Oyster Rocks

The Oyster Rocks are a close pair of small granite islands, with a combined area of about 6 ha, in south-eastern Australia. They are part of Tasmania’s Tin Kettle Island Group, lying in eastern Bass Strait between Flinders and Cape Barren Islands in the Furneaux Group. They are a conservation area.^[1] The islands are part of the Franklin Sound Islands Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because it holds over 1% of the world populations of six bird species.^[2]

Fauna

Recorded breeding seabird and wader species are Little Penguin, Short-tailed Shearwater, White-faced Storm-Petrel, Pacific Gull, Silver Gull, Sooty Oystercatcher, Caspian Tern and Cape Barren Goose. Black-faced Cormorants nest on the smaller western islet. The Metallic Skink is present.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{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
2. ^ "IBA: Franklin Sound Islands". Birdata. Birds Australia. http://www.birdata.com.au/iba.vm. Retrieved 2011-06-22. 

Coordinates: 40°17′S 148°03′E / 40.283°S 148.05°E / -40.283; 148.05