Seychelles Sea birds

There are nine species of common seabirds found on Cousine, which include white-tailed tropicbirds (1000 pairs), fairy tern (800-1000 pairs), bridled tern (25-50 pairs), tropical shearwater (500-800 pairs), lesser noddy (50 000-55 000 pairs), brown noddy (2000-3000 pairs), and the greater frigate bird. During seabird season from May to September, there are more than 100 000 seabirds present on Cousine Island, truly a sight to behold.