The beaches of the bight's islands are important for nesting marine turtles and terns, the extensive coastal mudflats provide feeding habitat for flocks of over 30,000 migratory waders, or shorebirds, and the freshwater swamps of the river floodplains cater for tens of thousands of waterbirds.
The beaches of the bight's islands are important for nesting terns and for marine turtles, for which the site is considered to be of national significance. The extensive coastal mudflats provide feeding habitat for flocks of over 30,000 migratory waders, or shorebirds, and the freshwater swamps of the river floodplains cater for tens of thousands of waterbirds.