Bird-watchers round the world sojourn on our shores just to tally more birds on their life list. To impress fellow naturalists, many track down the elusive Bermuda petrel. The petrel, a seabird species with 300,000 years of living on our island, has only recently revived from near extinction.
Bona fide birders should not overlook the Bermuda Audubon Society’s Annual Bird Count in December, during which as many as 200 species have been recorded.
Birding hints
Eager to begin your foray into Bermuda birding? Follow these hints to get started:
- Sit in one of our nature preserves and spot belted kingfishers, great egrets, sandpipers, great blue herons and the dozens of warbler species that make a migratory pit stop here
- Visit one of our scenic gardens and the raucous yellow kiskadee will quickly make its presence known
- In our airport’s grasses and shoreline you will often spot black-bellied plovers and whimbrels
- Every island golf course hosts numerous bluebird boxes
