Date: 8/19/25 7:02 pm From: Jeremy Wrenn (via carolinabirds Mailing List) <carolinabirds...> Subject: Re: Dominica vs. St. Lucia birding & sightseeing
Thanks, Harry! Very thorough summary, and kind of reinforces what I was
wondering.
--Jeremy Wrenn
Wake Forest, NC
On Tue, Aug 19, 2025 at 9:54 PM Harry LeGrand <hlegrandjr...> wrote:
> I have been to essentially all of these Lesser Antilles islands in 2024.
> All are rather small in size and most are mountainous, like these two.
>
> For birding you would want or need about 2 days, and you or a non-birder
> will get bored after about 3 days, as these are not really places US
> tourists go for a week for a vacation. I went on a guided Lesser Antilles
> trip and visited 10 islands in about 15 days and got all of the 30+
> endemics. My recommendation, as I know you aren’t going to want to travel
> that far for just 3 days and back home, is to visit both or a third island
> for 7-9 days total.
>
> Each of these two has 2-3 endemics but maybe 15 or more of the 30 Antilles
> endemics, as most occur on two ir more islands. And to see the endemics,
> you may want or need to have a local guide. Seeing the critically
> endangered Imperial Parrot on Dominica, which we did, is a big deal and is
> easy to miss owing to maybe 35-40 birds left. There is another endemic
> parrot there and Saint Lucia also has another. These are all Amazona
> species and I think the Imperial is the largest of the several dozens of
> this group.
>
> And make sure you know how to pronounce these islands correctly —
> dom-i-NEE-ca and Saint LOO-sha.
>
> Harry LeGrand
> Raleigh
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Aug 19, 2025, at 9:05 PM, Jeremy Wrenn <carolinabirds...>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Folks, do any of you have any experience with either/both of Dominica or
> St. Lucia for birding and/or sightseeing?
> >
> > Next spring, the first week in April, my wife (who is NOT a birder, but
> tolerates my obsession and lightly participates) and I are planning a trip
> and are considering these two locations.
> >
> > Anyone been there or have any feedback?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > --Jeremy Wrenn
>
