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Bird
Island is a small coral cay of 70 hectares surrounded by 5km of
white coral sandy beaches. It is the most northerly of the
Seychelles, 105km from Mahé. The island is on the edge of the
Seychelles Bank. Hawksbill and Green turtles visit the beaches
from October through February and, from May to October to
deposit their eggs. Around 2 million migrant sooty terns breed
and nest on the island. The most famous of the 13 giant Aldabra
tortoises roaming the island is Esmeralda, the world's oldest
tortoise, who weighs 304 kg.