Bird Island Nature Reserve | |
Relief: | 1 |
Location: | Lambert's Bay, South Africa |
Coordinates: | -32.0899°N 18.3026°W |
Area: | 3ha |
Governing Body: | CapeNature |
Bird Island Nature Reserve is a 3ha nature reserve in Lambert's Bay, South Africa. It is an important breeding site for the endangered Cape gannet and crowned cormorant.[1] [2]
Bird guano was collected on the island for fertiliser from 1888 until 1990. In 1988, it was officially established as the Lambert’s Bay Penguin Island Provincial Nature Reserve.[3] The island is now a tourist attraction.