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Site description (2007 baseline):

All Awash Island is located approximately 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) south of the island of Baliceaux, and 3.0 nautical miles (5.6 km) off the north-east of Mustique. As with many other small, uninhabited islands, the vegetation is mainly comprised of degraded and wind-swept Dry Scrub Woodland. Vegetation is particularly sparse along the water’s edge at the north and east. A saddle separates the thicker westerly vegetation from the more sparsely-vegetated eastern sector. The north and east of the island are relatively accessible but thicket on the west may prove a barrier. The use of All Awash by nesting seabirds has attracted annual raids by fishermen, who begin to frequent the site from around April. The waters surrounding the island are also a scuba diving attraction.

All Awash is the second most populous island for nesting seabirds (D. Hazell, and E. Bess, pers. comm.). Numbers of nesting birds total several hundreds. During the non-nesting period, seabirds forage in surrounding waters, and use the island for roosting.

Non-bird biodiversity: Information on the existence and status of endemics or other threatened species is unavailable.

. As with many other small, uninhabited islands, the vegetation is mainly comprised degraded and wind-swept Dry Scrub Woodland. Vegetation is particularly sparse along the water's edge at the north and east. A saddle separates the thicker westerly vegetation from the more sparsely-vegetated eastern sector. The north and east of the island are relatively accessible but thicket on the west may prove a barrier.

The poaching of eggs is believed to have a considerable impact on the breeding success of the species involved. Furthermore, human presence on the island causes much disturbance to birds during the nesting period.The use of waters for scuba diving may also cause disturbance to birds and expose species to potential poachers.

Wildlife Reserve

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: All Awash Island (St Vincent and the Grenadines). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/all-awash-island-iba-st-vincent-and-the-grenadines on 23/12/2024.