Annual Bird Migrants

There are twelve common annual migrants (ruddy turnstone, Saunder’s tern, common tern, grey plover, crab plover, common greenshank, sanderling, whimbrel, common ringed plover, greater sand plover, grey heron, black-crowned night heron).

These birds generally overwinter in the Seychelles and can be seen on Cousine’s beach throughout Spring and Summer.