Stert Island
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| Stert Island | |
 Stert Island | |
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| Location | |
| Location: | 51°13’35"N, 3°-0’56"W |
| Grid reference: | ST291479 |
| Data | |
| Population: | 0 |
Stert Island is a low-lying uninhabited island in the Bristol Channel, off the coast of Somerset. It lies opposite Burnham-on-Sea, and is part of the Bridgwater Bay Nature Reserve.
Stert Island was formed in about 1798, when it broke off from the Steart Peninsula.[1] The island is noted for its birds, including spotted redshank and whimbrel, which have a major night roost on the island.[2]
Each year, a 1½-mile swim is organised from Burnham-on-Sea to the island.[3][4]
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References
- ↑ A History of the County of Somerset - Volume 6 pp 130-136: Stogursey (Victoria County History)
- ↑ ASERA: Birds
- ↑ "Stert Island Swim". https://www.burnham-on-sea.com/history/stert-island-swim/.
- ↑ "Stert Island swim will go ahead". 6 February 2008. https://www.thewestonmercury.co.uk/news/stert-island-swim-will-go-ahead-7347892.