A Chau
| Native name: 鴉洲 | |
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 A Chau
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| Coordinates | 22°31′39.72″N 114°12′38.95″E / 22.5277000°N 114.2108194°ECoordinates: 22°31′39.72″N 114°12′38.95″E / 22.5277000°N 114.2108194°E |
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For A Chau (丫洲) in Tai Po District, see Centre Island, Hong Kong.
A Chau (Chinese: 鴉洲, Jyutping: aa1 zau1, Pinyin: Yāzhōu) is a small island in the inner most of Starling Inlet (Sha Tau Kok Hoi), off Nam Chung, in the north-eastern New Territories of Hong Kong. It is under the administration of North District. The island falls within the Closed Area.
A Chau has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest since 1985. The fauna of the island includes night heron, little egret, great egret, black-headed gull and herring gull. It is also a breeding site for the passage migrants. It was reported in 2007 that A Chau was the largest egretry in Hong Kong and may also have been one of the most important night roosting sites for the ardeids in winter.
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