Shag Reef
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Shag Reef is a small granite island, with an area of 1.24 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Sisters Island Group, lying in eastern Bass Strait off the northern point of Flinders Island in the Furneaux Group.[1]
[edit] Fauna
Seabirds and waders recorded as breeding on the island include Silver Gull, Pacific Gull, Caspian Tern, Black-faced Cormorant and Sooty Oystercatcher.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b 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