Fun things to do in Spratly Islands

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Swallow Reef first and formost has no swallows -- I know i looked but it does have at least five species of seabird that nest on the reef they are Black naped terns, Sooty terns, Great Crested terns Noddys and Brown boobies) about 5000 of them nesting at one time. the Nesting Birds are on the West side of the Island and should be approched early in the Am or late afternoon because the hot midday sun is so hot that if the birds flu away in fear from the neast the chick could be harmed.

There are lots of other Birds that use th islands they are

Common Kingfisher

Lesser Frigatebird

Cattle Egret

Reef Egret

Little Green Heron

White Tail Tropic Bird



Estuarine birds



Black Wing Stilt

Common Sandpiper

Mongolian Plover

Ruddy Turnstone

Curlew



Landbirds



Dark-sided Flycatcher

Forest Wagtail

Yellow Wagtail

Arctic Warbler

Redwing Blackbird

Magpie

Grey Faced Buzzard

Hoopoe