APPENDIX 1
Variation in the size of the Chinstrap Penguin breeding populations at Laurie Island (accuracy of counts in percent are in parentheses, following Woehler 1993).
Number of counts at each site given in parentheses after locality.
Locality 1983 a 1994/1995 b 2004/2005 b
Cape Robertson (1) 32000 (25-50) 23745 (10-15 ) NC
Sheila Cove (1) ? 137 (< 5) * NC
Point Lola (1) ? 750 (< 5) * 855 (< 5)
Pirie Peninsula (13)
West Coast (8) 13280 (10-50) 11912 (10-15) 12115 (5-10)
East Coast (5) 3650 (10-50) 4265 (10-15) 4986 (5-10)
Total Pirie Peninsula 16930 16177 17101
Ferguslie Peninsula (7)
West Coast (2) - 1707 (< 5) 1478 (< 5)
East Coast (5) 7420 (10-50) 7280 (10-15) 5790 (5-10)
Total Ferguslie Peninsula 7420 8987 7268
Cape Geddes (1) 5000 (10-50) 9545 (5-10) 7116 (5-10)
Rudmose Rocks (2) 4200 (10-50) 4685 (5-10) 6818 (5-10) Watson Peninsula (17)
West Coast (9) 2750 (10-50) 2620 (<5) NC
East Coast (8) 11250 (10-50) 9373 (<5) NC
Total Watson Peninsula 14000 11993 -
North East Coast (8)
Coast Marr Bay (5) 11200 (10-50) 7680 (<5) NC
Mackintosh Cove (2) 3800 (25-50) 1250 (<5) NC
Buchanan Point (1) 6500 (10-50) 6600 (5-10) NC
Total NE Coast 21500 15530 -
Ferrier Peninsula (12)
North Coast (7) 10000 8290 (10-15) * NC
South Coast (5) 4200 3780 (5-10) * NC
Total Ferrier Peninsula 14200 12070 -
South Coast (14)
Fitchie Bay (1) 1200 (25-50) 720 (<5) NC
Aitken Cove (3) 3100 (25-50) 1425 (<5) NC
Cape Whitson (1) ? 185 (<5) * NC
Methuen Cove (3) 2100 (25-50) 1195 (<5) NC
Point Rae (1) 400 (10-50) 1498 (<5) 2833 (< 5)
Cape Anderson (1) 100 (10-50) 140 (<5) NC
Mill Cove (1) ? 950 (<5) * 886 (< 5)
Valette Island (1) 4000 (25-50) 4750 (<5) 6202 (< 5) Acuña Island (1) 500 (25-50) 5150 (<5) 7716 (< 5)
Florence Rock (1) 500 (25-50) 642 (<5) NC
Total South Coast 11900 16655 -
Graptolite Island (1) ? 6430 (5-10) NC
East Coast Mossman (6) -
Point Cormorant (1) - 34 (<5) * 11 (< 5)
Point Martin (5) 10000 (25-50) 13394 (5-10) NC
Total EC Mossman 13428 -
West Coast Mossman (4)
South Coast (2) 600 (10-50) 590 (<5) NC
Cape Roca (2) 4200 (10-50) 3070 (<5) NC
Total WC Mossman 4800 3660 -
a. Poncet & Poncet 1985. b. this work. NC: No censuses. * New colony
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APPENDIX 2
Breeding populations of flying seabirds at Laurie Island. MG Macronectes giganteus, DC Daption capense, PN Pagodroma nivea, OO Oceanites oceanicus, FT Fregetta tropica, PG Phalacrocorax georgianus, CHA Chionis alba, CA Catharacta
antarctica, LD Larus dominicanus, SV Sterna vittata.
Locality MG DC PN OO FT PG CHA CA LD SV
Cape Robertson a - 900 15 B B* 61 4 4 15
Sheila Cove a - 55 - ? ? 1 1 - -
Uruguay Cove a - 3600 128 B B* - - - 11
Point Lola a - 2110 50 24 14 - 1 5 94
Pirie Peninsula a
West Coast - 565 8 B B* 116 3 1 5 -
Thomson Point - 3790 35 B B* 115 9 8 (+) 26 105
Total Pirie Pen 4355 43 231 12 9 31 105
Ferguslie Peninsulaa
West Coast 124 - B B* 4 3 2 14
East Coast 256 23 B ? 5 4 - 10
Total Ferguslie Pen. 380 23 9 7 2 24
Cape Geddesa 184b 391 8 30 - 5 8 1 1
Rudmose Rocks a - 440 27 ? ? 18 11 7 4 -
Watson Peninsula b
West Coast 880 18 B B* 8 6 25 -
East Coast 2000 168 B B* 18 33 8 90
Total Watson Pen 235 2880 186 99 26 39 33 90
North East Coast a
Coast Marr Bay - 850 24 ? ? 3 6 15 20
Mackintosh Cove - 3330 135 ? ? 4 7 5 -
Buchanan Point - 1140 21 B B* 5 11 5 30
Total NE Coast - 5320 190 12 24 25 54
Ferrier Peninsula a
North Coast - 2600 23 B ? 8 9 25 25
South Coast - 2540 60 B ? 16 25 10 -
Total Ferrier Pen - 5140 83 24 34 35 25
South Coast a
Fitchie Bay - 1440 30 B ? 19 3 3 6 14
Aitken Cove - 590 5 B ? 3 1 (*) 10 -
Cape Whitson - 650 6 ? ? 4 4 - -
Methuen Cove - 860 15 ? ? 2 2 6 8
Point Rae - 370 - ? ? 1 11 4 -
Cape Anderson - 130 - B ? 1 4 - -
Mill Cove - 840 15 B ? 4 3 5 13
Valette Island - 220 10 B ? 2 6 8 10
Acuña Island - 140 5 B ? 2 3 8 -
Florence Rock - 260 18 B ? 1 2 9 -
Total South Coast - 5500 104 19 23 39 56 45
Murray Islands a 74
Graptolite Island b - 522 18 B ? 7 8 18 -
Point Davis b - - - 12 2 - 1 40 17
Point Moreno b - - - 5 ? - 1 - -
East C Mossman a - 910 34 B B* 44 6 3 -
Buchan Bay a - 2600 247 B ? - 3 30 62
West C Mossman a
South Coast - 2850 10 B ? 216 5 5 12 -
Cape Roca - 1330 74 B ? 8 3 40 12
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Total WC Mossman - 4180 84 13 8 52 12
a 1993/1994, b 1994/1995. B: breeding. B*: apparent nesting places
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