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White-tailed Tropicbird

3 close to  boat off Gri-Gri

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Cormorant spp.

1W in early morning - only partly seen

Magnificant Frigatebird

1E into fresh E wind over beach 12th

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Great Blue Heron

1-2 seen most days over mangroves - all flight views

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Green-backed Heron

1-4 most days; noisy; associated with mangroves

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Cattle Egret

numerous & ubiquitous; large roost movement up to 400E in evening

Great Egret

up to 6 most days over mangroves

Snowy Egret

2 in puddles in hotel grounds 11th

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Tricolor Heron

most days 1-2; excellent views in E stream

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West Indian Tree Duck

one in flight over hotel/mangroves 17th - only duck

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Turkey Vulture

most obvious raptor - up to 10 in air over Gri-Gri & hotel

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Red-tailed Hawk

good views of 2 from balcony 16th

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American Kestel

daily; excellent ‘scope views from balcony

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Moorhen

pair with young (+2) mangroves hotel perimeter path

Spotted Sandpiper

daily in both E & W stream - only wader (all wp)

Arctic Skua

1E (adult) into strong E wind 11th.

Sandwich Tern

1E, well offshore, in strong E wind 12th - no other terns or gulls seen

White-crowned Pigeon

most frequent of identified pigeon -mainy in E mangrove wood

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Plain Pigeon

single E mangrove wood 14/11 - probably more but few good views of all pigeons & doves

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Zenaida Dove

5 together in W coconut plantation

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White winged Dove

one in east plantation 15/11

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Hispaniolan Parrot

Single in Playa Grandia restaurent -on owners shoulder!

Mangrove Cuckoo

singles in E mangrove wood & hotel mangroves

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Yellow-billed Cuckoo

excellent views hotel mangroves 15 &17/11

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Smooth-billed Ani

3 parties encountered all in E plantations

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Chimney Swift

one definite over W plantation and probably over hotel 16/11

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Black Swift

2-3 occasions- once in small party over E mangrove wood

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Antillean Palm Swift

2 with party of Black Swifts moving E over E mangrove wood

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Hispaniolan Emerald

in hotel grounds seen on 2 occasions - Bond suggests more in mountains

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Antillean Mango

excellent views male in E plantation & near Gri Gri

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Belted Kingfisher

Most days - regular in E mangrove wood

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Hispaniolan Woodpecker

numerous often in large parties - noisy and obvious; breeding near apartment

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Grey Kingbird

at least 6 in hotel - regularly seen and very obvious

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Loggerhead Kingbird

One at airport whilst waiting to return to UK

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Sand Martin

one S over hotel mangrove woods 14th

Barn Swallow

2-3 flying around Puerta Plata airport on 17th

hirundine sp

several seen high overhead- often without bins; several stocky dull martins (not in book!) nesting under eaves in PP airport terminal.

Northern Mockingbird

several seen in last few days

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Tropical Mockingbird

One near apartment, with above & grackles, seen on 11th & 17th - good views although Bond suggests not in Hispaniola.

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Red-legged Thrush

2 in hotel mangrove wood 17th - excellent views

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Grey-cheeked Thrush

one feeding in hotel mangrove 11th & 12th (same scruffy, wet corner as Ovenbird, + both Waterthrushes on 12th)

Palmchat

Ubiquitous and numerous

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Red-eyed Vireo

one, excellent telescope view, in east wood 13th

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Black-whiskered Vireo

single in W plantation 16th and in bush outside apartment on 17th

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Black & White Warbler

up to 3 seen most days -excellent close views

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Cape May Warbler

2 individuals seen in the same bushes at same time as Black-whiskered Vireo!

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Yellow-rumped Warbler

single well seen in same bush on 12th & 13th E mangrove wood

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Blackpoll Warbler

several in and around mangroves during unsettled first few days (none in latter part week)

Praire Warbler

Most days in beachside shrubs

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Ovenbird

One 11th & 12th in low mangroves near apartment & horse stockade -excellent views

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Northern Waterthrush

Common and noisy species in low mangroves

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Louisiana Waterthrush

with above (and other small thrushes) on 13th

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Common Yellowthroat

several most days, mainly in low mangroves, after weather settled - including adults

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American Redstart

up to 4 seen most days, mainly in mangroves, including 2 males

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Bananaquit

numerous- singing and nesting throughout hotel

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Grt Antillean Grackle

common, in parties around hotel

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Black-cowled Oriole

small numbers - high in trees - excellent scope views from balcony

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Black-faced Grassquit

in developing gardens - only true seedeater identified

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