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A Chau

A Chau

Uninhabited island of Hong Kong

For A Chau (丫洲) in Tai Po District, see Centre Island, Hong Kong.

A Chau (Chinese: 鴉洲) is a small uninhabited island in the inner most of Starling Inlet (Sha Tau Kok Hoi), off Nam Chung,[1] in the north-eastern New Territories of Hong Kong. It is under the administration of North District, and falls within the Closed Area.

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Fauna

A Chau has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest since 1985.[2] The fauna of the island includes night heron, little egret, great egret, black-headed gull and herring gull. It is also a breeding site for the passage migrants.[1] It was reported in 2007 that A Chau was the largest egretry in Hong Kong and may also have been one of the most important night roosting sites for the ardeids in winter.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Town Planning Board - Approved Luk Keng and Wo Hang Outline Zoning Plan, October 2006
  2. [2]
    Environment Protection Department - Site of Special Scientific Interest Archived 2009-10-27 at the Wayback Machine
  3. [3]
    "Review of Egretries in Hong Kong", in Hong Kong Biodiversity, Issue No. 14 March 2007, pp. 1-6. Archived 24 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. [4]
    Hong Kong Bird Watching Society - New Territories
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