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Spaans Lagoon
143 species and 24,441 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: August–January and March–April, with up to 72 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
BananaquitCoereba flaveola
Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus
Mangrove WarblerSetophaga petechia
Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
Ruby-topaz HummingbirdChrysolampis mosquitus
Black-faced GrassquitMelanospiza bicolor
Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina
Great EgretArdea alba
Bare-eyed PigeonPatagioenas corensis
Blue-tailed EmeraldChlorostilbon mellisugus
Snowy EgretEgretta thula
Eared DoveZenaida auriculata
OspreyPandion haliaetus
Venezuelan TroupialIcterus icterus71 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 143 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Arikok NP5 km101 species
- Oranjestad – Wilhelmina Park8 km94 species
- Divi Links Round About11 km96 species
- Divi Village Golf Course11 km124 species
- Bubali Bird Sanctuary12 km217 species
- Mill Resort Salina12 km98 species
All 143 species recorded here
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Tropical Mockingbird Mimus gilvus
- Bare-eyed Pigeon Patagioenas corensis
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Venezuelan Troupial Icterus icterus
- Ruby-topaz Hummingbird Chrysolampis mosquitus
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Black-faced Grassquit Melanospiza bicolor
- Blue-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon mellisugus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia
- Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
- Northern Scrub Flycatcher Sublegatus arenarum
- Yellow Oriole Icterus nigrogularis
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Carib Grackle Quiscalus lugubris
- Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis
- Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus
- White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi
- Crested Caracara Caracara plancus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica
- Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis
- Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Brown-throated Parakeet Eupsittula pertinax
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Groove-billed Ani Crotophaga sulcirostris
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla
- Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Black Skimmer Rynchops niger
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
- American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Northern Parula Setophaga americana
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
- Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja
- Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica
- Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- American Coot Fulica americana
- Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
- American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
- Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
- Collared Plover Anarhynchus collaris
- Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber
- Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Mangrove Cuckoo Coccyzus minor
- Fork-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus savana
- Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina
- Black-bellied Whistling Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
- American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- Greater Ani Crotophaga major
- Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina
- Caribbean Martin Progne dominicensis
- Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons
- Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
- Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
- Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
- Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa
- Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius
- Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis
- Crested Bobwhite Colinus cristatus
- Purple Martin Progne subis
- Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca
- American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus
- Sora Porzana carolina
- Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
- Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
- Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
- Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia
- Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis
- Veery Catharus fuscescens
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
- Swainson's Warbler Limnothlypis swainsonii
- Wilson's Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia
- Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus
- White-tailed Hawk Geranoaetus albicaudatus
- American White Ibis Eudocimus albus
- Whistling Heron Syrigma sibilatrix
- Southern Beardless Tyrannulet Camptostoma obsoletum
- Cattle Tyrant Machetornis rixosa
- Black-throated Blue Warbler Setophaga caerulescens
- Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor
- Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
- Dickcissel Spiza americana
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata
- Black Noddy Anous minutus
- Swainson's Flycatcher Myiarchus swainsoni
- Least Bittern Botaurus exilis
- Yellow-green Vireo Vireo flavoviridis
- Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
- Yellow-headed Caracara Daptrius chimachima
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Spaans Lagoon?
August–January and March–April. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 72 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Spaans Lagoon?
143 species, from 24,441 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Spaans Lagoon in November?
The most recorded in November: Bananaquit, Tropical Mockingbird, Mangrove Warbler, Tricolored Heron and Ruby-topaz Hummingbird.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.