Guadeloupe
Saline des Galets
88 species and 3,675 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October, with up to 57 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
Common GallinuleGallinula galeata
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
BananaquitCoereba flaveola
Grey KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
Black-faced GrassquitMelanospiza bicolor
Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
Carib GrackleQuiscalus lugubris
Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus
Western Cattle EgretArdea ibis
Zenaida DoveZenaida aurita
Caribbean ElaeniaElaenia martinicaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Pointe des Colibris2 km92 species
- Pointe des Chateaux12 km110 species
- Pointe des Chateaux12 km135 species
- Pointe des Chateaux12 km96 species
- Saint-François Grande Saline PDC12 km76 species
- Petite Terre14 km143 species
All 88 species recorded here
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Carib Grackle Quiscalus lugubris
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Black-faced Grassquit Melanospiza bicolor
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica
- American Coot Fulica americana
- Scaly-breasted Thrasher Allenia fusca
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis
- Wilson's Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia
- Sora Porzana carolina
- Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
- Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
- Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
- Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica
- Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
- White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala
- American Black Duck Anas rubripes
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
- Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor
- Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Caribbean Martin Progne dominicensis
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Northern Parula Setophaga americana
- Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Black-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes
- Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Saline des Galets?
October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 57 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Saline des Galets?
88 species, from 3,675 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Saline des Galets in November?
The most recorded in November: Spotted Sandpiper, Blue-winged Teal, Common Gallinule, Eurasian Collared Dove and Bananaquit.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.