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Bird Island Nature Reserve (South Africa)

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Governing body
  
CapeNature

Area
  
3 ha

Address
  
South Africa

Phone
  
+27 71 657 5651

Bird Island Nature Reserve (South Africa)

Location
  
Lambert's Bay, South Africa

Hours
  
Open today · 7:30AM–6PMThursday7:30AM–6PMFriday7:30AM–6PMSaturday7:30AM–6PMSunday7:30AM–6PMMonday7:30AM–6PMTuesday7:30AM–6PMWednesday7:30AM–6PM

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Bird Island Nature Reserve is a 3-hectare (7.4-acre) CapeNature nature reserve in Lambert's Bay, South Africa. It is an important breeding site for Cape gannets and crowned cormorants.

History

Bird guano was collected on the island for fertilizer from 1888 until 1990. The island is now a tourist attraction.

References

Bird Island Nature Reserve (South Africa) Wikipedia