memorial has been built now in the correct place
- 11’25” Cpl McLoughlin whose leadership that night was instrumental, was killed not here, but near the regimental aid post. He had been severely injured by shrapnel in his back near the bowl on the top and was being helped down the western face when he was hit by an artillery shell.
- 14’20” - you are on the top of the western face - this is where a lot of the action took place over the course of the night with many casualties. Lt Shaw's 6 platoon had made its way unopposed up the right hand side of the western slope but spent the night fighting here. It took place in a very small area amongst these rocks - no more than 100 meters out from this spot as you look eastward
- 15’54” this is the large bowl which was a focus of the fighting. Argentinian officer in charge of this part of the mountain (called ‘Baldini’) had set up his HQ in the bowl. Probably about 15 troops in here. Paras threw a lot of grenades into the bowl from close quarters causing many casualties. ‘Baldini’ killed here. Later in the night when the Toms were in the bowl, an Argentinian shell hit the back wall (western side of the bowl) causing dead and injured. A lot of action occurred around this area e.g. Argentinian machine gun post taken out amongst the rocks near here with white phosphorous grenade. Arg soldier was completely on fire and ran around this area screaming before being shot to prevent further suffering
- Down the slope from that bowl (northern slope) is a sheep track along which several assaults were made overnight by 4 and 5 platoons to try and outflank and take out .50 cal machine guns dotted along the north facing slope. McKay's action was down this slope about 100 meters to the east, between the 2nd and 3rd bowl. Incidentally, it was during one of these attacks that the 3 young paras you show at 10’23” were killed on the north facing slope not far from where McKay fell. Those 3 lads went through training together and were all mates. All three died in the same action within a short space of time - one got hit by a .50 cal round and the other two were shot in open ground trying to help, probably by a sniper with night vision sights. There were 3 or 4 other 18 and 19 years olds amongst the dead that night.
- At 16’14” your colleague is near a recoilless gun. An Argentine sniper (called ‘Colemil’) with night sights and two of his colleagues were located next to this gun and inflicted numerous casualties on 6 platoon
- Around 05.00 or 06.00 A Company moved onto mountain up the western slope and up the northern face through the bowl (15’54”), and then moved eastwards down the mountain and cleared it of remaining resistance
Bluff Cove Penguin Rookery
Best Places to Visit in Falkland Islands
Best Places to Visit in Falkland Islands
Covering an area of around 7,500 square kilometers in the southern part of the Atlantic Ocean, the Falkland Islands - Islas Malvinas to the Argentinians - encompass some 778 islands. Despite the fact they're only 483 kilometers off the coast of Argentina and 12,000 kilometers from England, the islands are a British Overseas Territory. The two largest islands in the archipelago, West Falkland and East Falkland, are where you'll find the majority of this tiny country's 3,000 or so residents (most of them of British descent).
Despite its remote location - or perhaps because of it - these cold, hilly islands attract a surprising number of tourists. Served by direct flights from the UK and South America, as well as visited by many cruise ships, the Falklands are perfectly situated to tap into the growing demand for tourists visiting the Antarctic. The Falklands' main attraction is undoubtedly its wildlife; it boasts numerous species of birds and marine mammals, along with a number of great tour options that will get you up close to them. Other popular Falkland Island activities include fishing, trekking, hiking, climbing, kayaking, and mountain biking. Find the best places to visit with our list of the top-rated tourist attractions in the Falkland Islands.
1. Stanley
2.Pebble Island
3.Carcass Island
4.Sea Lion Island
5.The Penguins of Volunteer Point
6.West Falkland Island and Port Howard
7.South Georgia Island
8. South Georgia Museum
9.Bleaker Island
10.Darwin (& Goose Green)
Gypsy Cove
Recorded February 18, 2009.
Gypsy Cove and Yorke Bay are a pair of small bays in the Falkland Islands. They are on East Falkland. Gypsy Cove is four miles from Stanley. The bays face northwards into Port William, and have Canopus Hill behind them. Because of their strategic position, on a peninsula, not far from Stanley, during the 1982 occupation of the Falklands, the Argentines placed several fields of plastic landmines nearby, in order to prevent a British landing. The British, instead, marched on Stanley from the landward side, from the west, avoiding Gypsy Cove and Yorke Bay. Although the landmines can be set off easily by humans, the bays are filled with penguins, who have taken advantage of their undisturbed location, and which are too small to set off the mines. While the beaches and minefields are fenced off, the bays are popular locations for tourist groups, who watch the birds from hides in unmined locations.
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Falklands Four Wheelin'
This was a trip from Volunteer Point back to Port Stanley. There are no roads the first seven miles, but some great drivers!
Battle Day 2018 - Stanley, Falkland Islands (parade highlights and full memorial service)
Every year, on 8 December, a parade takes place at the 1914 Battle Memorial on Ross Road West in Stanley to mark the Battle of the Falkland Islands, one of the first major naval engagements in World War 1.
This video shows highlights of the 2018 parade, including a full recording of the memorial service.
South America & Antarctica Explorer Port Stanley, Falkland Islands 2 15 2017
A visit to Port Stanley, Falkland Islands as one of many stops while on a South American cruise. We toured the greater area of Stanley by bus, then walked the main streets of the port city, visited the local museum and had lunch at Bitter Sweet where we enjoyed some fish & chips and a local beer.
Falkland Islands Journey by 4x4 from Port Stanley to Volunteer Point
It's a bumpy, boggy journey by 4x4 from Port Stanley to see the King penguins at Volunteer Point, and getting there is half the fun! Here's a brief look as our caravan continued on, after stopping to tow us out of the mud.
Falklands Off-road
Driving off-road over the stark expanses of East Falkland, west of Stanley, in October 2012. The area comprises Two Sisters, Mount Longdon, Mount Tumbledown and Wireless Ridge, all sites of fierce battles in June 1982. The terrain is soft peat with accumulations of large quartzite boulders, plus occasional shell holes, natural ponds and streams. At one point we cross Moody Brook. The vehicle is a Toyota Prado D-4D fitted with large off-road tyres. The drive-train is a 3 litre, 4-cylinder 16-valve dohc common-rail diesel, with a variable vane geometry turbo, and aftercooler, mated to a 5-speed auto transmission and a Torsen Traction limited-slip centre differential. The driver is Tony Smith.
King Penguins on a windblown beach, Falkland Islands
King Penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) are the second largest species of penguin and occur on the Falkland Islands and more commonly on the Subantarctic islands in the Southern Ocean. They have to come to land to breed and to moult. These adult penguins are on the beach at Volunteer Point, East Falkland. They have returned to shore after fishing and bathing in the ocean. ANT2015-4-286
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Beautiful tour of the Falkland Islands! (NOT CLICKBAIT)
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