- Shell Islets (Tasmania)
The Shell Islets are a group of a small island with two subsidiary islets, surrounded by extensive sand and mudflats at low tide, with a combined high tide area of 0.082 ha, in south-eastern
Australia . They are part ofTasmania ’s Trefoil Island Group, lying close toCape Grim , Tasmania’s most north-westerly point, inBass Strait . .Fauna
Recorded breeding
seabird andshorebird species includeSooty Oystercatcher , andCaspian Tern . The surrounding mudflats are important forwader s, especiallyRed-necked Stint s andSanderling s.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]References
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