Bird AlbumTurks & Caicos Islands
Water Cay
50 species and 523 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: June and August, with up to 26 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Little Water Cay2 km76 species
- Bird Rock Trail4 km62 species
- Pine Cay5 km88 species
- Provo Golf Course, Provo, TCI5 km106 species
- Provo Golf Course Ponds6 km110 species
- Turtle Cove12 km64 species
All 50 species recorded here
- Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Bahama Mockingbird Mimus gundlachii
- Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus
- White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala
- Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
- Mangrove Warbler Setophaga petechia
- Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita
- Antillean Nighthawk Chordeiles gundlachii
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
- White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica
- Common Ground Dove Columbina passerina
- American Kestrel Falco sparverius
- Bananaquit Coereba flaveola
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea
- Green Heron Butorides virescens
- Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
- Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Least Tern Sternula antillarum
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
- American Barn Owl Tyto furcata
- Willet Tringa semipalmata
- Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens
- Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus
- American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
- Clapper Rail Rallus crepitans
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Wilson's Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus
- Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria
- Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius
- Bahama Woodstar Nesophlox evelynae
- Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Piping Plover Charadrius melodus
- Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Water Cay?
June and August. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 26 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Water Cay?
50 species, from 523 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Water Cay in November?
The most recorded in November: Brown Pelican and American Oystercatcher.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.