The Barbados Birds and Birding Report – August

August Rare Bird Sightings

Migration intensified in August and we saw the return of Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) and the yearly visit of Collared Plover (Charadrius collaris).  These are just two of the rare birds seen last month. See the complete list below. (* denotes continuing Birds)

St. Lucy

• Collared Plover (Charadrius collaris) – seen by Ed Massiah at North Point, St. Lucy.  This petit plover is a yearly visitor to this area.

Glossy Ibis

• Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) made a return to the island after an absence of over five months.

St. Andrew

• American Coot (Fulica Americana)* -  Walkers Reserve has become one of the established breeding areas for this species on the island, with multiple successful nesting records over the last year.
• American Coot (Fulica Americana)* – Greenland Irrigation Pond, probably one of the two birds recorded last month.

St. Thomas

Striated Heron

• Striated Heron (Butorides striata)– SBRC – Mangroves pond,  First seen on August 10th.  This species was seen at this location for the last three years around this time of the year.

St. George

• American Coot (Fulica Americana)*– Redland Irrigation Pond.

St. Philip

• Collared Plover (Charadrius collaris) - seen by John Webster on 7th.

Christ Church

Least Tern

• Least Tern (Sternula antillarum) First seen at chancery Lane on the second and last seen on September 4th on Long Beach.

Wilson's Plover

• Wilson's Plover (Charadrius wilsonia) was first seen at Chancery Land by Quincy Clark on the 11^th and was last seen on the 17^th by John Webster.

St. Michael

Snail Kite

• Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis)*- It was over a year ago when this bird was first reported on Bay Street. When last seen the bird was still at this  location, catching and feeding on red crabs. 

Feel free to contact me, Julian Moore @ 100birdsbarbados@gmail.com, John Webster @ barbadosbirds@gmail.com, or Ed Massiah @ ebmassiah@hotmail.com to report any rare bird sightings, or if you need assistance identifying a bird, we would be happy to assist.