Shag Reef

Shag Reef

Shag Reef is a small granite island, with an area of 1.24 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Sisters Island Group, lying in eastern Bass Strait off the northern point of Flinders Island in the Furneaux Group.

Fauna

Seabirds and waders recorded as breeding on the island include Silver Gull, Pacific Gull, Caspian Tern, Black-faced Cormorant and Sooty Oystercatcher.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]

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