Forest Bay Pond
Forest Bay Pond is a small wetland in Anguilla, around a pond or lagoon of that name. It has been denoted as one of the territory's 'Important Bird Areas'.
Description
The designated 'Important Bird Area' comprises a small brackish lagoon and its associated vegetation, with an area of about seven and a half acres, on the mid south-eastern coast of the main island, next to Forest Bay.
The lagoon receives water from rainfall runoff as well as seawater seepage from the bay. It consists of two basins that are separated by a mudflat when the water level is low. The western and southern side has a substrate of limestone; that of the eastern is sand and marl. The pond contains widgeongrass, while its surrounds are vegetated with white and buttonwood mangroves (Laguncularia racemosa and Conocarpus erectus), as well as sea grape ('Coccoloba uvifera') and other shrubs.[1]
Birds
The lagoon supports populations of green-throated caribs, Caribbean elaenias, pearly-eyed thrashers and Lesser Antillean bullfinches.[1]
References
- Location map: 18°11’27"N, 62°2’33"W
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Forest Bay Pond IBA: BirdLife International