The Barbados Birds and Birding Report – February & March

 It was a slow two months for rare birds but we recorded a mega-rare bird.  This bird was a Garganey (Spatula querquedula) a Eurasian duck of the Teal family.  The bird remains the main attraction up to now as it remains with a flock of Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors).

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

St. Lucy

Glossy Ibis 

• Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)(6)*- long stay birds at a private marsh.
• Fulvous Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna bicolor)* – the lone duck that was seen last month was joined by another 2.

  

  Garganey

• Garganey (Spatula querquedula) remains at a private marsh with teals
• Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus) - seen at North Point

St. Andrew 

• Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)* - multiple sightings at Bawdens over the two months

Christ Church

• American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus)* This bird was last seen on March 14th at Inch Marlow

St. Michael

• Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) multiple reports before confirmation  at Pile Bay 
• Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)* continues at Carlisle's Bay, the city 

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