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Monserrat

Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca ŠSteve Blain http://www.steveblain.co.uk

You will notice that there is no introduction to this section yet.

I would like to fill this gap with an introduction from a local birder [or someone who is a frequent visitor] for every on of the geographical pages. The many thousands of birders now regularly using these pages prefer to read something written by someone who can see the place from an insider's point of view. They know the best spots, not just the ones that first time overseas visitors usually visit or that are on the normal birding trip itineraries.

Each introduction carries the e-mail address of the contributor so that birders can get in touch with them if, for example, they are planning a trip [unless the contributor is unable to do this].

Please get in touch if you feel you can contribute an introduction to this page - you don't have to be an expert; I'm not!

numbers

Number of bird species:34
National Bird: Montserrat Oriole Icterus Oberi

numbers

Number of endemics:1
Montserrat Oriole Icterus oberi

useful reading

A Field Guide to Birds of the West Indies

(Peterson Field Guides) James Bond, Don R. Eckelberry (Illustrator); Arthur B. Singer (Illustrator) Paperback (September 1999) Houghton Mifflin Company
ISBN: 0618002103
Buy this book from NHBS.com

The Birds of the West Indies

By Herbert Raffaele, James Wiley, Orlando Garrido, Allan Keith & Janis Raffaele
Helm Field Guides Sept 2003 Paperback RRP ?16.99p
See Fatbirder Review
ISBN: 0713654198
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useful information

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trip reports

Travelling Birder
http://www.travellingbirder.com
The Travellingbirder.com birding trip report search engine guides you to 7,000+ birding trip reports on the Internet. You can search for trip reports from a specific country and time of year. Not all these reports are in English. So, if you cant find the trip report you want on this Fatbirder page give them a try!

2001 [October] - Larry Manfredi

http://maybank.tripod.com/Caribbean/Monserrat-10-2001.htm
We wanted to visit Montserrat to see the beautiful Montserrat Oriole. We had heard stories of the volcanic eruption on Montserrat in 1997. And we had heard that the Oriole had been reduced in numbers, but had survived the destruction. But we did not think travel to Montserrat was possible: Travel websites showed no flights to Montserrat, and listed no hotels: The website of Montserrat Dept of Tourism was eerily inactive. Fortunately, we called the Department of Tourism and got the facts from Esther...

2004 [March] - Bill Benner

http://maybank.tripod.com/SouthAmerica/Trinidad-03-2004.htm
We were looking forward to visiting Montserrat for a couple of reasons. First and foremost, it is the home of the endemic Montserrat Oriole, found nowhere else...

2005 [July] - Chris Hill

http://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/caribbean/montserrat/montserrat-july-05.htm
Made a two week trip to Montserrat for two weeks in July, with and additional day spent in Antigua as access to Montserrat was only by ferry from the latter. The trip was not for birding but for University research purposes - however there was enough time to fit in some birding around it...

Birdwatching in Montserrat

http://jetsettersmagazine.com/archive/jetezine/globe02/Carib02/monts/birds/bird.html
Now, due to the unfortunate capriciousness of nature, the resident population of Icterus oberi has been reduced to a drastic degree, perhaps critically endangered, leaving major habitats only in the central and southern forests...

Montserrat Oriole Icterus oberi

http://www.sei.org/o_pva.html
Population Viability Analysis for the Montserrat Oriole, November 1997...

Volcanic Effects on the Ecology of Montserrat

http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/9523/ecology.html
Acid rain, from the volcanic sulphur is killing the vegetation. This impacts on animals as well as plants. Animal life is practically non-existant on Chance`s Peak. Surprizingly, hummingbirds were seen flying within 300 meters of the Peak. Unfortunately, their food source (nectar) is practically non-existant right now...