Wildlife· Poivre· Seychelles
Île Florentin Heron Flats
5° 45.7′ S · 53° 18.1′ E
Florentin is named after the grey heron (florentin in Creole), and the surrounding flats draw migrant waders, nesting hawksbills, juvenile turtles, and high numbers of mangrove whiprays and sicklefin lemon sharks.
Practical
Island Conservation Society has monitored Poivre since 2016. Observe from the water or the beach, keep a distance from roosting birds, and do not land without permission. Coordinate is the islet position from OpenStreetMap.
Best for
Rays, lemon sharks and herons on the flats
Nearby
- Poivre Causeway Walk0.4 NM away
- Poivre Permit Flats0.7 NM away
- Poivre Atoll Anchorage (West End)1 NM away
- Poivre Settlement Anchorage (Northeast)1.3 NM away
- Étoile Cay Roseate Terns18 NM away
- Somali Piracy Advisory History (2009-2012)19.5 NM away
- St Joseph Atoll Lagoon (Tender Visit)20.1 NM away
- Desroches Lagoon Anchorage (Inside the West Channel)20.7 NM away