Baynes Island

Two silver gulls, one standing, the other in flight
Silver gulls nest on the island

Baynes Island is a group of three islets, connected at low tide, with a combined area of 1.62 ha. It is part of the Waterhouse Island Group, lying close to the north-eastern coast of Tasmania, in south-eastern Australia.[1]

Fauna

Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are little penguin, Pacific gull, silver gull, sooty oystercatcher, black-faced cormorant and Caspian tern. The grey teal has also nested on the island.[1]

Other islands in the Waterhouse Group with breeding seabirds include:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Brothers, Nigel; Pemberton, David; Pryor, Helen; & Halley, Vanessa. (2001). Tasmania’s Offshore Islands: seabirds and other natural features. Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery: Hobart. ISBN 0-7246-4816-X

Coordinates: 40°46′S 147°56′E / 40.767°S 147.933°E / -40.767; 147.933


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