Cygnet Island

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Other islands in the Waterhouse Group include Ninth, Tenth, Waterhouse, Little Waterhouse, Maclean, Baynes, Foster, Swan, Little Swan, St Helens and Paddys islands and Bird Rock and George Rocks islets.[1]

Fauna

Sooty oystercatcher standing on rocks
Sooty oystercatchers nest on the island

Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are Pacific gull, sooty oystercatcher and black-faced cormorant.[1]

See also

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References

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  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. Template:ISBN

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