Burhou
Sign in to saveBurhou (pronounced ber-ROO) is a small island about northwest of Alderney that is part of the Channel Islands. It has no permanent residents, and is a bird sanctuary, so landing there is banned from March 15 to August 1. The island's wildlife includes a colony of puffins (declining in numbers) and many rabbits. The island has no landing stage as such, but visitors use a small inlet. In rough weather it may be impossible to land.
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- Islands.name
- Burhou
- Islands.image_name
- Alderney_aerial-4.jpg
- Islands.image_caption
- Aerial shot of Alderney (centre) and Burhou (upper right), the Swinge lies between them
- Islands.location
- English Channel
- Islands.country
- Bailiwick of Guernsey
- Islands.population
- 0
- Islands.map
- Channel Islands#British Isles
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- Population
- 0
- Area
- 0.13
- Image
- Burhou from above Clonque Bay.jpg
- Width
- 0.2
- Length
- 0.8
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Burhou (pronounced ber-ROO) is a small island about northwest of Alderney that is part of the Channel Islands. It has no permanent residents, and is a bird sanctuary, so landing there is banned from March 15 to August 1. The island's wildlife includes a colony of puffins (declining in numbers) and many rabbits. The island has no landing stage as such, but visitors use a small inlet. In rough weather it may be impossible to land.
The Guernsey botanist E. D. Marquand called it, "the most desolate and lonely of all the islands in our archipelago." He once had to spend the night there, as his return journey was delayed by fog.
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