abstract
A bibliography of ornithological visits and a checklist of the birds of Gough Island are followed by a systematic account of incidental observations made on birds during expeditions to Gough Island during November 1979, October-November 1980, and September 1981. During these expeditions 33 species were observed of which six were recorded at Gough Island for the first time. The populations of Eudyptes chrysocome and Diomedea exulans were censused. Incidental notes include weight and mensural data and observations on prey consumed.