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Maker
1961
Journal
Jan 14
along the N. beach near the point that a
wide area here now full of penguins
was obviously inhabited at one time. Never-
the-less overall density is greater
than Hallett. Also, the penguinery extends
up the hillside in places to + on the top
of the cape. The height of the cape is
some 1000 feet. Not all of the hillside
is inhabited, perhaps 50% of the total.
There is one colony on the slope alone
a 400 foot cliff which the inhabitants
have to reach by a long lateral track
over a snow patch.
The only birds we saw other than
Shinse + Adelie (+ a few storm petrels)
were Giant fulmars. These were first seen
at the cape as the boat-ship crept
in towards the beach. A dozen or
so, one white phase, were seen then.
Don Douglas reported seeing 75 on the
beach at Adare. Later in the day when
I went over there were about a dozen.
Two Elephant Seal, a young male -
a female were on the N. beach - both
were in moult.
A great amount of kelp lay on the
beach, particularly the N. side. This is
in contrast to Hallett where I have seen