Sightings from Antigua (1 Viewer)

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Tanager66

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• Aug 19, 2012

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I've just returned from ten days birding in Antigua (and a few days in Guyana).
Notable sights from Antigua included:
Max count of 22 Ruddy Duck from McKinnons on Aug 6th
Max count of 24 West Indies Whistling Duck from McKinnons on Aug 16th
Adult Black-headed Gull present from Aug 5th, still present Aug 16th
3 Bridled Quail-Dove at Wallings Reservoir on Aug 6th
Max count of 16 Nutmeg Manakin at Dickinson's Bay on Aug 8th

The stars of the show, however, were two Least Bittern found on a pond 1/4 mile north of the Sir Vivien Richards Cricket stadium on Aug 16th.

Good numbers of waders especially Stilt Sandpiper, Short-billed Dowitcher and Semipalmated Sandpiper.

Regards,
Simon

 

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falcon57

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• Sep 7, 2012

• #2

Thanks for this report of your bird sightings Simon.
Antigua and the Runaway Bay (McKinnons Pond) area is our favorite holiday destination.

 

njlarsen

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• Sep 8, 2012

• #3

Simon, welcome to birdforum!

I believe your observations would be very welcome in Ebird.org.

Niels

 

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Tanager66

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• Sep 8, 2012

• #4

I've been birding the island for eight years now, with one or two visits each year. Local birding information is very difficult to come by, so it would be interesting to hear about any of your sightings. Most of my birding on the island is concentrated on either the forest around Wallings Reservoir (which is particularly good late in the year) or around McKinnons, although most of the major sites on the island get some sort of coverage during each trip.

Regards,
Simon

 

njlarsen

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• Sep 8, 2012

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Here is a link to what currently exists in Ebird for Antigua and Barbuda: http://ebird.org/ebird/GuideMe?repo...cations=countries&continue.x=45&continue.y=12. If wanted, you can click on the little map icon for any species that interests you.

Given that you are returning to Antigua that regularly, you might be interested in getting in contact with the environmental awareness group: http://www.eagantigua.org/

Niels

 

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Tanager66

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• Sep 8, 2012

• #6

Thanks Niels. I'll have a look at the bird site.

Simon

 

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Tanager66

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• Sep 8, 2012

• #7

Had a quick look at the e bird site and noticed that there are a couple of species that have been recorded that I have not yet seen.
I've managed to record 125 species over the last few years which I'll start to load onto the website when I have some time.

Regards,
Simon

 

njlarsen

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• Sep 8, 2012

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Great Simon! On the bar chart, you will notice that some periods have insufficient data to even say anything sensible, so every little piece of information in those periods would help

Niels