Barbados · Christ Church
Chancery Lane Swamp
98 species and 7,608 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: February–April and September, with up to 47 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Snowy EgretEgretta thula
Zenaida DoveZenaida aurita
Barbados BullfinchLoxigilla barbadensis
Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
Great EgretArdea alba
Grey KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
Black-faced GrassquitMelanospiza bicolor
Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
Green HeronButorides virescens
Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
BananaquitCoereba flaveola
Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Carib GrackleQuiscalus lugubrisSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Inch Marlowe Point1 km59 species
- Woodbourne Shorebird Refuge4 km92 species
- Oistins5 km65 species
- Hampton Private Impoundment5 km63 species
- Congo Road Private Impoundment8 km94 species
- Congo Road private impoundment8 km73 species
All 98 species recorded here
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa
- Barbados Bullfinch Loxigilla barbadensis
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Black-faced Grassquit Melanospiza bicolor
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Carib Grackle Quiscalus lugubris
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Caribbean Martin Progne dominicensis
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- American Coot Fulica americana
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Grassland Yellow Finch Sicalis luteola
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
- American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
- Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Wilson's Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Black-bellied Whistling Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Sora Porzana carolina
- American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
- Collared Plover Anarhynchus collaris
- Orange-winged Amazon Amazona amazonica
- Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus
- Eskimo Curlew Numenius borealis
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Greater Ani Crotophaga major
- Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Chancery Lane Swamp?
February–April and September. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 47 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Chancery Lane Swamp?
98 species, from 7,608 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Chancery Lane Swamp in November?
The most recorded in November: Snowy Egret, Zenaida Dove, Barbados Bullfinch, Common Gallinule and Great Egret.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.