Étang de la Barrière

18.10617 , -63.02685

Saint Martin (French part)

an old pond, mostly shut of from the baie now. depending on rainwater, whenever there is water there are many birds, shorebirds from Whimbrel unto Least Sandpiper, Ospreys, ducks. When dry it is a wast of time

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Coordinates were set by Mathias Ritschard (Admin) : 18.1062/-63.0269 (2021-01-17 12:52:40 )

Site name was set by Mathias Ritschard (Admin) as "Étang De La Barrière" (2021-01-17 12:52:40 )

Edited by Binkie Van Es on 2023-04-30 21:17:02
an old pond, mostly shut of from the baie now. depending on rainwater, whenever there is water there are many birds, shorebirds from Whimbrel unto Least Sandpiper, Ospreys, ducks. When dry it is a wast of time

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best in the morning hours

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Edited by Binkie Van Es on 2023-04-30 21:17
best in the morning hours

drive from the Grandcase roundabout into cull de sac, at the end of the road you reach a big sandlot for parking. You will also find the ferry landing for Pinel island there

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Edited by Binkie Van Es on 2023-04-30 21:18
drive from the Grandcase roundabout into cull de sac, at the end of the road you reach a big sandlot for parking. You will also find the ferry landing for Pinel island there

free acces, right from the parking lot

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Edited by Binkie Van Es on 2023-04-30 21:18
free acces, right from the parking lot

ferry landing  to Pinel, non birding partners can go to pinel with the birding partners following a ferry later

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Edited by Binkie Van Es on 2023-04-30 21:19
ferry landing  to Pinel, non birding partners can go to pinel with the birding partners following a ferry later

there is a food truck on the parking lot

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Edited by Binkie Van Es on 2023-04-30 21:19
there is a food truck on the parking lot

sometimes cars get vandalized or parts stolen

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Edited by Binkie Van Es on 2023-04-30 21:19
sometimes cars get vandalized or parts stolen
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