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Edwards Point (Coordinates: ) is a 4 km long sand spit extending southwards between Swan Bay
Swan Bay (Victoria)

Swan Bay is a shallow, marine embayment at the eastern end of the Bellarine Peninsula in Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia. The township of Queenscliff, Victoria lies at its southern end, and St Leonards, Victoria at its northern....
 and Port Phillip Bay
Port Phillip

Port Phillip is a large Headlands and bays in southern Victoria , Australia. Geographically, Port Phillip is a large marine bay 1,930 km? in area which has a coastline length of 264 km ....
, at the eastern end of the Bellarine Peninsula
Bellarine Peninsula

The Bellarine Peninsula is a peninsula located south-west of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia, surrounded by Port Phillip, Corio Bay and Bass Strait....
, Victoria, Australia.

The township of St Leonards
St Leonards, Victoria

St Leonards is a coastal township near Geelong, Victoria, Victoria, Australia, Australia, at the eastern end of the Bellarine Peninsula and the northern end of Swan Bay ....
 lies at its northern end. With Duck Island
Duck Island (Victoria)

Duck Island, a small barrier island at , lies 1.5 km north of Swan Island and south of Edwards Point in the main entrance to Swan Bay from Port Phillip in southern Victoria, Australia....
 and Swan Island it forms the part-barrier that separates Swan Bay from Port Phillip.

The spit is entirely included within the Edwards Point State Faunal Reserve, established in March 1971 to protect the vegetation communities and fauna of the area.






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Edwards Point (Coordinates: ) is a 4 km long sand spit extending southwards between Swan Bay
Swan Bay (Victoria)

Swan Bay is a shallow, marine embayment at the eastern end of the Bellarine Peninsula in Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia. The township of Queenscliff, Victoria lies at its southern end, and St Leonards, Victoria at its northern....
 and Port Phillip Bay
Port Phillip

Port Phillip is a large Headlands and bays in southern Victoria , Australia. Geographically, Port Phillip is a large marine bay 1,930 km? in area which has a coastline length of 264 km ....
, at the eastern end of the Bellarine Peninsula
Bellarine Peninsula

The Bellarine Peninsula is a peninsula located south-west of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia, surrounded by Port Phillip, Corio Bay and Bass Strait....
, Victoria, Australia.

The township of St Leonards
St Leonards, Victoria

St Leonards is a coastal township near Geelong, Victoria, Victoria, Australia, Australia, at the eastern end of the Bellarine Peninsula and the northern end of Swan Bay ....
 lies at its northern end. With Duck Island
Duck Island (Victoria)

Duck Island, a small barrier island at , lies 1.5 km north of Swan Island and south of Edwards Point in the main entrance to Swan Bay from Port Phillip in southern Victoria, Australia....
 and Swan Island it forms the part-barrier that separates Swan Bay from Port Phillip.

The spit is entirely included within the Edwards Point State Faunal Reserve, established in March 1971 to protect the vegetation communities and fauna of the area. These communities include woodland
Woodland

Ecologically, a woodland is an area covered in trees, usually at low density, forming an open habitat, allowing sunlight to penetrate between the trees, and limiting shade....
, saltmarsh and beach. The adjacent Swan Bay contains extensive areas of intertidal mudflat
Mudflat

Mudflats are coastal wetlands that form when mud is deposited by tides or rivers. They are found in sheltered areas such as bays, bayous, lagoons, and estuaries....
s that are important for waterbirds and migratory
Bird migration

Bird migration refers to the regular seasonal journeys undertaken by many species of birds. Bird movements include those made in response to changes in food availability, habitat or weather....
 wader
Wader

Waders, called shorebirds in North America , are members of the order Charadriiformes, excluding the more marine web-footed seabird groups....
s. The end of the spit is a high tide roost for waders.

Birds of conservational significance for which the area is known include the Critically Endangered Orange-bellied Parrot
Orange-bellied Parrot

The Orange-bellied Parrot is a small broad-tailed parrot endemic to Australia.The adult male is distinguished by its bright grass-green upperparts, yellow underparts and orange belly patch....
 as well as Little Tern
Little Tern

The Little Tern is a seabird of the tern family Sternidae. It was formerly placed into the genus Sterna, which now is restricted to the large white terns ....
, Fairy Tern
Fairy Tern

The Fairy Tern is a small tern which occurs in the southwestern Pacific.There are three subspecies:* Australian Fairy Tern, Sterna nereis nereis - breeds in Australia...
, Eastern Curlew, Lewin's Rail
Lewin's Rail

The Lewin's Rail is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.It is found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
 and White-bellied Sea-eagle. It has also supported over 1% of the Australian population of four wader species: Grey Plover
Grey Plover

The Grey Plover , known as the Black-bellied Plover in North America, is a medium-sized plover breeding in arctic regions. It is a long-distance bird migration, with a nearly world-wide coastal distribution when not breeding....
, Pacific Golden Plover
Pacific Golden Plover

The Pacific Golden Plover is a medium-sized plover.The 23-26 cm long breeding adult is spotted gold and black on the crown, back and wings....
, Double-banded Plover
Double-banded Plover

The Double-banded Plover , known as the Banded Dotterel in New Zealand, is a small wader in the plover family of birds....
 and Eastern Curlew.

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