Bull Point is an important site for white-bridled finches
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The area is part of a farm and subject to grazing, though the tip of the point has been fenced off for conservation. The land is generally low-lying with a varied habitat of maritime heath in the higher areas and rocky and sandy beaches on the coast. Dune systems cover much of the southern point. Coastal greens interspersed with permanent and seasonal ponds provide habitat for waders and waterfowl.[1]
bull, point, headland, devon, england, lighthouse, most, southerly, part, east, falkland, main, islands, falklands, lafonia, near, eagle, passage, forms, part, west, shore, harbours, 1500, tract, been, identified, birdlife, international, important, bird, area. For the headland in Devon England see Bull Point Lighthouse Bull Point is the most southerly part of East Falkland and of the two main islands of the Falklands It is at the far end of Lafonia near Eagle Passage and forms part of the west shore of the Bay of Harbours A 1500 ha tract has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area IBA Bull Point is an important site for white bridled finchesDescription editThe area is part of a farm and subject to grazing though the tip of the point has been fenced off for conservation The land is generally low lying with a varied habitat of maritime heath in the higher areas and rocky and sandy beaches on the coast Dune systems cover much of the southern point Coastal greens interspersed with permanent and seasonal ponds provide habitat for waders and waterfowl 1 Flora and fauna edit Among the 101 species of plants recorded interesting species are the vulnerable native fern Dusen s moonwort only known to occur in two other localities in the Falklands southern dock and the endemic clubmoss cudweed lady s slipper coastal nassauvia and vanilla daisy There is a small southern sea lion breeding colony and a major haul out site for southern elephant seals Birds for which the site is of conservation significance include Falkland steamer ducks ruddy headed geese 65 breeding pairs gentoo penguins 4800 pairs Magellanic penguins and white bridled finches 1 References edit a b Bull Point East Falkland Important Bird Areas factsheet BirdLife International 2012 Archived from the original on 10 July 2007 Retrieved 1 October 2012 52 19 57 S 59 17 56 W 52 3325 S 59 2989 W 52 3325 59 2989 nbsp This Falkland Islands location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bull Point amp oldid 1094162284, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
