Layang Layang: Bird island

One of the natural wildlife spectacles in Layang Layang, Bird Island is a resting and nesting place for thousands of migratory seabirds such as the great crested tern, sooty tern and brown noddy.

great crested tern

Great crested tern feeding chick, May 2007

bird island

Bird island, May 2007

great crested tern

Great crested tern guarding egg, May 2007

great crested tern chicks

Great crested tern chicks after a swimming lesson, May 2007

brown noddy

Brown noddy with sooty tern behind on the right, May 2007