Barbados · Christ Church
Oistins
65 species and 2,476 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: August–June, with up to 22 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Royal TernThalasseus maximus
Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
SanderlingCalidris alba
Carib GrackleQuiscalus lugubris
Rock DoveColumba livia
Zenaida DoveZenaida aurita
Western Cattle EgretArdea ibis
Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
Barbados BullfinchLoxigilla barbadensis
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Scaly-naped PigeonPatagioenas squamosa
Common TernSterna hirundo21 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 65 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Graeme Hall Swamp - East Side4 km74 species
- Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary4 km92 species
- Inch Marlowe Point4 km59 species
- Chancery Lane Swamp5 km98 species
- Woodbourne Shorebird Refuge6 km92 species
- Hampton Private Impoundment8 km63 species
All 65 species recorded here
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Carib Grackle Quiscalus lugubris
- Barbados Bullfinch Loxigilla barbadensis
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Black-faced Grassquit Melanospiza bicolor
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus
- Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica
- Caribbean Martin Progne dominicensis
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Orange-winged Amazon Amazona amazonica
- Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis
- American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Grassland Yellow Finch Sicalis luteola
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Black-bellied Whistling Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Oistins?
August–June. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 22 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Oistins?
65 species, from 2,476 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Oistins in November?
The most recorded in November: Ruddy Turnstone, Royal Tern, Magnificent Frigatebird, Sanderling and Carib Grackle.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.