Surfbirds Life and Year List Rankings

South Polar Region Life List Showing Records 1 through 20 of 20 Total Records Rank Name Nationality Total Highlights 1 Santiago Imberti Argentinean 69 Some 50+ trips to Antarctic Peninsula and South Georgia and time in Ross Sea area. 2 Dewi Edwards British 56 Worked in Antarctic Peninsula region and South Georgia 1984-1988 & 2001-2007. Also Marion Island (5 additional species not included here) 3 Gerald Broddelez Belgian 47 Over 30 trips - Peninsula - Ross Sea - Circumnavigation 4 Phil Hansbro British 42 Updated June 2009 5 Alan Greensmith Independent 42 22 April 2009. A world highlight in everyway, every species down there is exciting and spectacular, but the Snow Petrels have to be seen to be believed. 6 Warwick Board South African 42 Both Sooty Albatrosses, Snow Petrel, Antarctic Petrel, white morph Southern Giant Petrel, Blue Petrel, Emperor Penguin, Adelie Penguin 7 Claes-Göran Cederlund Swedish 42 following ABA-rules 8 Mark Van Beirs Belgian 40 9 Rob Lambert British 37 Three trips to Antarctica, January 2005, January 2008, January 2009 (with South Georgia) 10 Jim Holmes, Jr. USA 36 Emperor Penguin and Antarctic Petrel 11 Sue Bryan British 35 Snow Petrel Yellow-nosed Albatross South Georgia Pipit Visit My Website 12 Martin Edwards Canadian 27 13 Clive Good British 27 Christmas in the Weddell Sea..Emperor P, lots of Snow Petrels, 5 Albatross sp with Peregrineadv's 14 Mike Passant British 25 Jan 2006 - purely on basis of records, a full plumage pale phase Pomarine Skua (Jaeger ) off Neko Pt. Antarctic Peninsula was notable as apparently only the 5th record for Antarctica, but surely these must simply be under recorded?; 15 Rob Batchelder USA (resident in Berlin) 24 ABA Rules. One trip to South Shetlands and Antarctic Peninsula, November 2004. 16 Chris Gladwin Australian/British 23 Cape Denison & Commonwealth Bay (East Antarctica) Dec 07 17 John Penhallurick Australia 22 Emperor Penguin,Gentoo Penguin,Adelie Penguin,Chinstrap Penguin,Blue Petre,Snow Petrel,Antarctic Petrel 18 Rand Rudland Canada 21 19 Hugh Buck British 20 All seen on SS Algulas trip to Antarctica via Prince Edward Islands Nov 03 20 Douglas Dorr USA 17 Five penguins Not entered in these rankings and want to enter yourself? Update or Delete your ranking Back to Life and Year List Home