St Lucia oriole - today we found an active nest, with adults busy feeding the young.
This morning headed out early for the Eastern Nature Trail, just south of Dennery. Here we quickly scored two pairs of white-breasted thrasher, as well as more Lesser Antillean saltators and St Lucia warblers.
Although not a full endemic (it also occurs on Martinique), the white-breasted thrasher is one of the most sought-after birds on St Lucia
Finally got a half-decent shot of the warbler today
The rest of the morning was spent at Mamiku Gardens, where we had some excellent views of the St Lucia oriole at the nest. Stopped off on the way south at Boreil's Lagoon. Did not have time to cover the site thoroughly but quickly added a few widespread species to the trip-list including great blue heron, American coot, belted kingfisher and turnstone. Lastly hit the southern tip of the island (Cap Moule a Chique) where we enjoyed watching red-billed tropicbirds around the breeding cliffs.
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