Sint Maarten Ramsar wetland
Mullet Pond
119 bird species recorded; the most in November.
alljengi from Edinburgh · CC BY-SA 2.0
This month here
79 species in January.83 species in February.83 species in March.69 species in April.71 species in May.60 species in June.69 species in July.68 species in August.75 species in September.78 species in October.92 species in November.82 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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VUNT- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
119 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).
- 119Speciesrecorded more than once
- 44Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 5ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 16,544Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 6Raptors
- 25Waders
- 22Gulls & seabirds
- 10Ducks & geese
- 12Herons, ibises & grebes
- 24Songbirds
- 20Other 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 119 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Falco sparveriusFalco sparverius
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
Waders25 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Spotted SandpiperActitis macularius
- Black-necked StiltHimantopus mexicanus
- KilldeerCharadrius vociferusNT
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaNT
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaNT
- Least SandpiperCalidris minutillaNT
- Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopusNT
- WilletTringa semipalmata
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus
- Solitary SandpiperTringa solitaria
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Wilson's SnipeGallinago delicata
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- American golden ploverPluvialis dominica
- Short-billed DowitcherLimnodromus griseusVU
- White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisVU
- Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisVU
Gulls & seabirds22 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Magnificent FrigatebirdFregata magnificens
- Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
- Royal TernThalasseus maximus
- Brown BoobySula leucogaster
- Least TernSternula antillarum
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Phaethon aethereusPhaethon aethereus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Masked BoobySula dactylatra
- Audubon's ShearwaterPuffinus lherminieri
- Roseate TernSterna dougallii
- White-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon lepturus
- Red-footed BoobySula sula
- Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
- Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcan
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Anous stolidusAnous stolidus
Ducks & geese10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
- Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Cairina moschataCairina moschata
- Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
Herons, ibises & grebes12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Brown PelicanPelecanus occidentalis
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Green HeronButorides virescens
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps
- Yellow-crowned Night-HeronNyctanassa violacea
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
- Tricolored HeronEgretta tricolor
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
Songbirds24 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Carib GrackleQuiscalus lugubris
- BananaquitCoereba flaveola
- Gray KingbirdTyrannus dominicensis
- Black-faced GrassquitMelanospiza bicolor
- Pearly-eyed ThrasherMargarops fuscatus
- Lesser Antillean BullfinchLoxigilla noctis
- Mangrove WarblerSetophaga petechia
- Caribbean ElaeniaElaenia martinica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Caribbean MartinProgne dominicensis
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Black-whiskered VireoVireo altiloquus
- Northern ParulaSetophaga americana
- Northern WaterthrushParkesia noveboracensis
- Scaly-breasted ThrasherAllenia fusca
- Prairie WarblerSetophaga discolor
- American Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon pyrrhonota
- Myrtle WarblerSetophaga coronata
- Blackpoll WarblerSetophaga striataNT
- Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia
- American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
- Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citrea
- OvenbirdSeiurus aurocapilla
- Blue-winged warblerVermivora cyanoptera
Other birds20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Zenaida DoveZenaida aurita
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common Ground-DoveColumbina passerina
- American CootFulica americana
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Antillean Crested HummingbirdOrthorhyncus cristatus
- White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica
- Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
- Green-throated CaribEulampis holosericeus
- Scaly-naped PigeonPatagioenas squamosa
- Mangrove CuckooCoccyzus minor
- White-crowned PigeonPatagioenas leucocephalaNT
- Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
- Bare-eyed PigeonPatagioenas corensis
- SoraPorzana carolina
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Orange-winged AmazonAmazona amazonica
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
- Yellow-crowned AmazonAmazona ochrocephala
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 November.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan26°/25°20 mm
- Feb26°/25°12 mm
- Mar26°/25°16 mm
- Apr27°/26°26 mm
- May28°/27°63 mm
- Jun28°/27°42 mm
- Jul28°/28°54 mm
- Aug29°/28°66 mm
- Sep29°/28°90 mm
- Oct29°/28°108 mm
- Nov28°/27°78 mm
- Dec27°/26°40 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Mullet Pond.
Protected nature reserve in Lowlands on the island of Sint Maarten
Mullet Pond is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Sint Maarten.
119 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 16,544 open records.
The most recorded are the Carib Grackle, the Bananaquit and the Zenaida Dove.
18 species come for the summer, 24 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
5 are threatened worldwide, including Lesser yellowlegs, Grey Plover and Short-billed Dowitcher.
The most species are recorded in November.
Get there and watch
- Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site↗
- Rainbow Beach Clubplace to stay · 1.0 km · 91 within 10 km
- Sandy Groundnearest town · 2.6 km in a straight line
- Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 2 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
- 2visitor centres within 6 kmOffice du Tourisme
- 9viewpoints within 5 kmMaho Beach Airplane Spotting and 8 more
- 43car parks within 3 km
- 76restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 91places to stay within 10 kmRainbow Beach Club, Flamboyant Le Village, La Lagune and 88 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 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 Mullet Pond.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas25 mountains within 25 kmMont de Marigot · 4.6 kmSentry Hill340 m · 5.3 km↗Fort Hill, Sint Maarten217 m · 7.0 kmPic Paradis424 m · 7.2 kmMount Flagstaff390 m · 7.5 kmMontagne France · 9.2 kmPigeon-Pea Hill · 11 kmCrocus Hill65 m · 19 km
Coastya19 beaches within 10 kmAnse aux Cajoux · 2.4 km↗Anse des Sables · 2.5 kmPetite Baie · 3.0 kmCole Bay · 4.7 km↗Anse des Pères · 6.0 km↗Little Bay · 6.9 km↗Happy Bay · 7.8 kmBaie Maria · 8.1 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Mullet Pond
Sint Maarten
- 60Birdyas Score
- 119Species
- 44Migrants
- 5Threatened
Codrington Lagoon
Antigua and Barbuda · 143 km
- 56Birdyas Score
- 98Species
- 41Migrants
- 4Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q114231661) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 16,544 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, Coastya, Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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