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Long Bay Beach Lagoon
63 species and 755 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: December, with up to 24 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Grey KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
BananaquitCoereba flaveola
Clapper RailRallus crepitans
Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
American KestrelFalco sparverius
Brown BoobySula leucogaster
Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Tortola – Beef Island Airport1 km62 species
- Trellis Bay2 km36 species
- Beef Island2 km38 species
- Hans Creek3 km25 species
- Josiah's Bay Pond4 km72 species
- Josiah's Bay4 km44 species
All 63 species recorded here
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Clapper Rail Rallus crepitans
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- Black-faced Grassquit Melanospiza bicolor
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Wilson's Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
- Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
- American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Myrtle Warbler Setophaga coronata
- Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Caribbean Martin Progne dominicensis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Long Bay Beach Lagoon?
December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 24 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Long Bay Beach Lagoon?
63 species, from 755 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Long Bay Beach Lagoon in November?
The most recorded in November: Grey Kingbird, Bananaquit, Clapper Rail, Magnificent Frigatebird and Brown Pelican.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.