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The Bird Island Nature Reserve in Lambert's Bay, Western Cape, South Africa. A bird colony is a large congregation of individuals of one or more species of bird that nest or roost in proximity at a particular location. Many kinds of birds are known to congregate in groups of varying size; a congregation of nesting birds is called a breeding colony.
Bird Island Nature Reserve is a 3-hectare (7.4-acre) nature reserve in Lambert's Bay, South Africa. It is an important breeding site for the endangered Cape gannet and crowned cormorant . [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
Location: Eastern Cape, South Africa: ... Bird Island is home to the world's largest breeding colony of gannets - about 120,000 birds ...
St. Croix Island is the largest of three islands in Algoa Bay, South Africa, located within 8 kilometres of the Port of Nqgura. The islands are of critical importance to sea bird populations, including the endangered African penguin.
Cape gannet landing Morus capensis – MHNT Cape gannet colony, Bird Island, Lambert's Bay, South Africa. Cape gannets are powerful fliers, using mainly a flap-gliding technique, which is more energy consuming than the dynamic-soaring favoured by albatrosses. As all Sulids, they are fish-eating birds that plunge-dive from considerable height.
South Africa. Province: Western Cape: ... It is now a bird sanctuary that is home to many ibis and a large breeding colony of kelp gull. History
Doddington Rock, West rock and East Reef lie just South-West of the group of islands. At 19 hectares (47 acres), Bird Island is the largest of the Algoa Bay islands – according to BirdLife. It is relatively flat and rises to 9 m (30 ft). Seal Island is 0.6 hectares (1.5 acres) in size and lies 360 m (1,180 ft) north of Bird Island.
Marievale Bird Sanctuary is a protected area in Gauteng, South Africa. It is a Ramsar site [1] about 15 km 2 in size, and situated on the East Rand on the southern half of the Blesbokspruit wetland. The Blesbokspruit is a major perennial river in Gauteng which is flanked by extensive floodplains on either side.