All the trees are packed with the rather messy nests of the Lesser noddy
Lesser noddies (Anous tenuirostris). There are over 80,000 breeding pairs on the island
Bridled tern (Sterna anaethetus)
Common or brown noddy (Anous stolidus). Distinguished from the Lesser noddy as it nests in the rocks.
Ghost crab in the mangroves
Wedge-tailed shearwaters (Puffinus pacificus) nest in the rocks as well as making underground burrows.
Giant millipede (Seychelleptus seychellarum)! Only found in the Seychelles.
Close-up on the millipede - it's not dangerous!
View over Cousin Island looking out to Aride Island (on the left) and Praslin (on the right).
Pair of White or Fairy terns (Gygis alba)
The White-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus) starts out like this......
....moving on to look like this, before eventually......
Seychelles fody (Foudia sechellarum), listed as Near-threatened on the IUCN redlist, but common at the dinner table.
.....ending up like this!
Seychelles magpie-robin (Copsychus sechellarum).