Grenada & Carriacou / Special Interests / Birdwatching

Grenada has many different ecological environments (coastal, dry forest and rainforest) and so there is a reasonable variety of bird-watching, about 150 species in all. Several species will be visible in the hotel grounds, some from your breakfast table, some even on it, as they fly in to steal the sugar. Birdlife that you may come across includes white cattle egrets (you see them standing sentinel by cattle, waiting for grubs to be unearthed in the grazing), the hook billed kite and a kestrel known locally as the chicken hawk.

The endemic Grenada dove is endangered and lives in only 2 habitats on the island. Before Hurricane Ivan there were approximately 80 in the Mt Hartman area and twenty at Perserverence, but there are no reports as to their numbers since.

Limlair Nature Trail, Tibean - Newly established nature trail in the north east of the island around Windward on which you can see a huge variety of indigenous birds, from zenaida doves to maricou, black-faced grassquits and Caribbean elaenia. Guides are on duty, Monday to Friday from 8am-4pm, cost from US$5 per person, depending on the length of the tour and the number of people in your party. Easy to moderate.