Nevis / Special Interests / Birdwatching

With so many different habitats in such a small area there are many species of birds on Nevis, 149 in all, many of which are migratory. These include herons and cattle egrets, which stand vigil near or on cattle waiting for an insect to be exposed, some hawks and many coastal birds, including sandpipers that twitter along near the waves.

Offshore you will see tropicbirds, and pelicans sitting on a rock, perhaps digesting a meal, and, soaring overhead, the arrow-shaped figure of the frigate bird.

See here for a listing of Birds, reptiles and mammals spotted on Nevis.