I spent a morning with the Caribbean’s leading birder – Anthony Levesque. He has seen more than 500 species and identified 50previously unseen in Guadeloupe.
So I couldn’t be in better hands. It meant an early start to beat the crowds at a couple of local beauty spots.
Anthony explained there is one bird endemic to Guadeloupe and only seen in Basse Terre and Grande Terre – the woodpecker. He said we had to see it.
As a patch birder par excellence he knew where to see them as he had seen them building their nest. And so…
After that we dashed around to see as many local birds as possible. We saw 29 in total. Anthony recognises the songs and knew where to look so we saw many amazing colourful birds including three types of humming bird.
The best for me was the chestnut-sided warbler – stunning.
But Anthony said the rarest bird we saw was the ringed kingfisher which flew high overhead. I also took some digiscoped pics with my iPhone. Here’s a selection.
It was an amazing morning – we also saw a Mangrove Cuckoo which was gorgeous. If you ever want to go birding in the Caribbean – Anthony is definitely your man. He also makes a mean coffee.
Thrown to (the) Lyon 
Quelle chance ! Vous avez pu réaliser votre souhait de voir et de photographier des oiseaux aux Antilles ! Bravo ! Bonne continuation !
LikeLiked by 1 person
Having another long-overdue catch-up. This is brill. Makes such a difference being with a proper border, doesn’t it. The Scaly-breasted thrasher is defo the best bird name I’ve come across since seeing a Falkland Steamer duck.
LikeLiked by 1 person
It was an amazing morning. Yes – he was great and cheap. Those birders who know their patch and the songs of every bird etc are worth their weight in gold. He is an expert across all the Caribbean.
LikeLike
Thanks for all the page views.
LikeLike