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'''Grey Pond''' is a shallow, brackish lagoon of 472 acres at the eastern end of the main island of [[Anguilla]]. Its southern and eastern shores are relatively steep-sided limestone slopes, while its north-eastern corner is separated from [[Savannah Bay]] by a belt of sand dunes. The limestone shores are covered by low, scrub vegetation.<ref name=bli/> | '''Grey Pond''' is a shallow, brackish lagoon of 472 acres at the eastern end of the main island of [[Anguilla]]. Its southern and eastern shores are relatively steep-sided limestone slopes, while its north-eastern corner is separated from [[Savannah Bay]] by a belt of sand dunes. The limestone shores are covered by low, scrub vegetation.<ref name=bli/> | ||
==Birds== | ==Birds== | ||
The site has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International mainly because, between April and September, it is an important nesting and roosting site for least terns. Other wetland birds which breed at the site include white-cheeked pintails, black-necked stilts, snowy plovers and willets. Breeding land birds include restricted-range green-throated caribs and Caribbean elaenias.<ref name=bli>{{ | The site has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International mainly because, between April and September, it is an important nesting and roosting site for least terns. Other wetland birds which breed at the site include white-cheeked pintails, black-necked stilts, snowy plovers and willets. Breeding land birds include restricted-range green-throated caribs and Caribbean elaenias.<ref name=bli>{{iba}}</ref> | ||
==Location== | ==Location== | ||
Latest revision as of 17:55, 9 January 2018
Grey Pond is a shallow, brackish lagoon of 472 acres at the eastern end of the main island of Anguilla. Its southern and eastern shores are relatively steep-sided limestone slopes, while its north-eastern corner is separated from Savannah Bay by a belt of sand dunes. The limestone shores are covered by low, scrub vegetation.[1]
Birds
The site has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International mainly because, between April and September, it is an important nesting and roosting site for least terns. Other wetland birds which breed at the site include white-cheeked pintails, black-necked stilts, snowy plovers and willets. Breeding land birds include restricted-range green-throated caribs and Caribbean elaenias.[1]
Location
- Location map: 18°14’34"N, 62°59’12"W
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Grey Pond IBA: BirdLife International