Carcass Island

Carcass Island lies off the northwest of the Falkland Islands and is one of the most visited stops of the expedition cruise ships. Rats and cats never reached it, so small birds that vanished elsewhere still hop around the settlement garden, among them the Cobb's wren, found only in these islands. Striated caracaras, rare birds of prey that fear nobody, walk up to visitors. Gentoo and Magellanic penguins nest along the shore at Leopard Beach. The farm serves tea and cakes to landing parties, and a few guests stay in the settlement house, flying in by the small island plane.