A Chau

For A Chau (丫洲) in Tai Po District, see Centre Island, Hong Kong.
A Chau
Native name: 鴉洲
A Chau
Geography
Coordinates 22°31′39.72″N 114°12′38.95″E / 22.5277000°N 114.2108194°E / 22.5277000; 114.2108194Coordinates: 22°31′39.72″N 114°12′38.95″E / 22.5277000°N 114.2108194°E / 22.5277000; 114.2108194
Administration
Districts North District

A Chau (Chinese: 鴉洲; pinyin: Yāzhōu; Jyutping: aa1 zau1) is a small 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. The island falls within the Closed Area.

View of A Chau

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 2 Town Planning Board - Approved Luk Keng and Wo Hang Outline Zoning Plan, October 2006
  2. ↑ Environment Protection Department - Site of Special Scientific Interest Archived 2009-10-27 at the Wayback Machine.
  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. ↑ Hong Kong Bird Watching Society - New Territories


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