14 Jun 2012
Three Landings
The day was spent making three landings within the Dzhugdzhursky Zapovednik Nature Reserve where few foreign visitors ever venture.
The first landing was at the Mal’Minskiy Islands. What these tiny islands lack in size, they make up for in birdlife. There were many thousands of Guillemots, Murrelet’s and Auklets, but the highlight would have to be the Spectacled Guillemot. We have seen them before, but not in such great numbers.
Next we went for a walk in the Taiga Forest on the nearby mainland.
The third landing of the day was at large coastal lagoon and favoured nesting place of the iconic Stella’s Sea Eagle. We were not disappointed and had many good views and an opportunity to explore the area.
We are now sailing towards the historic town of Okhotsk.
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