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Three Quick Tips
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Visit during December to June. These months are ideal for birdwatching in Jamaica. These are the cooler months and mature birds are visible, showcasing their plumage to attract other birds and bird-songs are evident in the air
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Research before venturing out. According to the National Environment & Planning Agency, Jamaica is known to have 65 species of birds which live and nest on the island. Of this number, 28 species and 21 subspecies of birds are found nowhere else on earth. It has been noted that “more endemic bird species occur in Jamaica than on any other Caribbean island or most other oceanic islands around the world”
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Hire an experienced tour guide. There are several birdwatching hot spots across the island. Some areas are under deep forest cover. Jamaica’s birds and their eggs are protected under the WildLife Protection Act which prohibits “hunting, harassment, capture and possession of the 'whole or any part' of a protected bird".
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First Coconut tree in Jamaica:
A stone monument on the Palisadoes near to Port Royal records that “the first coconut tree was planted March 4, 1869 by John Norton Esquire Superintendent of the General Penitentiary”. Within 20 years 20,000 trees had been planted and flourished for a while, an ambitious project aimed at covering the Palisadoes in Coconut trees. Eventually disease destroyed them leaving only the stone monument.
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