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Great Salt Pond – South East
66 species and 1,486 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April and November, with up to 27 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
Great EgretArdea alba
Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
American CootFulica americana
Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
Carib GrackleQuiscalus lugubris
Snowy EgretEgretta thula
White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Green HeronButorides virescens
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
Rock DoveColumba livia
BananaquitCoereba flaveola
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax27 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 66 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Pond Island1 km47 species
- Philipsburg1 km50 species
- Great Bay Marina1 km47 species
- Great Salt Pond1 km92 species
- Point Blanche Port2 km71 species
- Fresh Pond2 km58 species
All 66 species recorded here
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Carib Grackle Quiscalus lugubris
- American Coot Fulica americana
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Black-faced Grassquit Melanospiza bicolor
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa
- Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus
- Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
- Sargasso Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri
- Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
- Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Great Salt Pond – South East?
April and November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 27 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Great Salt Pond – South East?
66 species, from 1,486 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Great Salt Pond – South East in November?
The most recorded in November: Brown Pelican, Great Egret, Magnificent Frigatebird, American Coot and Common Gallinule.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.