Cayman Islands · George Town
Patricks Island Roost and Dykes
148 species and 20,891 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: September–April, with up to 71 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Snowy EgretEgretta thula
Great EgretArdea alba
Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
Greater Antillean GrackleQuiscalus niger
West Indian Whistling DuckDendrocygna arborea
Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarum
Mangrove WarblerSetophaga petechia
Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
Western Cattle EgretArdea ibis
Green HeronButorides virescens71 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 148 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Governor Michael Gore Bird Sanctuary1 km117 species
- Central Mangrove Dykes3 km128 species
- Otto Watler's Lake4 km142 species
- Agriculture Grounds, Grand Cayman4 km117 species
- Agriculture Grounds4 km136 species
- Safehaven8 km148 species
All 148 species recorded here
- West Indian Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arborea
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Greater Antillean Grackle Quiscalus niger
- Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
- Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- Cuban Amazon Amazona leucocephala
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
- Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
- West Indian Woodpecker Melanerpes superciliaris
- White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Loggerhead Kingbird Tyrannus caudifasciatus
- La Sagra's Flycatcher Myiarchus sagrae
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Least Bittern Botaurus exilis
- Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii
- American White Ibis Eudocimus albus
- Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivaceus
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Northern Parula Setophaga americana
- Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
- Yellow-crowned Amazon Amazona ochrocephala
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- American Coot Fulica americana
- Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum
- Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica
- Myrtle Warbler Setophaga coronata
- Purple Martin Progne subis
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum
- Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Yucatan Vireo Vireo magister
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
- Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
- Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica
- Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia
- Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
- Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Caribbean Martin Progne dominicensis
- American Barn Owl Tyto furcata
- Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
- Louisiana Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla
- Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
- Vitelline Warbler Setophaga vitellina
- Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
- Eastern Wood Pewee Contopus virens
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- Tennessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
- Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Black-bellied Whistling Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
- Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Redhead Aythya americana
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- Thick-billed Vireo Vireo crassirostris
- Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
- Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus
- Western Spindalis Spindalis zena
- Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius
- Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
- Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina
- American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- Cuban Bullfinch Melopyrrha nigra
- Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
- American Black Swift Cypseloides niger
- Eastern Whip-poor-will Antrostomus vociferus
- Dickcissel Spiza americana
- Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens
- Mourning Warbler Geothlypis philadelphia
- Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus
- Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea
- Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca
- Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
- Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda
- American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
- Cave Swallow Petrochelidon fulva
- Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Sora Porzana carolina
- Black-throated Green Warbler Setophaga virens
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Patricks Island Roost and Dykes?
September–April. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 71 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Patricks Island Roost and Dykes?
148 species, from 20,891 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Patricks Island Roost and Dykes in November?
The most recorded in November: Snowy Egret, Great Egret, Tricolored Heron, Greater Antillean Grackle and West Indian Whistling Duck.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.