Bird AlbumCayman Islands · West Bay
Safehaven
148 species and 12,868 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: September–October, with up to 59 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
WilletTringa semipalmata
Greater Antillean GrackleQuiscalus niger
American CootFulica americana
Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
Least SandpiperCalidris minutilla
Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
Great EgretArdea alba
Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarum
Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
Snowy EgretEgretta thula
BananaquitCoereba flaveolaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Barker's NP5 km150 species
- Patricks Island Roost and Dykes8 km148 species
- Governor Michael Gore Bird Sanctuary10 km117 species
- Central Mangrove Dykes10 km128 species
- Otto Watler's Lake12 km142 species
- Agriculture Grounds, Grand Cayman12 km117 species
All 148 species recorded here
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Greater Antillean Grackle Quiscalus niger
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
- Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
- Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- American Coot Fulica americana
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivaceus
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Yellow-throated Warbler Setophaga dominica
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- West Indian Woodpecker Melanerpes superciliaris
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
- Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Northern Parula Setophaga americana
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Loggerhead Kingbird Tyrannus caudifasciatus
- Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
- Purple Martin Progne subis
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa
- West Indian Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arborea
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Cuban Amazon Amazona leucocephala
- Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
- Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinensis
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
- Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda
- Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
- Vitelline Warbler Setophaga vitellina
- American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- La Sagra's Flycatcher Myiarchus sagrae
- Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia
- Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina
- Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
- Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
- Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus
- Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
- Masked Duck Nomonyx dominicus
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
- Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca
- Wilson's Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia
- Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Yucatan Vireo Vireo magister
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
- Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Eastern Wood Pewee Contopus virens
- Cuban Bullfinch Melopyrrha nigra
- Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
- Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens
- Myrtle Warbler Setophaga coronata
- Western Spindalis Spindalis zena
- Thick-billed Vireo Vireo crassirostris
- Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
- Least Bittern Botaurus exilis
- American White Ibis Eudocimus albus
- Worm-eating Warbler Helmitheros vermivorum
- Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum
- Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
- Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
- Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
- Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
- Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica
- Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus
- Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
- Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
- Caribbean Martin Progne dominicensis
- Mississippi Kite Ictinia mississippiensis
- Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
- Dickcissel Spiza americana
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
- Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea
- Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
- American Barn Owl Tyto furcata
- Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
- Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus
- Sora Porzana carolina
- American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Safehaven?
September–October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 59 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Safehaven?
148 species, from 12,868 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Safehaven in November?
The most recorded in November: Blue-winged Teal, Black-necked Stilt, Willet, Greater Antillean Grackle and American Coot.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.