Sint Maarten
Kim Sha Beach
48 species and 369 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: March and December, with up to 10 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
Carib GrackleQuiscalus lugubris
Zenaida DoveZenaida aurita
Brown BoobySula leucogaster
Royal TernThalasseus maximus
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Great EgretArdea alba
Rock DoveColumba livia
Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina
Snowy EgretEgretta thula
Western Cattle EgretArdea ibis
Red-footed BoobySula sula
Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Maho Beach3 km37 species
- Maho Beach – Sonesta Maho Beach Resort3 km46 species
- Little Bay Pond3 km74 species
- Emilio Wilson Park3 km47 species
- Little Bay Beach4 km49 species
- Bush road Fresh Pond4 km39 species
All 48 species recorded here
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Carib Grackle Quiscalus lugubris
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Red-footed Booby Sula sula
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus
- Black-faced Grassquit Melanospiza bicolor
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis
- Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
- Sargasso Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Caribbean Martin Progne dominicensis
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- Scaly-breasted Thrasher Allenia fusca
- American Coot Fulica americana
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Kim Sha Beach?
March and December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 10 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Kim Sha Beach?
48 species, from 369 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Kim Sha Beach in November?
The most recorded in November: Magnificent Frigatebird, Carib Grackle, Zenaida Dove, Brown Booby and Royal Tern.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.