Antigua and Barbuda Ramsar wetland
Codrington Lagoon
98 bird species recorded; the most in April and in October.
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data), CC BY 4.0, with relief shading from Copernicus WorldDEM-30
This month here
51 species in January.59 species in February.58 species in March.75 species in April.50 species in May.46 species in June.54 species in July.47 species in August.57 species in September.70 species in October.67 species in November.58 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
98 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 98Speciesrecorded more than once
- 41Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 8,882Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 5Raptors
- 22Waders
- 11Gulls & seabirds
- 5Ducks & geese
- 9Herons, ibises & grebes
- 27Songbirds
- 19Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 98 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Falco sparveriusFalco sparverius
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Waders22 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- WilletTringa semipalmata
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaNT
- Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaNT
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaNT
- Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- American golden ploverPluvialis dominica
- KilldeerCharadrius vociferusNT
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusNT
- American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus
- Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
- White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisVU
- Long-billed dowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusNT
- Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
Gulls & seabirds11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
- Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
- Brown BoobySula leucogaster
- Royal TernThalasseus maximus
- Phaethon aethereusPhaethon aethereus
- Least TernSternula antillarum
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- White-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon lepturus
- Red-footed BoobySula sula
- Roseate TernSterna dougallii
- Common TernSterna hirundo
Ducks & geese5 species
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- White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
- West Indian Whistling DuckDendrocygna arboreaNT
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
Herons, ibises & grebes9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Green HeronButorides virescens
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Yellow-crowned Night-HeronNyctanassa violacea
- Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Songbirds27 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- BananaquitCoereba flaveola
- Barbuda WarblerSetophaga subitaVU
- Caribbean ElaeniaElaenia martinica
- Mangrove WarblerSetophaga petechia
- Gray KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
- Black-faced GrassquitMelanospiza bicolor
- Carib GrackleQuiscalus lugubris
- Lesser Antillean BullfinchLoxigilla noctis
- Black-whiskered VireoVireo altiloquus
- Pearly-eyed ThrasherMargarops fuscatus
- Lesser Antillean FlycatcherMyiarchus oberi
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Northern ParulaSetophaga americana
- Scaly-breasted ThrasherAllenia fusca
- Shiny CowbirdMolothrus bonariensis
- Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataNT
- Caribbean MartinProgne dominicensis
- American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
- Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
- Tropical MockingbirdMimus gilvus
- Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivacea
- Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia
- BobolinkDolichonyx oryzivorusNT
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Prairie WarblerSetophaga discolor
- Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castanea
Other birds19 species
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- Common Ground-DoveColumbina passerina
- Zenaida DoveZenaida aurita
- White-crowned PigeonPatagioenas leucocephalaNT
- Antillean Crested HummingbirdOrthorhyncus cristatus
- White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Green-throated CaribEulampis holosericeus
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
- Mangrove CuckooCoccyzus minor
- Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Antillean NighthawkChordeiles gundlachii
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Yellow-billed CuckooCoccyzus americanus
- Purple-throated CaribEulampis jugularis
- Clapper RailRallus crepitans
- Scaly-naped PigeonPatagioenas squamosa
- American CootFulica americana
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in April and in October.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan26°/25°28 mm
- Feb26°/25°19 mm
- Mar26°/25°26 mm
- Apr27°/26°41 mm
- May28°/26°78 mm
- Jun28°/27°70 mm
- Jul28°/28°85 mm
- Aug29°/28°109 mm
- Sep29°/28°125 mm
- Oct29°/28°146 mm
- Nov28°/27°107 mm
- Dec27°/26°55 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Codrington Lagoon.
Lagoon in Antigua and Barbuda
Codrington Lagoon is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Antigua and Barbuda.
98 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 8,882 open records.
The most recorded are the Bananaquit, the Barbuda Warbler and the Caribbean Elaenia.
12 species come for the summer, 29 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including Barbuda Warbler, Lesser yellowlegs and Grey Plover.
The most species are recorded in April and in October.
Get there and watch
- Timbuk 1place to stay · 1.5 km · 3 within 10 km
- Codringtonnearest town · 1.5 km in a straight line
- Burton-Nibbs International Airport (BBQ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 5 km in a straight lineCar hire at SXM airport (Sint Maarten)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 3car parks within 3 km
- 4restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 3places to stay within 10 kmTimbuk 1, Lighthouse Bay Resort
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- campsites within 10 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Codrington Lagoon.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas6 mountains within 25 kmMan of War Island · 2.8 kmThe Highlands18 m · 7.0 kmGun Shop Cliff27 m · 7.3 kmPigeon Cliff23 m · 9.2 kmCastle Hill13 m · 11 kmWhite Cliff · 15 km
Coastya2 beaches within 10 kmCobb Cove · 6.0 kmFishing Creek · 6.2 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmGoat Island Flush3.5 km² · 4.7 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Codrington Lagoon
Antigua and Barbuda
- 56Birdyas Score
- 98Species
- 41Migrants
- 4Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q5140362) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 8,882 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas, Islandyas, Coastya, Lakeyas, Darkskyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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