St Lucia parrot - the jewel in the crown of the endemics (not mine, nicked from here)
Gulf fritillary (Agraulis vanillae)
St Lucia pewee - not sure if this is split by Clements, but it is a great little bird
This morning headed off nice and early to walk the Des Cartier trail. This is the spot to view the endemic parrot and we were not disappointed. En route to the viewpoint we had a few duff views of parrots flying above and below the canopy. But we only had to wait ten minutes at the hide though for the first of a series of very good flight views, as parrots shuttled back and forth up the valley. After an hour and forty minutes we finally scored a good scope view of a perched individual in a nearby tree. Superb. Other birds noted during the vigil included St Lucia pewee, lots of Lesser Antillean swifts and a brief rufous-throated solitaire.
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