Seal Bay is a bay, about 1 km across, on the rugged and exposed north coast of
East Falkland in the
Falkland Islands of the South
Atlantic Ocean. It lies some 40 km north-west of
Stanley.
Description
The valley behind the beach holds Swan Pond, a shallow wetland separated from the bay by a sandbar. The coastal vegetation consists of maritime
heath and wet
grassland overlying
peat. Except on offshore
stacks there is little remaining
tussac.
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Important Bird Area
Seal Bay has been identified by BirdLife International
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as an Important Bird Area
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IBA was developed and sites are identified by BirdLife Int ...
(IBA). Birds for which the site is of conservation significance include Falkland steamer ducks, ruddy-headed geese, gentoo penguins (1500 breeding pairs), southern rockhopper penguins (15,000 pairs), Magellanic penguins, sooty shearwaters and white-bridled finch
The white-bridled finch (''Melanodera melanodera''), also known as the canary-winged finch or black-throated finch, is a small passerine bird belonging to the genus '' Melanodera'' together with the yellow-bridled finch (''M. xanthogramma''). Fo ...
es. Imperial
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Imperial or The Imperial may also refer to:
Places
United States
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and rock shags are present.
References
Bays of the Falkland Islands
Important Bird Areas of the Falkland Islands
Seabird colonies
East Falkland
Penguin colonies
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