West End Pond
West End Pond is a brackish lagoon of 47 acres in the far western end of the main island of Anguilla. It is recognised as an important wetland habitat and one of the territory’s 'Important Bird Areas'.
Description
The pond in the West End district, near the south-western end of the main island, and was historically used for salt production. It has a marl substrate and rocky shoreline and is divided by a culverted causeway that provides access to tourism development along the beach at Shoal Bay West. The eastern basin of the pond is roughly circular and about 370 m across, while the western section is longer and narrower. It is mostly surrounded by stands of |black, |white and buttonwood mangroves (Avicennia germinans, Laguncularia racemosa and Conocarpus erectus).[1]
Birds
BirdLife International has noted the West End Pond as an 'Important Bird Area' because it supports populations of royal and common terns, Caribbean elaenias and Lesser Antillean bullfinches.[1]
Location
- Location map: 18°16’5"N, 63°16’28"W
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 West End Pond IBA: BirdLife International