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Beef Island
38 species and 595 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: February and September, with up to 17 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyonSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Trellis Bay0 km36 species
- Hans Creek1 km25 species
- Tortola – Beef Island Airport1 km62 species
- Long Bay Beach Lagoon2 km63 species
- Hlscc5 km23 species
- Josiah's Bay Pond6 km72 species
All 38 species recorded here
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Black-faced Grassquit Melanospiza bicolor
- Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Beef Island?
February and September. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 17 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Beef Island?
38 species, from 595 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Beef Island in November?
The most recorded in November: Belted Kingfisher.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.