Landing at Stanley's floating dock we joined about eight other passengers for a short mini-bus ride to Whalebone Cove at the start of a peninsula northeast of Stanley town. From here we walked for three hours along the coastline out to Tussac Point and around to Gypsy Cove. While largely overcast and very windy, it was an exceptionally pleasant walk amongst typical Falklands vegetation.

Along the way our guides pointed out many birds we might otherwise have missed ranging from the Upland Goose to Flightless Steamer Duck, Black-throated Finches, Falkland Thrush and the Rock Shags. Out at windswept Tussac Point we had fantastic close up views of a Red-backed Hawk alternately hovering over our heads or perching on the nearby rocks, all the while screaming loudly at us to warn us away from her nest. Beyond Tussac Point many breeding Magellenic Penguins had their burrows beneath the tussock grass, and there were more non-breeding adults and juveniles on the slopes and the white sand at Gypsy Cove. There were also two King Penguins on the beach – not normally seen on this part of the island.