BRUNY ISLAND is southeast of Tasmania and is separated from it by the D’entrecasteau Channel. The crossing takes 20 minutes from Kettering to Roberts Point, on the vehicular ferry Mirambeena. Bruny Island is about 50km long in a north south direction and is about 20km wide at its widest east west point although this includes some expanses of water. It is much less than this for most of its length, narrowing to less than 100 metres at the isthmus known as “The Neck” which divides the island into northern and southern halves. It is a nature lovers paradise with every visit seeming to reward the visitor with one or more of natures treasures. This is a photographic record of the amazing scenery and wildlife encounters I have had on the island. Rob Hamilton, Margate, Tasmania Last update 22nd May, 2013 WILDLIFE All 12 of Tasmania’s endemic birds can be seen on Bruny Island. Approximately 150 of the bird species known in Tasmania have been seen on Bruny Island. BANDED STILT - rare visitors TASMANIAN ENDEMIC BIRDS SHORE BIRDS OFFSHORE BIRDS RAPTORS OTHER BIRDS TERRESTRIAL ANIMALS REPTILES MARINE MAMMALS PLANTS There is a wide range of plant habitats with North Bruny generally getting less rain and South Bruny getting more, with rainforest on Mount Mangana. ORCHIDS - are included on my Tasmanian Orchids site indicate by the BI symbol. At this time there are 45 orchid taxa which I have found and photographed on Bruny Island. SCENERY Cape Bruny Cape Queen Elizabeth Cloudy Bay Labillardiere Peninsula and Partridge Island The Friars The Neck Penguin Island and Fluted Cape Banded_Stilt.htmlEndemic_Birds.htmlShore_Birds.htmlOffshore_Birds.htmlRaptors.htmlAll_Other_Birds.htmlTerrestrial_Animals.htmlReptiles.htmlMarine_mammals.htmlPlants.html../Tasmanian_Orchids/Tasmanian_Orchids_Home.htmlCape_Bruny.htmlCape_Queen_Elizabeth.htmlCloudy_Bay.htmlLarbillardiere_Peninsula.htmlThe_Friars.htmlThe_Neck.htmlFluted_Cape.htmlshapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1shapeimage_2_link_2shapeimage_2_link_3shapeimage_2_link_4shapeimage_2_link_5shapeimage_2_link_6shapeimage_2_link_7shapeimage_2_link_8shapeimage_2_link_9shapeimage_2_link_10shapeimage_2_link_11shapeimage_2_link_12shapeimage_2_link_13shapeimage_2_link_14shapeimage_2_link_15shapeimage_2_link_16shapeimage_2_link_17

Banded Stilt, The Neck, 3rd May, 2013.

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Banded Stilt - a vagrant to Tasmania










Eaglehawk Neck pelagic