Papers and Proceedings o/the Royal Society o/Tasmania, Volume 142(1),2008 117 THE AVIFAUNA OF BISHOP AND CLERK ISLETS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO NEARBY MACQUARIE ISLAND

A first comprehensive survey of seabirds at Bishop and Clerk islets conducted on 23 December 1993 recorded a total of 12 species. Dur-ing a three-hour-Iong visit by helicopter, nine species were found breeding, mostly in nests on the ground, but also in burrows dug in shallow soil. These included th...

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Main Authors: Nigel Brothers, Rod Ledingham, One Table
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