The Barbados Birds and Birding Report – November

Bank Swallow was one of the new additions for November

We are almost to the end of the year and the island 2022 avifauna checklist continues to tick over with three more yearbirds.  There were Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca), Bank Swallow aka Sand Martin (Riparia riparia), and Killdeer (Charadrius vociferous), closing the month with a total of 117 species. 

November’s Rare Bird Sightings

 Here is a complete list, highlighted parish by parish. (* continuing Birds)

St. Lucy

two of the six Glossy Ibis

• Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)(6)*- Last year December we saw 3 birds, then in January only one bird, as two of the 3 migrated but in August, 5 birds joined our loan bird.
• Fulvous Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna bicolor)* – the lone duck that was seen last month was joined by another 2.
• Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)(6) - six birds at Harrison's Point early in the month was the last sighting for the year thus far.
• Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)* - Most likely the seem long stay bird that frequents Carlisle's Bay, this bird made its round around the island during November.

  

  One of the two sighting of Killdeers for the month

• Killdeer (Charadrius vociferous) flew into a private marsh late one evening.

St. Philip

• Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis)*

Christ Church

• Killdeer (Charadrius vociferous) seen at Rockley
• Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)* - Most likely the seem long stay bird that frequents Carlisle's Bay, this bird made its round around the island during November.
• Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) seen from a south coast hotel by a visiting birder.
• Least Tern (Sternula antillarum) at Oistins, reported by a visiting birder.

St. James

• Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) was reported by a visiting birder.

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 help.  A new tool to help with your local bird identification is our Facebook Group, The Birds of Barbados. Click here to join