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A brackish lake, with nesting egrets, at Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary

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Observation Hut overlooking a freshwater pond at Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary

[edit] Overview

Barbados is 13° North of the equator and 59° West. It is part of the Lesser Antilles island-chain in the Caribbean. It's closest island neighbours are Saint Vincent and Saint Lucia to the west. Barbados's total land area is about 430 square kilometres (166 square miles), and is primarily low-lying, with some higher regions in the country's interior. Undeveloped areas of the country contain tropical woodland and scrubland.

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The Barbados subspecies of the Lesser Antillean Bullfinch

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[edit] Notable Species

The local subspecies of Lesser Antillean Bullfinch is sometimes elevated to full species rank and called Barbados Bullfinch. This would be the only endemic species. Also a distinctive subspecies of Yellow Warbler is found around Graeme Hall Swamp. The largest breeding colony of Little Egret in the western hemisphere. Usually a vagrant Anhinga or Grey Heron present. Other common species include Antillean Crested Hummingbird, Green Heron, Bananaquit, Magnificent Frigatebird, Roseate Tern, Laughing Gull, Shiny Cowbird, Carib Grackle, White-winged Dove, Common Ground Dove, Zenaida Dove, Cattle Egret, Green-throated Carib, Scaly-naped Pigeon, Black-faced Grassquit, Black-whiskered Vireo, Blue-winged Teal, Least Sandpiper, Solitary Sandpiper, Semipalmated Sandpiper, Semipalmated Plover, Gray Kingbird, Southern Lapwing

[edit] Rarities

White-winged Tern, Arctic Tern, Spotted Redshank, Black Kite, Grey Heron, Eurasian Spoonbill, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Gull-billed Tern, Pacific Golden Plover, Garganey, Brown Pelican, Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Short-eared Owl, Purple Heron, Glossy Ibis, Northern Pintail, Yellow-legged Gull, Anhinga, Franklin's Gull, Wilson's Phalarope, Dickcissel, Caspian Tern, Least Bittern, Black Tern, Great Blue Heron, American Coot, Whiskered Tern, Northern Parula, Ovenbird, Ruff, Western Reef-Heron, Caribbean Flamingo, Eurasian Wigeon, Common Teal, Common Greenshank, Summer Tanager, White-collared Swift, Alpine Swift, Tricoloured Heron, Black-capped Petrel, European Storm-Petrel, Greater Scaup

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The Barbados Wildlife Reserve has plenty of wild birds to see around the enclosures

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Birds you can see here include:

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An animal enclosure at the Barbados Wildlife Reserve

[edit] Other Wildlife

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[edit] Site Information

[edit] History and Use

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[edit] Areas of Interest

Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary, Folkestone Marine Park and Barbados Wildlife Reserve
NB: The Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary closed permanently on Dec. 15th, 2008. See their website for more details.

[edit] Access and Facilities

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[edit] Contact Details

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[edit] External Links

• Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary
• Graeme Hall National Park