Bird Rock

Bird Rock is a small granite island, with an area of about 1 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the Waterhouse Island Group, lying close to the north-eastern coast of Tasmania.[1]

Fauna

Recorded breeding seabird species are Little Penguin, Common Diving-Petrel, Pacific Gull and Caspian Tern.[1]

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

References

  1. ^ a b c 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