Wildlife· Little Cayman· Other Caribbean
Booby Pond Nature Reserve
19° 39.0′ N · 80° 4.0′ W
A hypersaline lagoon in Blossom Village holding the Caribbean's largest red-footed booby colony (up to 20,000 birds) and up to 200 pairs of magnificent frigatebirds. Ramsar site since 1994.
Practical
Wikipedia coordinates (19 39 00N, 080 04 00W). Managed and mostly owned by the National Trust for the Cayman Islands. Easy walk or bike ride from the South Hole Sound anchorage. Birds are completely protected. Virgintino describes the colony as about 5,000 pairs. Little Cayman also has about 2,000 Lesser Caymans (Sister Islands rock) iguanas, so drive slowly (25 mph island limit).
Best for
Sunset watching boobies and frigatebirds return to roost
Nearby
- South Hole Sound Anchorage (Owen Island, Little Cayman)0.5 NM away
- Owen Island0.6 NM away
- Little Cayman Beach Resort Dining (Beach Nuts Bar)1 NM away
- Hungry Iguana Restaurant & Bar (Little Cayman)1.1 NM away
- Village Square Supermarket (Little Cayman)1.1 NM away
- Little Cayman Health Centre1.2 NM away
- Little Cayman Village Services (Blossom Village)1.2 NM away
- Bloody Bay & Jackson's Point Mooring Rules (Little Cayman)2.2 NM away