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Bird Island is a birders paradise - not only does it have close to 2 million nesting (Jun-Aug) Sooty Terns, but has another 20 species of birds throughout the year, some of them nesting in this safe haven.
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Find out why millions of birds find this island a cut above the restBird Island

Bird Island, perched on the edge of the Seychelles' continental shelf, is the most northerly island of the Seychelles Archipelago. The island is best known for its impressive colony of migrant birds.
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Birds include:
Seabirds: Fairy terns, Common and Lesser Noddies, Frigatebirds.
Shorebirds: Turnstones, Grey Plovers, Whimbrels.
Landbirds: Seychelles Turtle Doves, Barred Ground Doves, Madagascar Fodies

Birds which breed regularly on Bird Island: Sooty Terns, Common and Lesser Noddies, Fairy Terns, White-tailed Tropicbirds, Wedge-tailed Shearwaters, Madagascar/Seychelles Turtle Doves, Barred Ground Doves, Common Mynahs and Madagascar Fodies.

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