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Martinique

Killdeer Charadrius vociferus ŠSteve Blain http://www.steveblain.co.uk

You will notice that there is no introduction to this section yet.

I would like to fill this gap with an introduction from a local birder [or someone who is a frequent visitor] for every on of the geographical pages. The many thousands of birders now regularly using these pages prefer to read something written by someone who can see the place from an insider's point of view. They know the best spots, not just the ones that first time overseas visitors usually visit or that are on the normal birding trip itineraries.

Each introduction carries the e-mail address of the contributor so that birders can get in touch with them if, for example, they are planning a trip [unless the contributor is unable to do this].

Please get in touch if you feel you can contribute an introduction to this page - you don't have to be an expert; I'm not!

numbers

Number of bird species:142

numbers

Number of endemics:1
Martinique Oriole Icterus bonana

useful reading

A Field Guide to Birds of the West Indies

(Peterson Field Guides) James Bond, Don R. Eckelberry (Illustrator); Arthur B. Singer (Illustrator) Paperback (September 1999) Houghton Mifflin Company
ISBN: 0618002103
Buy this book from NHBS.com

The Birds of the West Indies

By Herbert Raffaele, James Wiley, Orlando Garrido, Allan Keith & Janis Raffaele
Helm Field Guides Sept 2003 Paperback RRP ?16.99p
See Fatbirder Review
ISBN: 0713654198
Buy this book from NHBS.com

useful information

Proact

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reserves

Biodiversity and Protected Areas

http://earthtrends.wri.org/pdf_library/country_profiles/Bio_cou_474.pdf
pdf of important wildlife areas...

trip reports

Travelling Birder
http://www.travellingbirder.com
The Travellingbirder.com birding trip report search engine guides you to 7,000+ birding trip reports on the Internet. You can search for trip reports from a specific country and time of year. Not all these reports are in English. So, if you cant find the trip report you want on this Fatbirder page give them a try!

1999 [December] - Mark Gawn

http://maybank.tripod.com/Caribbean/Martinique-12-99.htm
My family and I spent several days in Martinique in early December, soaking up the ambiance of France in the Caribbean and looking for two target birds. With work we were able to see both the endangered endemic Martinique Oriole and the equally endangered White-breasted Thrasher, shared only with nearby St. Lucia.

local guides

Eagle-eye Tours

http://www.eagle-eye.com/Locations/LesserAntilles.html
We visit seven beautiful Caribbean Islands in the Lesser Antilles, each with its own distinctive flavour and attractions, and each with a contingent of endemics. We visit Guadeloupe, Antigua (Montserrat is still possible but not likely), Dominica, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and Grenada...

places to stay

French Caribbean International

http://www.frenchcaribbean.com/MartiniqueLodgingMap.html
Your Leading Resource for Select Accommodations in the French West Indies.

Habitation Lagrange Hotel

http://www.nouvellesantilles.com/en/martinique/charming-hotels/lagrange/
Here, time stops. The desire for letting yourself go at the rythm of nature invades. You will be enchanted by the songs of birds, the river and enthousiastic staff...

L`oiseau et la foręt

http://www.onf.fr/foret/dossier/oiseaux/oi14.htm
Les actions de l`ONF en Martinique en faveur de l`avifaune remarquable et de ses habitats, quoique discrčtes, sont de plus en plus importantes. La cellule recherche (Michel Vennetier) et des agents particuličrement intéressés ŕ l`ornithologie participent ŕ cet effort...