Aerial view of Malgas Island in winter 1979, this picture was used to count the number
of nesting pairs on the island. Look out for the white specks against the darkest areas
near the top-centre of the island (see enlarged area below). At present the extent of the
areas occupied by Cape Gannets is much larger. In fact, gannets now carpet almost the
entire island, some even nesting on the flat rocks!
The builings and jetty are on the southern side, looking
towards Saldanha Bay.
Malgas Island |
Malgas Island. Close-up on a section of the gannet colony |
