Paddys Island is a flat granite island, with an area of 4.6 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the Waterhouse Island Group, lying close to the north-eastern coast of Tasmania.[1] The island forms part of the St Helens Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance as a breeding site for seabirds and waders.[2]
Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are Little Penguin, Pacific Gull, Silver Gull, Kelp Gull, Sooty Oystercatcher and Caspian Tern.[1]
Other islands in the Waterhouse Group with breeding seabirds include:[1]