Stert Island

Stert Island is a low-lying uninhabited island in the Bristol Channel, off the coast of Somerset, England. It lies opposite Burnham-on-Sea, and is part of the Bridgwater Bay Nature Reserve.

Key Information

Stert Island
Stert Island
Geography
Location	Bridgwater Bay
Coordinates	51°13′35″N 3°00′56″W / 51.2263°N 3.0156°W / 51.2263; -3.0156
Adjacent to	Bristol Channel, River Parrett
Administration
England
County	Somerset
Demographics
Population	0
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Stert Island was formed in about 1798, when it broke off from the Steart Peninsula.^[1] The island is noted for its birds, including spotted redshank and whimbrel, which have a major night roost on the island.^[2]

Each year, a 2.4 km (1.5 mi) swim is organised from Burnham-on-Sea to the island.^[3][4]

Administratively the island is in the civil parish of Otterhampton. Until 1885 it was in the parish of Stogursey, and from then until 1933 it was in the parish of Huntspill.^[5]

1. ^ A P Baggs; M C Siraut (1992). "Stogursey". A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 6. Victoria County History. pp. 130–136. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
2. ^ ASERA: Birds
3. ^ "Stert Island Swim". Burnham-on-Sea.com. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
4. ^ "Stert Island swim will go ahead". Weston Mercury. 6 February 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
5. ^ Vision of Britain website: Huntspill

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