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Antigua and Barbuda is an island nation located on the eastern boundary of the Caribbean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean. As its name suggests, it consists of two major islands – Antigua and Barbuda – as well as a number of smaller islets. All are close neighbours within the middle of the Leeward Islands and roughly 17 degrees north of the equator. |
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(GNU Free Documentation License)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antigua_and_Barbuda
Number of bird species: 133
National Bird: Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
National Bird: Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens
Adventure Guide to Antigua, Barbuda, St Barts, St Kitts and St Martin
Adventure Guide to Antigua, Barbuda, St Barts, St Kitts and St Martin Paris Permenter, John Bigley Paperback - 360 pages (23 November, 2000) Hunter PublishingISBN: 155650909X
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The Birds of the West Indies
The Birds of the West IndiesBy Herbert Raffaele, James Wiley, Orlando Garrido, Allan Keith & Janis Raffaele Helm Field Guides Sept 2003 Paperback RRP ?16.99pSee Fatbirder Review0713654198
ISBN: 0713654198
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Frigate Bird Sanctuary
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The sanctuary is situated in Codrington Lagoon and can only be visited by boat. Tickets can be purchased at the wharf, but you must arrange a tour with a local boatperson in advance.
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2001 [March] - Roy Hargreaves - St Kitts & Antigua
ReportWe travelled to Antigua from St. Kitts on a flight booked with Liat...
2002 [April] - Craig Faanes - Barbuda
ReportOne of nature`s finest alarm clock`s is the Pearly-eyed Thrasher, and on Anguilla they start singing at 5:00 a.m. when there is just a hint of light in the east...
2002 [July] - Antigua
ReportAntigua is a reasonably small island (100 square miles) in the northern part of the Caribbean Lesser Antilles. It is also relatively dry when compared with other neighbouring islands. Due to this combination of size and distance from the nearest continental land masses of North and South America, the bird life is restricted in number of species. It does host an interesting spectrum, however, and there are a few species which can be even more difficult elsewhere (such as the 2 Quail Doves and Scaly-naped Pigeon). There are many other better birding spots in the Caribbean, and I would thus see the island as a family holiday destination primarily, but with some decent birding available as a side benefit - as this holiday was...
2003 [January] - Neil Money - Antigua, Dominica, St Lucia, St Vincent and Barbados
ReportThe destination was also something of a compromise dictated by self-imposed factors such as limiting the length of international flights, being in a non-malaria area and a suitably warm climate to escape from the northern winter. The Lesser Antilles met all our criteria and offered the challenge of finding single island endemics and regional endemics...
2004 [April] - Brendan Ryan
ReportThis was a family trip ostensibly to see England play the West Indies at cricket (or rather to see the Brian Lara show as it turned out!). Needless to say I was able to squeeze a little birding into the schedule. I had done little research prior to the trip but used Richard Fuller`s 1997 trip report as the main source of reference...
2010 [November] - Chris Grimshaw
ReportOur holiday was based at the Jolly Beach resort just outside Jolly Harbour which is not too far from the Island’s capital, St Johns. It wasn’t a birdwatching holiday as such but I did take every opportunity that I could to go off and do some. My binoculars went virtually everywhere with me but early on in the stay I had a problem with the focus wheel on my scope...
2011 [April] - Tony & Ruth Payne - Galley Bay Area
ReportWe had a week’s holiday at Galley Bay, which is situated to the west of the Antiguan capital St. John’s on the Five Islands peninsula. Galley Bay has its own large brackish lagoon which is within the hotel grounds and therefore fairly inaccessible to the wandering birder....
Antigua Hotels & Resorts
AccommodationAntigua Yepton Beach Resort
AccommodationYepton Beach Resort is located on a 37 acre estate, bordered to the North by the turquoise waters of the Caribbean Sea and a quarter mile white sandy beach. Rolling hills and a lagoon that offers sanctuary to pelicans, egrets, blue and white herons, and many other exotic birds and fish, make up the South border.
Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus
WebsiteThis is the commonest hummingbird of the islands. The larger Green-throated hummingbird has no crest. In Antigua, the name Doctor Brushy is given.
Barbuda & Antigua On-line Tourist Guide
WebsiteThere are several salt ponds where it is possible to see a great variety of bird life, and in the lagoon the most spectacular of all the birds, the rare Magnificent Frigate bird has a colony of approximately two thousand birds, one of the largest in the world.
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