Ten days on the Caribbean island of Antigua with Karen, mostly chilled on the many beaches and exploring, but naturally there was some time for birds.
Some photos in no particular order...
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| Tropical Mockingbird |
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| Green Heron |
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| Green-throated Carib |
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| Black-faced Grassquit |
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| Northern Waterthrush |
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| Yellow Warbler |
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| Blue-winged Teal |
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| Antillean Crested Hummingbird |
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| Purple-throated Carib |
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| Black-necked Stilt |
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| Purple-throated Carib |
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| Masked Duck - unexpected bonus |
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| Lesser Yellowlege |
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| White-crowned Pigeon |
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| American Kestrel (through windscreen unfortunately) |
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| Lesser Antillean Bullfinch |
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| Prairie Warbler |
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| Royal Tern |
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| Northern Parula |
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| Magnificent Frigatebird |
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| Black-whiskered Vireo |
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| Banaquit |
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| Brown Pelican |
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| Lesser Antillean Elania |
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| Purple-throated Carib |
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| White-cheeked Pintail |
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| Broad-winged Hawk |
I managed 62 species in all, ok for modest effort put in.
West Indian Whistling Duck*
Masked Duck* A complete surprise was two lovely drakes. To the best of my knowledge the first record on the island for at least 15 years.
Blue-winged Teal
White-cheeked Pintail*
Pied-billed Grebe
Eurasian Collared Dove
White-crowned Pigeon*
Scaly-naped Pigeon*
Bridled Quail Dove* My first quail-dove. Was surprised how large they are!
White-winged Dove
Zenaida Dove
Common Ground Dove
Red-billed Tropicbird* Fab to finally see this species properly- 25 years after a distant spec from a pelagic in North Carolina.
Green-throated Carib*
Purple-throated Carib*
Antillean Crested Hummingbird*
Mangrove Cuckoo (h)
Clapper Rail (h)
Common Gallinule
Brown Pelican
Black-crowned Night Heron
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Green Heron
Cattle Egret
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Little Blue Heron
Snowy Egret
Magnificent Frigatebird
Black-winged Stilt
American Golden Plover
Whimbrel (h)
Ruddy Turnstone
Stilt Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper
Willet
Lesser Yellowlegs
Greater Yellowlegs
Royal Tern
Osprey
Broad-winged Hawk
Belted Kingfisher
American Kestrel
Peregrine
Caribbean Elaenia*
Gray Kingbird
Black-whiskered Vireo*
Scaly-breasted Munia
Northern Waterthrush
Black and White Warbler
American Redstart
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Carib Grackle*
Bananaquit
Black-faced Grassquit*
Lesser Antillean Bullfinch*
Caribbean Martin*
Scaly-breasted Thrasher*
Tropical Mockingbird*
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