Ardea alba
 (Great Egret) (Garceta grande)
Observations: One was seen at
Chatham Bay the 26th and the same
day in the afternoon at Rio Genio in
Wafer Bay. It was first reported on
Cocos Island by Hundley (1962) on
22 May 1962 at Wafer Bay.
 Egretta thula
 (Snowy Egret) (Garceta nvea)
Observations: One was seen flying
across Wafer Bay on the afternoon of
the 26t Slud (1967) reported
various sightings of this species at
Wafer Bay during his visit between
February and April 1963
 Bubulcus ibis
 (Cattle Egret) (Garcilla bueyera)
Observations: We observed a group
of three in the grass soccer field in
front of Villa Beatriz on 26 and 27
April. Sherry & Werner (1984a)
reported the first record of this
species on the island in March 1980.
A history of sightings of this species
can be found in Montoya (21 14,.
 Nyctanassa violacea
 (Yellow-crowned Night-Heron)
 (Martinete cabecipinto)
Observations: One immature was
seen on the shoreline at Chatham Bay
the moving of the 26th. Another was
seen at Isla Cscara the aftemoon of
the same day. Slud (1967) recounts
the presence of this species on the
island, the first record being between
5 and 8 September 1905. It has since
been seen on various occasions
between the months of January and
March.


 Falco peregrinus
 (Peregrine Falcon) (Halcn
 peregrino)
Observations: One was seen soaring
above Chatham Bay, the afternoon of
the 25h. Slud (1967) remarks on the
behaviour of this species on the
island.
 Charadrius wilsonia
(Wilson's Plover) (Chortilejo picudo)
Observations: One was observed
with a Pectoral Sandpiper at the high
tide line, in the west sector of Wafer
Bay, on the afternoon of the 26th.
Previously, this species was seen on
Cocos Island in the month of
September (Slud 1967). There is also
a photographic record for the month
of January. This bird is always
present in limited numbers.
 Catroptophorus semipalmatus
 (Willet) (Pigilo)
Observations: A couple were seen
on the rocks at the tide line, eastern
sector of Punta Presidio, the moving
of the 26th. Slud (1967) presented
records of this species on Cocos
Island in the months of January,
March, June and September, always
in small numbers.
 Bartramia longicauda
 (Upland Plover) (Pradero)
Observations: One was flushed and
seen repeatedly on the trail above
Chatham in the grass at the edge of
the forest, on the moving of the 28t .
The first record of this species on
Cocos Island was by Sherry &
Werner (1984a), between November
1983 and September 1984.