Birding in Antigua

Antigua was another island that we birded on our cruise. We had been to Bird Island 20 years ago but decided to visit again to see the Red-billed Tropicbirds.

It was cool seeing the birds nesting in tiny caves on the cliffs and climbing to the top of the island gave us views of a couple in flight.

Our tour guide for this trip was The Birds Nest Tour, however I certainly can’t recommend them. They did a great job at getting us good looks at Sea Turtles.

However upon viewing a Green-throated Carib hummingbird were told it was a Bullfinch.

The last straw came when a Kestrel became a Caribbean Marten.

Not many other birds inhabit the island. We did manage to find some Bananaquit, Bullfinches, a Mangrove Cuckoo and some Turnstones on our own. Still, a day on Bird Island was better than a day at Diamonds International.