After the varied states of the accommodation that we have encountered it was a bit of a guessing game as to what Jakes Place a Treasure Beach held in store. So if you aim low you won't be disappointed. But first the tourist bit and a visit to the rum factory. After the coffee place I was expecting being charged a small fortune for very little, but I was wrong the place was professionally rum and very informative with a bottle of the good stuff thrown in for good measure. Plus on one of the settling ponds there were White-collared Swifts flitting around in the company of swallows that were too far away to identify. Jakes place was a revelation and Treasure beach was a joy. Surprisingly for a tropical island this area is practically a desert. Not really a birding hot spot but for a relaxing dark and stormy at the bar and a decent meal this place is hard to beat. I should mention that on the way here there was a small flock of Yellow-shouldered Grassquits feeding on the side of the road while being watched by an American Kestrel. We did a tourist trip to Black Swamp but there was too much water in it to be of great interest though Laughing Gulls were common and a lone Ring-billed Gull were at the place where you got on the boat.
The other trip was out to the Pelican Bar which in the guide books is described as ramshackle. It's a bit more substantial than that, just, but you have to get a boat to it and then scramble up a slippery slope to the bar. I only saw one pelican but a few Sandwich Terns and a couple of Caspian Terns were on a nearby reef.
The other trip was out to the Pelican Bar which in the guide books is described as ramshackle. It's a bit more substantial than that, just, but you have to get a boat to it and then scramble up a slippery slope to the bar. I only saw one pelican but a few Sandwich Terns and a couple of Caspian Terns were on a nearby reef.