Grey Pond

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Map of Anguilla's ponds

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

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Grey Pond IBA: BirdLife International