It was the Madagascar fody that greeted me at the lobby of the Savoy Resort in Mahe as soon as I landed in the island country of Seychelles. A small red bird that has been introduced to Seychelles, I saw it almost everywhere .But I was more interested in the endemic birds and animals that live in this archipelago of 115 islands. Almost all the islands, both granitic and coral are filled with nature reserves, with the flora and fauna unique to the land. The rare Seychelles Black Parrot, for instance is the National Bird and barely 100 species are left today. The coco de mer, which is the world’s largest seed grows only in a couple of islands here .The Aldabra Giant Tortoise can be seen in only in island around but creeps of Seychelles Giant tortoises are found in other islands as well. But it is not just the wildlife on land. The marine life below the ocean is a world by itself with over 1000 species of fish that have been recorded. So my agenda in Seychelles was to sight some of these unique endemic species―not just in nature reserves but in trails and treks, on snorkelling sessions and on shores of oceans. And these were some of the places where I found them.