Great news! The Golden Lion Tamarins have returned to the lodge grounds, what appears to be a pair were seen close to the swimming pool area on Monday and heard again on Tuesday, this shows that the habitat surrounding the lodge must be what these tiny primates require, hopefully they will stick around!

Been out on the Portao Azul excursion this morning, highlights included 1 Short-tailed Hawk, 2 Scale-throated Hermits, Glittering-bellied Emerald, White-throated Hummingbird, Surucua Trogon, 2 Yellow-eared Woodpeckers, Rufous-capped Spinetail, 2 Pallid Spinetails, Red-eyed Thornbird, White-collared Foliage-Gleaner, fantastic views of a Black-billed Scythebill, 2 Ferruginous Antbirds, 1 Dusky-tailed Antbird, 2 White-shouldered Fire-eyes, Rufous Gnateater, Blue Manakin, Pin-tailed Manakin, Yellow Tyrannulet, Gray-hooded Flycatcher, Drab-breasted Bamboo-Tyrant, Hangnest Tody-Tyrant, Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher, Yellow-lored Tody-Flycatcher, 2 Fuscous Flycatchers, White-winged Becard, Brassy-breasted Tanager, Gilt-edged Tanager, great views of Half-collared Sparrow and Green-winged Saltator.

Brassy-breasted Tanager © Steve Bird