In the month of May, new birds were hard to come by. With the north bound migration in full swing
that was not surprising. That being the
case, this month I was still able to post ten (10) birds, added three (3) new
species to my year count and two (2) to my life count.
The Photograph
of the Month
My photograph of the month was that of a Black necked Stilt
photographed at Chancery Lane Swamp on May 1, 2013. Local birders believe that this Stilt is the
remaining mate of a pair who successfully bred and reared three chicks at
Walkers in St. Andrew, sadly one died, and it is believed that the surviving
mate is drawn to the island yearly. While there is no evidence to back this up, it
is a lovely story.
Below are the photographs.
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In the month of June, my plan is to go after those local
species of birds which still manage to elude my lens. Most notable is the psittacines or parrots of
which we have about three (3) species which breeds locally.
I would like to thank Dr. John Webster for two wonderful
books namely “A Guide to the Birds of the West Indies by H. Raffaele, J.
Wiley, O. Garrido, A. Keith and J. Raffaele and “National Geographic’s Field
Guide to the Birds of North America by Dunn and Alderfer.
(You may have heard me mentioned before that )Dr. Webster is
the host of a segment on the local morning show Good Morning Barbados. His
segment, which airs on Friday mornings at about 6:45am, is called Breakfast
with the Birds. Through this program many Barbadians are educated about
birds of Barbados and conservation.
To
see the show on Friday mornings click
on this link
Now on to June …
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Nice job, congratulations. I'm a bird enthusiast, just arrived to the island, planning to be here for a few months. Would be nice if you could suggest me places to watch-photograph birds?
ReplyDeleteRegards,
Federico
Hi Federico,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comments and I hope you enjoy your stay in Barbados. The birding spots which you can visit are the Graeme Hall swamp. It is not fully open but if you buy something at the restaurant you will get to see birds like Moorhens, Cattle, Little and Snowy Egrets, Golden Warblers and Green Herons. You may also see a Coot or two. There is also Chancery Lane- I know for sure right now you can see some Shorebirds (Willets, Semipalmated Plovers and a Whimbrel. WSR in St Philip (http://shorebirdconservationtrust.wordpress.com/) well the website tells it all. Other than that the other sites are privately owned and you would need permission to visit. Check this link for a birding pal in Barbados(http://www.birdingpal.org/Barbados.htm) . Our only endemic bird will not be hard to photograph. I hope you enjoy your stay on the Island and you can drop a line to let me know how it’s going.
Regards Federico and enjoy
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