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Woodbourne Shorebird Refuge
Woodbourne Shorebird Refuge is a birding in Christ Church (south east), Barbados.
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A former SHOOTING SWAMP converted in 2009 into the island's first shorebird refuge, now managed as habitat for migrating shorebirds and the only known breeding site for night herons in Barbados.
The strongest conservation story on the island: land taken out of shorebird hunting and rehabilitated for the birds it used to kill. Created by BirdLife International, the Barbados National Trust and local environmentalists.
Listing details
- Full Address
- Christ Church (south east), Barbados
- Name
- Woodbourne Shorebird Refuge
- Sources (internal, verification URLs)
- https://shorebirdconservationtrust.wordpress.com/
- Verified
- hand-verified research, Jul 2026
- Excerpt
- A former SHOOTING SWAMP converted in 2009 into the island's first shorebird refuge, now managed as habitat for migrating shorebirds and the only known breeding site for night herons in Barbados.
- About
- A former SHOOTING SWAMP converted in 2009 into the island's first shorebird refuge, now managed as habitat for migrating shorebirds and the only known breeding site for night herons in Barbados.
The strongest conservation story on the island: land taken out of shorebird hunting and rehabilitated for the birds it used to kill. Created by BirdLife International, the Barbados National Trust and local environmentalists. - Why it is eco / at the source
- The strongest conservation story on the island: land taken out of shorebird hunting and rehabilitated for the birds it used to kill. Created by BirdLife International, the Barbados National Trust and local environmentalists.
- Country
- Barbados
- Area / Neighbourhood
- Christ Church (south east)
- City
- Christ Church (south east)
- Type
- Birding
- Season (open months)
- Peak southbound autumn migration, roughly July-October. Access BY ARRANGEMENT with the Shorebird Conservation Trust, not walk-up
- Ethics
- Observation only from a managed refuge. No feeding or baiting; the site exists specifically to stop shorebirds being shot. Do not enter unaccompanied.
- Free to visit
- No
- Brand image
- Last checked
- 2026-07-22