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Monserrat, July 2005 ,
1. Cattle Egret - common across the island
2. Gray Kingbird - common across the island and somewhat Shrike like as it caught insects from exposed perches
3. Zenaida Dove - common across the island
4. Scaly-Naped Pigeon - common across the island
5. Black Faced Grassquit - a pair were seen feeding unobtrusively on the ground at the barracks
6. Pearly Eyed Thrasher - common in the wood around Woodlands Bay
7. Common Ground Dove - a tiny dove seen intermittently at a number of spaces
8. Yellow Warbler - seen on a number of occassions as it darted between bushes
9. Caribbean Martin - fairly common at coastal sites where it was presumably breeding on the sea cliffs
10. Bananaquit - small numbers of this brightly coloured active bird were seen
11. Brown Pelican - fairly common at coastal sites
12. Magnificent Frigatebird - this large spectacular bird was commonly seen at all coastal locations
13. Brown Booby - small numbers were seen at Little Bay
14 Smooth Billed Ani - a party of three were seen on ther road to Lookout
15. American Kestrel - small numbers were seen perched on wires scouring for prey
16. Green Throated Carib - one seen in the garden of the Governors house
17. Yellow Crowned Night Heron - two seen - both at the coast.
No trips were made to the Centre Hils which occur in the middle of the island and are dotted with a number of easily accessible trails. The Hills contain the islands most two noteable birds - the endemic Montserrat Oriole and the Forest Thrush, both of which are endangered. The hils also contain a number of other species which were not seen including Purple Throated Carib, Brown Trembler, Scaly Breasted Thrasher and Mangrove Cuckoo.
1. Laughing Gull - common across the island
2. Carib Grackle - common in the grounds of the hotel and other grassy areas
3. Great White Egret - one was observed catching fish in the bay next to the hotel
4. Antillean Crested Hummingbird - one seen in the hotel gardens
5. Green Heron - one in the bay next ot the hotel
6. Royal Tern - two seen on the harbour wall next to the hotel beach
7. Lesser Antillean Bullfinch - one seen in the hotel restaurant feedng on scraps
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