Migrating birds
Autumn and winter.
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Spittal Pond Nature Reserve is Bermuda's largest wildlife sanctuary, on the Atlantic coast of Smith's Parish, about 6 km in a straight line east of the capital, Hamilton. It surrounds Spittal Pond, the island's third-largest pond, and covers about 24 hectares. The pond is permanently brackish, ringed by wet grassland and mangroves, and has been a Ramsar wetland of international importance since 1999. Migrating shorebirds and waterbirds stop here on their journeys, and the water sometimes looks pink because of microscopic algae. A walking trail loops around the pond and along the rocky coast, where cracked limestone pavement meets the waves. On the shore is «Spanish Rock», bearing an old inscription thought to have been carved by a Spanish or Portuguese sailor with a date read as 1543; a metal cast of the carving now marks the spot. Entry is free. The trail is mostly easy, and autumn and winter are best for migrating birds, so bring binoculars and stay on the paths to protect the wildlife.
Autumn and winter.
An old inscription.
Limestone pavement.
Smith's Parish, Bermuda
Yes.
Especially in autumn and winter.