Maclean Island

Pacific gulls nest on the island

Maclean Island is a small island, with an area of 1.11 ha, is part of the Waterhouse Island Group, lying close to the north-eastern coast of Tasmania.^[1]

Fauna

Recorded breeding seabird species are the little penguin and Pacific gull. The Cape Barren goose has also nested on the island.^[1]

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

Ninth Island
Tenth Island
Waterhouse Island
Little Waterhouse Island
Baynes Island
Cygnet Island
Foster Islands
Swan Island
Little Swan Island
Bird Rock
George Rocks
St Helens Island
Paddys Island

References

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°45′S 147°56′E / 40.750°S 147.933°E / -40.750; 147.933

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