Eco Tour
The seabird islets: Ile Fourchue, Ile Fregate and Toc Vert
The seabird islets Ile Fourchue, Ile Fregate and Toc Vert is a birding in Offshore, north west and east, St Barths.
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The reserve's islet sectors and the core of St Barth's seabird importance. The island holds around 13-14 nesting seabird species across roughly twenty islets, the RICHEST SEABIRD ISLAND GROUP IN THE LESSER ANTILLES. Fregate and Toc Vert support breeding bridled terns, sooty terns and brown noddies. Goats were eradicated from Fourchue in 2002-04, after which vegetation regenerated and lost bird species returned to nest.
Viewing from a boat offshore gives the birds without landing pressure. The goat eradication is a documented, tellable restoration story. ATE has counted seabirds annually since 2011.
Listing details
- Full Address
- Offshore, north-west and east, St Barths
- Name
- The seabird islets: Ile Fourchue, Ile Fregate and Toc Vert
- Sources (internal, verification URLs)
- https://reserves-naturelles.org/reserves/saint-barthelemy/
- Verified
- hand-verified research, Jul 2026
- Excerpt
- The reserve's islet sectors and the core of St Barth's seabird importance. The island holds around 13-14 nesting seabird species across roughly twenty islets, the RICHEST SEABIRD ISLAND GROUP IN THE L
- About
- The reserve's islet sectors and the core of St Barth's seabird importance. The island holds around 13-14 nesting seabird species across roughly twenty islets, the RICHEST SEABIRD ISLAND GROUP IN THE LESSER ANTILLES. Fregate and Toc Vert support breeding bridled terns, sooty terns and brown noddies. Goats were eradicated from Fourchue in 2002-04, after which vegetation regenerated and lost bird species returned to nest.
Viewing from a boat offshore gives the birds without landing pressure. The goat eradication is a documented, tellable restoration story. ATE has counted seabirds annually since 2011. - Why it is eco / at the source
- Viewing from a boat offshore gives the birds without landing pressure. The goat eradication is a documented, tellable restoration story. ATE has counted seabirds annually since 2011.
- Country
- Saint Barthélemy
- Area / Neighbourhood
- Offshore, north-west and east
- City
- Offshore, north-west and east
- Type
- Birding
- Season (open months)
- Seabird breeding through the northern summer; terns and noddies most visible late spring to summer
- Ethics
- Observation only, access REGULATED. Anchoring permitted ONLY at Colombier and Fourchue bays, on buoys, vessels under 20 tonnes and 25 metres, max 96 hours; vessels over 25m banned from those bays; 5-knot limit; no jet skis or seabobs. Do not land on or walk over nesting ground, and do not seek out or publicise nest locations.
- Free to visit
- No
- Brand image
- Last checked
- 2026-07-22