Pink Flamingo sighted in Grand Cayman

There is a flamingo at Malportas Pond on Grand Cayman!

It came in with the cold front so is probably a vagrant from Cuba. These birds can get caught up and transported in storms.

This summer, Hurricane Idalia carried large numbers of flamingos across the eastern United States, with records as far north as Ohio and Pennsylvania, and as far northwest as Wisconsin. These vagrant populations likely originated from the Yucatan Peninsula, were caught in the storm while enroute to Cuba, and carried until the storm dissipated.

Ours may stick around until the winds die down, so go to North Side for a look! On Saturday it was on the eastern end of Malportas Pond most easily accessed by driving down the new subdivision road after Suncoast Road before the North Side post office.

While you’re there, also look for osprey, pelicans, frigate birds, grebes, and teal, as well as egrets and herons of al kinds.