The site is an important Bird Area providing habitat for significant numbers of sesbird and shorebird species, including 10 of the 15 seabirds endemic to Southern Africa, and numerous Palearctic and Sub-Antarctic migrants. It provides safe breeding refuge for threatend species such as the African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) and Cape Cormorants (Phalacrocorax capensis), and other coastal birds. It is one of only two breeding sites of the Great White Pelican in South Africa, Birds seen around the island include (but not limited to) Bank Cormorant, African Black Oystercatcher, Plovers, Black-browed Albatross, Sooty Shearwater, Crowned Cormorant, Great White Pelican, Kelp Gull, Swift Tern, Hartlaub's Gull and Cape Gannet. |