Bird Island Walvis Bay — Benguela Upwelling Seabird Colony

A concrete platform anchored in the bay 10km offshore — Bird Island is one of Africa’s most productive seabird colonies, entirely sustained by the cold, nutrient-rich Benguela Current upwelling. Cape gannets, Cape cormorants, bank cormorants and several tern species breed and roost here in huge numbers. The guano is periodically harvested commercially. Best viewed from boat on a catamaran cruise — the island is not open to public landing.