Turks & Caicos Islands
Little Water Cay
76 species and 704 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: September, with up to 18 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
BananaquitCoereba flaveola
Royal TernThalasseus maximus
Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striata
OspreyPandion haliaetus
American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
Mangrove WarblerSetophaga petechia
Green HeronButorides virescens
American KestrelFalco sparverius
Clapper RailRallus crepitans
Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Water Cay2 km50 species
- Bird Rock Trail3 km62 species
- Provo Golf Course, Provo, TCI3 km106 species
- Provo Golf Course Ponds4 km110 species
- Pine Cay7 km88 species
- Turtle Cove10 km64 species
All 76 species recorded here
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Wilson's Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Piping Plover Charadrius melodus
- White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Clapper Rail Rallus crepitans
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
- Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
- Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
- Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
- Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor
- American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
- American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Cuban Crow Corvus nasicus
- Bahama Mockingbird Mimus gundlachii
- Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
- Bahama Woodstar Nesophlox evelynae
- Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
- Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Northern Parula Setophaga americana
- Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina
- Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
- Myrtle Warbler Setophaga coronata
- Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Little Water Cay?
September. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 18 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Little Water Cay?
76 species, from 704 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Little Water Cay in November?
The most recorded in November: Bananaquit, Royal Tern, Blackpoll Warbler, Osprey and American Oystercatcher.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.