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title: "A photo gallery of vagrant Thalassarche albatrosses  UPDATED"
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# A photo gallery of vagrant Thalassarche albatrosses  UPDATED

Individual "mollymawk" albatrosses of the genus *Thalassarche* are occasionally recorded ashore, and even attempting to breed, within colonies of species of the same genus outside their normal breeding ranges ([click here](https://www.acap.aq/latest-news/vagrant-mollymawk-albatrosses-attempt-to-breed-outside-their-normal-ranges) for a review).  Here is a photo gallery of six of these vagrant mollies, with thanks to the photographers.

 ![](https://www.acap.aq/images/stories/acap/blackbrow_ships_cove_marion_oct2008_by_linda_clokie.jpg "Vagrant Black-browed Albatross ashore at Ship's Cove, Marion Island.  Photograph by Linda Clokie")

 ![](https://www.acap.aq/images/stories/acap/Birds/Albatrosses/S/salvins_albatross_gonzalo_island_by_javier_arata.jpg "Salvin's Albatross on Gonzalo Island, Diego Ramirez Islands, 23 November 2001.  Photograph by Javier Arata")

  ![](https://www.acap.aq/images/stories/white-capped_albatross_incubating_bird_island_by_richard_phillips.jpg)

 Male White-capped Albatross incubating on Bird Island, South Georgia (Islas Georgias del Sur).  The bird is partnered with a Black-browed Albatross.  Photograph by Richard Phillips

 ![](https://www.acap.aq/images/stories/salvins_albatross_gough_island_by_paul_visser.jpg)

 Salvin's Albatross next to an incubating Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross on Gough Island.  Photograph by Paul Visser

   ![](https://www.acap.aq/images/stories/acap/Birds/Albatrosses/S/shy_type_albatross_on_egg_prince_edward_island_by_peter_ryan.jpg "The incubating ")

 Incubating "shy-type" albatross *Thalassarche cauta/steadi* on Prince Edward Island with Grey-headed Albatrosses in the background. Partner unknown. Photograph by Peter Ryan

 ![](https://www.acap.aq/images/stories/acap/Birds/Albatrosses/S/shy_type_albatross_head_prince_edward_island_by_peter_ryan.jpg "The ")

 The Prince Edward Island "shy-type" albatross.  Photograph by Peter Ryan

   **![](https://www.acap.aq/images/stories/blackbrow_closeup_marion_by_genevieve_jones.jpg "The breeding Black-browed Albatross of Marion Island.  Photograph by Genevieve Jones")**

 **![](https://www.acap.aq/images/stories/blackbrow_among_greyheads_marion_by_genevieve_jones.jpg "The Marion Island Black-browed Albatross, incubating among Grey-headed Albatrosses.  Photograph by Genevieve Jones")**

  **![](https://www.acap.aq/images/stories/blackbrow_incubating_marion_by_genevive_jones.jpg "Incubating Black-browed Albatross on Marion Island.  Photograph by Genevieve Jones")**

  **References:**

  Arata, J. 2003.  New record of Salvin's Albatross (*Thalassarche salvini*) at the Diego Ramirez Islands, Chile.  *Notornis* 50: 169-171.

 Oosthuizen, W.C., Dyer, B.M. & de Bruyn, P.J.N. 2009.  Vagrant birds ashore at the Prince Edward Islands, southern Indian Ocean, from 1987 to 2009.  *African Journal of Marine Science*31: 445-450.

 Phalan, B., Phillips, R.A. & Double, M.C. 2004.  A White-capped Albatross, *Thalassarche [cauta] steadi*, at South Georgia: first confirmed record in the south-western Atlantic.  *Emu* 104: 359-361.

 Ryan, P.[G]. 2009.  The world of birds.  Sixth albatross species breeding on Prince Edward Island.  *Africa Birds & Birding* 14(2): 14.

 Ryan, P.G., Jones, M.G.W., Dyer, B.M., Upfold, L. & Crawford, R.J.M.2009.  Recent population estimates and trends in numbers of albatrosses and giant petrels breeding at the sub-Antarctic Prince Edward Islands. * African Journal of Marine Science* 31: 409-417.

 Visser, P., Louw, H., Cuthbert, R.[J.] & Ryan, P.[G.] 2009.  Salvin's Albatross *Thalassarche salvini* on Gough Island, South Atlantic.  *Bulletin of the African Bird Club* 16: 215-216.

  *Photographs by Javier Arata, Instituto Antartico Chileno; Richard Phillips, British Antarctic Survey; Genevieve Jones and Peter Ryan, FitzPatrick Institute, University of Cape Town; and Paul Visser, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds,  UPDATED 20 April 2010.*