Guadeloupe
Pointe des Chateaux
135 species and 4,442 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: September–October, with up to 54 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusilla
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
SanderlingCalidris alba
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
Wilson's PloverAnarhynchus wilsonia
Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus
MerlinFalco columbarius
Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus
Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicataSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Pointe des Chateaux1 km110 species
- Pointe des Chateaux1 km96 species
- Saint-François Grande Saline PDC1 km76 species
- Pointe des Colibris11 km92 species
- Petite Terre11 km143 species
- Saline des Galets12 km88 species
All 135 species recorded here
- Wilson's Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
- Snowy Plover Anarhynchus nivosus
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus
- Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Black-faced Grassquit Melanospiza bicolor
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
- Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
- American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis
- Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
- Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Carib Grackle Quiscalus lugubris
- Caribbean Martin Progne dominicensis
- Lesser Antillean Saltator Saltator albicollis
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
- Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
- Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Black-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus
- Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Scaly-breasted Thrasher Allenia fusca
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- American Coot Fulica americana
- Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus
- Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Collared Plover Anarhynchus collaris
- Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Sora Porzana carolina
- Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
- Bridled Quail-Dove Geotrygon mystacea
- South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki
- Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Connecticut Warbler Oporornis agilis
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
- Great Skua Stercorarius skua
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- Sargasso Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri
- Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor
- Purple-throated Carib Eulampis jugularis
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Tennessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina
- Northern Parula Setophaga americana
- Spectacled Thrush Turdus nudigenis
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa
- Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
- Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
- Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
- Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
- American Black Swift Cypseloides niger
- Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius
- Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Pointe des Chateaux?
September–October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 54 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Pointe des Chateaux?
135 species, from 4,442 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Pointe des Chateaux in November?
The most recorded in November: Semipalmated Sandpiper, Greater Yellowlegs, Ruddy Turnstone, Spotted Sandpiper and Least Sandpiper.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.