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Tortola – Beef Island Airport
62 species and 400 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: March and December, with up to 7 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
Great EgretArdea alba
Grey KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
Pearly-eyed ThrasherMargarops fuscatus
BananaquitCoereba flaveola
Common Ground DoveColumbina passerina
Zenaida DoveZenaida aurita
House SparrowPasser domesticus
White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
American KestrelFalco sparveriusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Long Bay Beach Lagoon1 km63 species
- Trellis Bay1 km36 species
- Beef Island1 km38 species
- Hans Creek2 km25 species
- Josiah's Bay Pond4 km72 species
- Hlscc4 km23 species
All 62 species recorded here
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
- Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- Scaly-naped Pigeon Patagioenas squamosa
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Black-faced Grassquit Melanospiza bicolor
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
- Green-throated Carib Eulampis holosericeus
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Snowy Egret Egretta thula
- Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani
- Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Wilson's Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
- Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica
- Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis
- Caribbean Martin Progne dominicensis
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- American Coot Fulica americana
- Brown-throated Parakeet Eupsittula pertinax
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Clapper Rail Rallus crepitans
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
- Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia
- Rock Dove Columba livia
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Tortola – Beef Island Airport?
March and December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 7 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Tortola – Beef Island Airport?
62 species, from 400 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Tortola – Beef Island Airport in November?
The most recorded in November: Magnificent Frigatebird, Brown Pelican, Northern Mockingbird, Red Junglefowl and Great Egret.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.