Grey Pond

Grey Pond
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Location	East End
Coordinates	18°14′34″N62°59′12″W / 18.24278°N 62.98667°W / 18.24278; -62.98667
Type	Lagoon
Ocean/sea sources	Caribbean
Basin  countries	Anguilla
Surface area	191 hectares (470 acres)
Surface elevation	2 metres (6 ft 7 in)
Settlements	Mount Fortune
Location

The lagoon is an important breeding site for least terns

Grey Pond is a 191 hectares (470 acres) shallow, brackish lagoon at the eastern end of the main island of Anguilla, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. Its southern and eastern shores are relatively steep-sided limestone slopes, while its north-eastern corner is separated from Savannah Bay by a belt of sand dunes. The limestone shores are covered by low, scrub vegetation. ^[1]

Birds

The site has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International mainly because, between April and September, it is an important nesting and roosting site for least terns. Other wetland birds which breed at the site include white-cheeked pintails, black-necked stilts, snowy plovers and willets. Breeding land birds include restricted-range green-throated caribs and Caribbean elaenias. ^[1]

References

1. "Grey Pond". BirdLife data zone: Important Bird Areas. BirdLife International. 2012. Archived from the original on 3 January 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2012.