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Cape Petrels and Kerguelen Shags nest on the cliffs.

Other birds recorded nesting at the site include Cape Petrels, Antarctic Prions and Snow Petrels.

Other seabirds which may breed there are Common Diving-petrel and Cape Petrel.

This pre-laying exodus can vary in length from 9 days (as in the Cape Petrel) to around 50 days in Atlantic Petrels.

The Cape Petrel is a unique looking Petrel.

Cape Petrels' diet was 80% crustaceans, as well as fish and squid.

It is a breeding site for Chinstrap and Adélie Penguins as well as Cape Petrels.

The birds nest on the cliff buttresses and mountain ridges along the shores and mix with Cape Petrels on the lower ledges.

Other birds nesting at the site in smaller numbers include Cape Petrels (3800 pairs) and Imperial Shags (170 pairs).

Other birds known to nest at the site include Brown Skuas, Cape Petrels and Snowy Sheathbills.