Antigua & Barbuda · Saint John
Galley Bay
62 species and 1,077 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: February–April, with up to 28 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
BananaquitCoereba flaveola
Grey KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
White-crowned PigeonPatagioenas leucocephala
Zenaida DoveZenaida aurita
West Indian Whistling DuckDendrocygna arborea
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
Antillean Crested HummingbirdOrthorhyncus cristatus
White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
Lesser Antillean BullfinchLoxigilla noctis
Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
Carib GrackleQuiscalus lugubris
Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
Mangrove WarblerSetophaga petechiaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Hanson's Bay-Flashes IBA4 km87 species
- McKinnon's Saltpond IBA, point 14 km86 species
- St John5 km75 species
- Nevis Street Wetland5 km83 species
- McKinnon's Saltpond IBA5 km120 species
- Jolly Beach Resort6 km53 species
All 62 species recorded here
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- West Indian Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arborea
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Carib Grackle Quiscalus lugubris
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Black-faced Grassquit Melanospiza bicolor
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus
- Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Caribbean Martin Progne dominicensis
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- Purple-throated Carib Eulampis jugularis
- Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- American Coot Fulica americana
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- Sora Porzana carolina
- Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
- Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
- Wilson's Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia
- Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Galley Bay?
February–April. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 28 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Galley Bay?
62 species, from 1,077 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Galley Bay in November?
The most recorded in November: Bananaquit, Grey Kingbird, White-crowned Pigeon, Zenaida Dove and West Indian Whistling Duck.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.