The following is a recent birding report written by Kittitian birder Michael Ryan.

Bird watchers and curious onlookers were fascinated to observe a massive influx to St. Kitts of one of the majestic birds of prey, the Osprey.

While driving on the South East Peninsula road, directly opposite the construction of the Christophe Harbour project by the Great Salt Pond, eighteen Ospreys were counted in the trees on both sides of the road in a distance of no longer than a half a mile, and one was flying for a total of nineteen. This ad hoc count occurred during a heavy drizzle, just prior to the heavy rainstorm that subsequently closed schools and some business establishments.

Over the...