Cayman sees return of the swallows
The ‘aerial acrobats’ are back. Large numbers of barn swallows have arrived in Cayman over the past couple of weeks.
“Groups of barn swallows arrive and stay in Cayman for a few days,” said avid local ‘birder,’ Tonja Wight. “They don’t nest here, they eat insects and then move on.”
She added, “The barn swallows pass over the Cayman Islands in two large waves. Right now, they are migrating up from South America towards their nesting grounds in the United States, and then later in the year, in the fall, barn swallows pass back through the Cayman Islands again, as they head back south. For a more complete summary of the story, please see the below link:
Published on: Apr 16, 2026 01:50 PM