of grey-headed albatross 1,700 pairs of wandering albatross 500 pairs of southern giant petrels (10% of South Georgia's total) This is in addition to several hundred thousand other birds, including gentoo penguins, South Georgia pintails and South Georgia pipits. Of South Georgia's 31 breeding species, 27 are found here. Cetaceans such as southern right whales can be seen on their feeding season in Subantarctic regions. The island has always been rat-free, unlike the main island of South Georgia where introduced rats were eradicated between 2010 and 2015. Climate See also Composite Antarctic Gazetteer Goldcrest Point History of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands List of Antarctic islands north of 60° S Milward Patch Molly Hill Morris Point Owen Shoals Payne Creek Prince Creek SCAR Shoemaker Point Sooty Cove References Stonehouse, B (ed.) Encyclopedia of Antarctica and the Southern Oceans (2002, ) External links BAS Bird Island page Map Islands of South Georgia Seabird colonies Penguin colonies