REPORT ON BEHALF OF THE ST. CHRISTOPHER HERITAGE SOCIETY: THE ORNITHOLOGICAL AND ECOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE OF WETLAND SITES AND THE ECO-TOURISM POTENTIAL OF BIRDS IN ST. KITTS Alan Vittery 1. I visited St. Kitts (privately) for two weeks from 11 – 25 November 2006, during which time I made an intensive study of the birds of the southern part of the island, […]
ANOTHER NEW BIRD FOR ST.KITTS
Searching the web has its benefits! Last week I had a bit of spare time and entered “birding st.kitts” and several pages back I came across a birding blog by Jerry Jourdan who had visited St. Kitts a couple of years ago on a cruise ship. The date was March 4th, 2010 to be exact. He described that as the […]
A RARE SURPRISE!
On Sunday, September 1st, 2013, I ventured over to the Half Moon Bay Pond as the migratory season has now started in earnest. Recently, I had been seeing a lot of “peeps” and other waders on and around the Golf Course, along with a variety of other birds. At Half Moon Bay, I casually observed the construction of a new […]
BIRDING REPORT: March 2nd, 2013
BIRDING REPORT Saturday 2nd March, 2013 Christophe Harbour area focusing on the Cockleshell Pond and the “side-ponds” around the Great Salt Pond. By Percival Hanley I visited the Cockleshell Pond on February 16th and was pleasantly surprised to find, among the treasure trove of birds there, two unusual sights, a Tricolored Heron and the first recorded sighting in St.Kitts of […]
BIRDING REPORT February 16, 2013
BIRDING REPORT By: Percival Hanley Saturday 16th February, 2013 from 11:00am to 6:00pm Party: Tim & Wendy Tasker of the UK and P.Hanley, Guide Though we began our birding trip relatively late the day turned out to be very successful. We commenced by visiting the Frigate Bay Pond where we found among the usual cadre of birds, a […]
FOURTH NEW SIGHTING FOR 2012!
Another new bird has been spotted in St. Kitts! On September 8, 2012 in the Frigate Bay area, a Black tern was observed flying across the golf course by local bird photographer, Glenroy Blanchette. According to the Birds of the West Indies, by Raffelle et al, a black tern (non-breeding adult) is grey above, forecrown, hindneck, and underparts white except […]
IS THE ST.KITTS BULLFINCH STILL ALIVE?
Alejandro Sanchez is a Caribbean Naturalist. He is from Puerto Rico, where he is familiar with many land species including birds, and is extremely familiar with the Puerto Rican Bullfinch and the Lesser Antillean Bullfinch. He just visited St. Kitts with two companions, and they trekked up to the creator on Mt. Liamuiga on Friday, November 16, 2012. When I […]
THIRD NEW SIGHTING THIS YEAR
For the third time this year, a new bird has been spotted in St.Kitts. On Tuesday, October 22, the author spotted a Black-throated Green warbler high up in the hills at Bayfords. At that time I was uncertain what type of bird it was but fortunately managed to obtain a few photographs before it flew away. A Black-throated Green warbler […]
ANOTHER NEW SIGHTING FOR ST.KITTS
Another bird specie has been added to the list of birds observed in St. Kitts. On July 19, Glenroy Blanchette experienced an unexpected sighting in the Frigate Bay area, in the vicinity of the Southern end of the driving range of the Golf Course. He took some pictures of several small birds, and after quick research determined that they were […]
AIRPORT VISITORS!
A few days ago, Percy Hanley, bird enthusiast, received a call from the airport authorities that there we several birds nesting the airport tarmac, and asked him if he could identify the birds and if anything could be done to move or relocate the nests. After investigating, a few Black-necked stilts and about a dozen Least Turns were observed to […]