Bird Island Nature Reserve (South Africa)

For the nature reserve in Australia, see Bird Island Nature Reserve.

Bird Island Nature Reserve
Cape gannet (Morus capensis) breeding colony in Bird Island Nature Reserve
Map of Western Cape
Location	Lambert's Bay, South Africa
Coordinates	32°05′24″S 18°18′09″E / 32.0899°S 18.30258°E / -32.0899; 18.30258Coordinates: 32°05′24″S 18°18′09″E / 32.0899°S 18.30258°E / -32.0899; 18.30258
Area	3 ha (7.4 acres)
Governing body	CapeNature
http://www.capenature.org.za/reserves.htm?reserve=Bird+Island+Nature+Reserve

Bird Island Nature Reserve is a 3-hectare (7.4-acre) CapeNature nature reserve in Lambert's Bay, South Africa. It is an important breeding site for Cape gannets and crowned cormorants.^[1]^[2]

History

Bird guano was collected on the island for fertilizer from 1888 until 1990. The island is now a tourist attraction.^[1]

1 2 "Bird Island Nature Reserve". CapeNature. Archived from the original on 2013-05-09.
↑ "Important Bird Areas factsheet: Bird Island". BirdLife International. Retrieved March 30, 2013.

CapeNature nature reserves

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Cape Winelands	Limietberg Nature Reserve Jonkershoek Nature Reserve Assegaaibosch Nature Reserve Hottentots Holland Nature Reserve Vrolijkheid Nature Reserve

Overberg	Marloth Nature Reserve Kogelberg Nature Reserve Walker Bay Nature Reserve Salmonsdam Nature Reserve De Mond Nature Reserve De Hoop Nature Reserve Grootvadersbosch Nature Reserve Boosmansbos Wilderness Area

Cape Karoo	Anysberg Nature Reserve Swartberg Nature Reserve Gamkaberg Nature Reserve

Little Karoo & Garden Route	Outeniqua Nature Reserve Goukamma Nature Reserve Keurbooms River Nature Reserve Robberg Nature Reserve

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