It is an important habitat for bird life Including some rare and endangered species.

Made up of bushland, mangroves and a beach there are than 200 bird species recorded.

South of the Island is the Barron River, which leads to the Coral Sea.

Gundy (Grozden) Anton donated some of his land to connect the Island with the mainland.

[5] The species of birds include some rare and endangered species such as the eastern curlew, the great knot, the curlew sandpiper, the bar-tailed godwit, the red knot, and the lesser sand plover.