I went out to Kelp Point this afternoon with Andy Clark, John Croxall & Stig Tore Lunde. At Island Harbour house we came across a juvenile Red Backed Hawk.

Juvenile Red Backed Hawk 

On the pond at Pleasant roads there were Black Necked Swans, Speckled Teals, Silver Teals, Chiloe Wigeons, Yellow Billed Pintail & Silvery Grebe.

The pond at Kelp Point has completely dried up so there was no wildfowl on it, just White Rumped Sandpiper, Rufous Chested Dotterel & Two Banded Plover on the mud and around the edge.

We had a look for Coscoroba Swans on the sea by the pond but no sign, but did see some Commerson’s Dolphins playing and hunting in the shallows.

Commerson's Dolphin

At the beach at Kelp Point there were no sign of any Hudsonian Godwits just lots of Southern Elephant Seals.

Southern Elephant Seals

We then headed down to Whale point to see if any were on the beach there, when we approached a Cocoi Heron (Rare vagrant) took off from the beach and headed down the coast. On the beach there were 4 Hudsonian Godwits, 2 of which were in full summer plumage.

Two Summer plumaged Hudsonian Godwits with a moulting bird in the centre